The underlying thought behind the permanent displays is to demonstrate the enormous variety of human existence, ‘...encompassing nature and the environment, the objects we have created and the techniques we have developed, but also our myths, narratives and geographical locations.’
I won’t reveal the content detail any more than I have, except to say that as a writer about Australia I was delighted to find a pukka Tasmanian tiger, circa 1884 – so a bit dead, now. So, given the Down Under on-going saga of whether it still exists in the Tasmanian forest, it’s good to know what it looks like, when I send someone in to find it.
There are museums and museums, but I have to say this doesn't feel like a museum, it doesn't look like a museum, and it doesn't smell like a museum. You really can spend a whole day in here – with a break for lunch, of course – and since that’s what we did, I heartily commend you to do the same.
Musée des Confluences
86 quai Perrache, CS 30180, 69285 Lyon
Musee des Confluences, Quentin Lafont
Musee des Confluences, Quentin Lafont
Musée des Confluences