When you are told that design is everywhere in Saint-Etienne, it is also because it is in the city's DNA. Saint-Etienne has always been inventing. Fir ... More
When you are told that design is everywhere in Saint-Etienne, it is also because it is in the city's DNA. Saint-Etienne has always been inventing. Firearms, that we know, but also looms, textiles and bicycles. And yes, this is where the very first bicycle was invented. With your head in the handlebars and three collections later, you are unbeatable on Sainté. At the very least, the link between its industrial past and its ambitions for tomorrow holds no secrets for you.
Each quarter, the Museum publishes its event program. We give you an overview: surprise visit, flash visit in 15 minutes chrono, theater, escape game, film screening and above all various and varied workshops (for children from 4 years old, siblings, family or adults).
When it reopens, you will be able to discover a new space dedicated to bicycles and commerce! This theme will allow you to better understand, via an interactive digital device, how leading companies in the area are pioneers of local commerce or mail order sales. Visitors will also be able to follow the export of Saint-Etienne products around the world, since the 17th century.
2 Pl. Louis Comte, 42000 Saint-Étienne, France 
- Business hours -
Tue-Sun : 10:00am-18:00pm
(Closed on Mon)
PLEASE NOTE ::
Free for children under 16 and for everyone, every 1st Sunday of the month.
Reduced price for 16-25 year olds.
- Directions -
Coming from Lyon (A72) direction Firminy/Le Puy, exit Bellevue, then follow Center 2 and Museum of Art and Industry.
Coming from Le Puy (N 88) direction Lyon, exit Bellevue, then follow Center 2 and Musée d'Art et d'Industrie.
Coming from Clermont Ferrand (A 72) direction Firminy/Le Puy, exit D3 Saint-Etienne Ouest, then follow town center and Museum of Art and Industry.
Parking outside the museum: Place Albert Thomas or parking des Ursules nearby.
By train (Chateaucreux station)
• 2h45 min from Paris, Gare de Lyon (direct TGV)
• 50 minutes from Lyon
By tram
• From Chateaucreux station, Line T3, Bourse du Travail stop.
• From Saint-Étienne “Nord”, Line T1, stop at Bourse du Travail.
• From Saint-Étienne “Sud”, Line T1 or T3, Anatole France stop.