Opening hours

The museum is closed until September 19, 2026, for the installation of the 18th Lyon Biennale.

From Saturday, September 19 to Sunday, December 13, 2026:

• Tuesday to Friday: 11:00 am to 6:00 pm
• Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm

For groups booking a guided tour, the exhibition opens at 9:30 am.
The museum is open on Sunday, November 1, and Wednesday, November 11, from 10:00 am to 7:00 pm.

Biennale Pass Admission 

The Pass is valid from September 19 to December 13, 2026.
The Pass is undated and grants one-time access to four exhibition venues.
Venues accessible with the Pass: Les Grandes Locos, the Institut d'art contemporain de Villeurbanne, the Musée des Tissus, and macLYON.

• Full 25€
• Reduced (Under 26yo, return-to-work allowance...) 18€
• Free (Under 15s, art students, recipients of RSA, ASS, AAH, API...) 0€

See details here
 

TICKETING
 

Access

Cité Internationale                                       
81 quai Charles de Gaulle                
69006 Lyon
France

Phone: +33 4 72 69 17 17  (Monday to Thursday, from 9 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. / 1:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m..; Friday: 9 a.m.-12:45 p.m./1:45 p.m.-5 p.m.)

The Musée d'Art Contemporain is located at the Cité Internationale, near the Congress Centre and the Amphithéâtre/Salle 3000, along the Parc de la Tête d'Or.

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Parking

CARS

3 non-free car parks around the museum. 3350 parking spaces are available, 7 days/7 and 24 h/24.
 

BUS

Access from quay Charles de Gaulle. Free parking of the Convention Centre (50 quai Charles de Gaulle).

Public transports

BY BUS
Informations : TCL Bus : Line C1, C5, C23 stop Musée d'art contemporain

FROM RAILWAY STATIONS
Part-Dieu
Direct bus line C1, stop Musée d'art contemporain.

Perrache
Subway line A as far as Cordeliers station, and connection by bus line C23, stop Musée d'art contemporain.

FROM THE AIRPORT

Saint-Exupéry
Shuttle service as far as Part-Dieu railway station and connection by bus line C1, stop Musée d'art contemporain

Two-wheeled vehicles

The Voie Lyonnaise 1 (cycle path linking Saint-Fons to Vaulx-en-Velin) passes in front of the museum.
Bicycles and two-wheeled vehicles can be parked in front of the entrance to the museum on the park side.
The Velo'v station (bicycle hire service, 1/2 hour free, with a credit card or a TCL card) is located near the museum