Musee de l'Imprimerie et de la Banque

This museum was founded in 1964 and is located in the Hotel de la Couronne, a Renaissance dwelling that was home to the town hall until the 17th century. The museum is split into two museums of unequal sizes - Musee de l'Imprimerie (Museum of Printing) and the Musee de la Banque (Museum of the Bank). The Museum of printing traces the history of printing and graphic arts, focusing on origins of the craft through papyrus, early printed books (1455-1500), newspapers, illustrations and more. The museum of the bank tells the history of the Lyonnaise bank of the 16th century, a time when Lyon ruled as the the commercial and banking capital. Admission is EUR3.80.

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