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Lyon's Musée des Confluences Explores Art and Machine

exhibition · 2026-04-24

The Musée des Confluences in Lyon presents 'L’art et la machine' from October 13, 2015, to January 24, 2016. The exhibition draws on Lyon's industrial heritage as the birthplace of the first French locomotives and the Lumière brothers' first film. It examines the historical and contemporary intersections between art and technology.

Key facts

  • Exhibition titled 'L’art et la machine'
  • Venue: Musée des Confluences, Lyon
  • Dates: October 13, 2015 – January 24, 2016
  • Lyon built the first French locomotives
  • Lumière brothers shot the first film in Lyon
  • Exhibition explores art and machine relationship

Entities

Institutions

  • Musée des Confluences

Locations

  • Lyon
  • France

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