Villa Lumière, Art Nouveau villa in Monplaisir, Lyon, France

Villa Lumière is a three-storey pale yellow house with a dark tiled roof, grey metal cresting and dormers, in Lyon's 8th arrondissement. Tall rectangular windows with green frames sit behind balustraded balconies, and a central rounded bay carries a fan-shaped decoration and a curved stone-balustraded balcony. A white banner reading "Institut Lumière" hangs on the facade.

Antoine Lumière commissioned the villa between 1899 and 1902 to the architects Paul Boucher and Charles-Joseph Alex, as the family home beside the Lumière factories. His wife Jeanne-Joséphine lived there only a few years. The company owned it officially from 1950, after housing its head office and offices. It was listed as a monument historique on 20 May 1986.

The house now contains a museum dedicated to cinema history and the cinematograph invention by Auguste and Louis Lumière. Visitors experience the spaces where these innovations shaped the world of film.

The residence is located on rue du Premier Film in the Monplaisir area and can be reached by Metro Line D to Monplaisir station or via the Velo'v bike-sharing service. It is helpful to check opening hours in advance since it operates as a museum with set visiting times.

The villa was not the family home for long: Antoine Lumière's wife Jeanne-Joséphine lived there only a few years, and the building officially became Lumière company property in 1950 after housing its head office. It was listed as a monument historique on 20 May 1986 and labelled Maison des Illustres in 2011.