OPENING HOURS

Wednesday - Friday: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Saturday - Sunday: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Exceptional Closures: January 1st, May 1st, December 25th 
Early Closure at 5 PM: December 24th & 31st

Group visits
Tuesday to Friday from 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM for groups, by appointment

GETTING HERE

The IAC is located between the Part Dieu train station area and the Gratte Ciel area of Villeurbanne.
Just across the Totem, cours Tolstoï.
To reach the Institut d'art contemporain, you can use Lyon public transport :

Subway:
Line A - stop: République
Line B - stop: Gare Part-Dieu Vivier-Merle

Bus:
Bus 27 - stop: Institut d'art contemporain
TB11 and C23 - stop: Institut d’art contemporain
C9 - stop: Ferrandière
C16 - stop: Charmettes or Patinoire Baraban

Tramway:
T1 - stop: Thiers-Lafayette

Vélo'v:
Station 10073: Institut d'art contemporain
Station 10025: Totem
Station 3101: Patinoire Baraban
Station 3021: Place de la Ferrandière

Car:
Parc Hôtel de Ville  / LPA (ten minutes)
38 bis Rue Michel Servet, Villeurbanne / +33 04 78 68 97 83

ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH LIMITED MOBILITY

The home of the IAC has a ramp for wheelchairs users.

CONTACT

The reception and ticketing team can be reached by phone at +33 6 71 72 52 31
— Wednesday to Friday, from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM — Weekends, from 1:00 PM to 6:30 PM —
(during exhibition periods only)
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