Jean Couty Museum
1 Place Henri Barbusse - 69009 Lyon 9ème
An art museum in Lyon, opposite Île Barbe, close to the family home and the painter’s studio.
It displays the work of Jean Couty (1907-1991), a Lyonnais painter whose fame extends far beyond Lyon, throughout the world.
Last updated date : 21/11/2023
All year round
Opening hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th.
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Jean Couty Museum
1 Place Henri Barbusse - 69009 Lyon 9ème
His son, Charles Couty, wanted to pay tribute to his father by creating this museum dedicated to Jean Couty’s work, but also to contemporary art with exhibitions by other artists.
The museum displays 120 paintings by Jean Couty, some 30 works on paper, as well as various documents, archives, sketches and items that belonged to the artist.
His preferred themes? Lyon, his city, for which he had a true passion, as well as other places visited on his travels, and landscapes. From his architectural training, he retained a soft spot for painting buildings, such as Roman churches, wharfs, building sites, Fourvière and La Croix-Rousse.
His very colourful style plays on contrasts, with a great expressiveness but without violence, demonstrating his attachment to his deeply humanist values.
The route through the museum displays the painter’s periods, his techniques and themes, from his first works in the 1930s, depicting sites around his studio, up to his later travels.
A place to discover as much for the paintings as for the personality of the artist.
Entrance to the museum is included in the Lyon City Card
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Openings
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All year round
Opening hours on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday between 11 am and 6 pm.
Closed exceptionally on January 1st, May 1st, November 1st and December 25th.
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Prices
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Full price: 6 €
Reduced price: 4 €
Adult: 4 €
Teenager: 4 €
Child (12 years): 0 €
Student: 4 €
Disabled: 4 €
Group adults: 4 €.
Free entry for children < 12 years. - Included with the Lyon City Card
Accessibility
- Accessible for self-propelled wheelchairs
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