Musée Ampère

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Musée Ampère

Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or · Rhône · Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

The Ampère Museum is an establishment dedicated to the life and work of scholar André-Marie Ampère, born in Lyon in 1775, who spent his childhood and adolescence in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or. The museum is organized around two spaces: Ampère's House, which evokes the physicist's life and presents his scientific legacy, and the Museum of Electricity and Energies, which traces the scientific and industrial development of electricity through interactive experiments and functional machines. The site offers educational workshops based on experimentation for school groups and families. Labeled "Maisons des Illustres" by the Ministry of Culture, the site also benefits from international recognition, notably the "EPS Historic Sites" and "IEEE Historic Milestone" labels celebrating Ampère's discoveries in electrodynamics and magnetism. Located in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or in the Rhône, the museum is managed by the Society of Friends of André-Marie Ampère, founded in 1930.

Practical information

Opening hours

Today · 13:30–18:30

See the rest of the week
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
Closed
Wednesday
13:30–18:30
Thursday
13:30–18:30
Friday
13:30–18:30
Saturday
13:30–18:30

Hours may vary by season. See current hours →

Address

300 Rte d'Ampère

Phone number

+33 4 78 91 90 77

Official website

amperemusee.fr

Getting there

Nearest station

Couzon-au-Mont-d'Or, 3.9 km away. A car or taxi is essential.

Parking

On-site parking.

Reference city

25 min by car from Caluire-et-Cuire.

Distances and times calculated from © OpenStreetMap contributors data · calculated on 2 September 2026

Galleries nearby: Galerie la Rage (8.0 km), Manuscripta (8.7 km), La Galerue (9.0 km).

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