The origin of the quartier des Etats-Unis ("United States district") dates back to 1917. Edouard Herriot, the Mayor of Lyon, announced the creation of lodgings for workers at the factories located between La Guillotière and Vénissieux: this was the first social housing, or Habitations à Bon Marché. Tony Garnier, an architect who had won the Grand Prix de Rome, was chosen to coordinate this monumental undertaking. Work on the site began in 1920 and the first residents arrived in July 1933. Restored between 1985 and 1997, the popular Etats-Unis district has witnessed an interesting cultural development: in 1988 the artists of Citécréation® began to design and create huge wall paintings. This was the birth of the Tony Garnier Urban Museum. The Urban Museum now offers a tour of the Cité de Tony Garnier, a set of 25 wall paintings; there is also a model apartment that recreates the atmosphere of the 1930s, a reception and temporary exhibition area. Part of Lyon's "Utopies Réalisées" (utopias achieved). 19 huge wall paintings, inspired by the works of Tony Garnier: plans for his Socialist Industrial City designed at the turn of the century, the Edouard Herriot hospital, the slaughterhouses (that adjoined the Halle Tony Garnier covered market) inauguration with Edouard Herriot, Tony Garnier, the Lumière brothers, Jules Courmont and Laurent Bonnevay, Gerland football stadium, and one with watercolours of Tony Garnier (2001). 6 wall paintings sponsored by UNESCO, designed by artists from around the world, representing their vision of the ideal city: the Cote d'Ivoire, Egypt, the United States, India, Mexico and Russia.
Promotional offers
Included Lyon City Card & Lyon City Card 365 : Choose between a history guide or a guided tour of the 1930 flat.
Ouverture
Every day throughout the year between 2 pm and 6 pm. Closed Monday and Sunday. Closed exceptionally on January 1st, Easter Monday, Feast of the Ascension, Whit Monday, May 1st, May 8th, July 14th, August 15th and December 25th. The permanent tour of the painted walls and the architecture of the Cité Tony Garnier are accessible free of charge, every day and all year long. The museum store is open from Tuesday to Saturday from 2 to 6 pm. The visit of the show apartment, accessible only with a mediator, takes place on Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
Tarifs
Full price: from 3 € Reduced price: 6 € Audioguide: 4 to 5 € Video-guide supplement: 5 €.
Free entry for children < 12 years. Group rate available for > 10 people.
The visit of the flat, audioguide and histoguide (leaflet) are included in Lyon City Card. Exhibition are not included in Lyon City Card.
Contact et accès 4 rue des Serpollières 69008 Lyon 8ème Rhône (69)
