Maison des Canuts (Lyon)

France / Rhone-Alpes / Lyon / rue d'Ivry
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La maison des canuts is a living museum that reveals the richness and quality of the Lyon silk industry. Join a guided tour and you will find out about : the invention of Jacquard with a weaving demonstration on a manual loom, the history of silk, the life of the « canuts » the weavers in the XIX th century and how the regional textile industry is evolving in the 21st century. (www.maisondescanuts.com/english/index.html)
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Coordinates:   45°46'37"N   4°50'1"E
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