2. 2 museums in 1 building Renaissance style building Lyon history museum
Puppetry museum

3. Puppetry museum : the origins
1921 : the history museum was exhibiting a few puppets from the Guignol repertoire
: the first nucleus is completed by some collections given by the National Museum of Popular Arts and Traditions in Paris and from the private Léopold Dor collection
1950 : the “World puppets museum” is opened to the public
2009 : the renovated museum is reopened with 300 puppets, settings, posters and repertoires originating from France, Europe, Asia, Africa

4. Puppetry : reinventing the museum
Puppetry : art and cultural intangible heritage
This project affirms a strong link with the creation and practices of contemporary puppeteers
Immersive scenography invites visitors to discover the mysteries of a living art. They can see, hear, remember and manipulate
The new presentation aim to emphasize that art puppetry is a real intangible heritage

5. Guignol : an intangible heritage for Lyon
A very famous character
A traditional repertoire since 2 centuries
Very specific artistic skills : hand puppet

6. Guignol : an intangible heritage for Lyon
Traditional practices in the repertoire and relationships between the puppeters and the public (children)
An original experimental collaboration between the museum and a theater

7. How involve people in the museum
People asked on their representation of puppets and what they are waiting for from the museum

8. How involve people in the museum
People asked on their representation of puppets and what they are waiting for from the museum

9. Thank you for your attention !
Xavier de la Selle
Musées Gadagne
Lyon history museum
Puppetry museum