Musée de l'Imprimerie
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The Musée de l'Imprimerie is a museum
in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
, whose main missions are to enhance, conserve, document and value the heritage of books and graphic. and In 2006, the Grand Guide Michelin France awarded it two stars out of three and in 2007, the museum had 16,819 visitors.
, associated with the eminent historian of the book Henri-Jean Martin
, who was then chief curator of the Library of Lyon. There are two banners before the entrance of the Hôtel de la Couronne, which hosted the meetings of the City of Lyon aldermen from 1604 to 1655 and which is currently the headquarters of the Musée de l'Imprimerie, located at 13 rue de la Poulaillerie
. In 1957, the building was given to the City of Lyon by LCL S.A. and on 8 June 1963, mayor of Lyon Louis Pradel inaugurated the Musée de la Banque on the occasion of the centenary of LCL. Finally, the current museum was opened in 1964.
The museum has various printed works by the famous Renaissance Lyon printers including Sébastien Gryphe
, Guillaume Rouillé and Bernard Salomon. It shows the beginnings of Western printing from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century.
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
in 2nd arrondissement of Lyon
2nd arrondissement of Lyon
The 2nd arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.-History:The first five arrondissements of Lyon were created by the Decree of March 24, 1852, which included the 2nd arrondissement.The current mayor is Denis Broliquier....
, whose main missions are to enhance, conserve, document and value the heritage of books and graphic. and In 2006, the Grand Guide Michelin France awarded it two stars out of three and in 2007, the museum had 16,819 visitors.
History
The museum was designed by the master printer and historian Maurice AudinMaurice Audin
Maurice Audin was a French mathematics assistant at the University of Algiers, a member of the Algerian Communist Party and an activist in the anticolonialist cause, who was one of the "disappeared" during the Battle of Algiers.In the centre of Algiers, beside the university, the intersection of...
, associated with the eminent historian of the book Henri-Jean Martin
Henri-Jean Martin
Henri-Jean Martin was a leading authority on the history of the book in Europe, and an expert on the history of writing and printing...
, who was then chief curator of the Library of Lyon. There are two banners before the entrance of the Hôtel de la Couronne, which hosted the meetings of the City of Lyon aldermen from 1604 to 1655 and which is currently the headquarters of the Musée de l'Imprimerie, located at 13 rue de la Poulaillerie
Rue de la Poulaillerie
The Rue de la Poulaillerie is a street located in the 2nd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It was first named rue Vaudran, and also rue Maudite in reference to Peter Waldo, who founded what was considered a heresy at the time, the street received its current name from the fact that people exchanged...
. In 1957, the building was given to the City of Lyon by LCL S.A. and on 8 June 1963, mayor of Lyon Louis Pradel inaugurated the Musée de la Banque on the occasion of the centenary of LCL. Finally, the current museum was opened in 1964.
The museum has various printed works by the famous Renaissance Lyon printers including Sébastien Gryphe
Sébastien Gryphe
Sebastian Gryphius was a German bookseller-printer and humanist.- Biography :He was the son of Michael Greyff , and learned from him the new craft of printing, in Germany and then in Venice...
, Guillaume Rouillé and Bernard Salomon. It shows the beginnings of Western printing from the fifteenth century to the twentieth century.