Mariko M.
Yelp
My father is a Cinephile (and thinks that everyone else should be one) so he dragged me to this museum. This visit was my first and his ninth or tenth.
Initially, I had no expectations because I could careless about cinema.
HOWEVER,
Upon walking around the museum, I became quite interested. I learned a lot of new things. In a beautiful old home, just looking at the architecture itself was a treat. The Lumiere family certainly knew how to live it up in Lyon !
There is one guided tour a day in the afternoon. Not to worry though, for a small charge, you can borrow an earphone (?) to have a self-guided tour with explanations. They have many languages - the first time ever in my life that I was first asked if I needed a GERMAN or ITALIAN earphone as it's usually SPANISH or JAPANESE.
The staff were very friendly and entertained all my father's questions/observations/comments (we were in this museum about triple the time that an average visitor would be here because my father was having too much fun). This might explain the price of tickets that we were given ... there is a TARIF REDUIT (discount) for the following groups: UNEMPLOYED, STUDENTS, and SENIORS. It was probably assumed that we were in the first group.
If in Lyon, I would definitely recommend a visit to here, cinephile or not.
A solid four stars.
