Hey, it's Manon Bril.
I was reading your YouTube comments
and loads of you are telling me
to check out Lyon.
A quick look on Google Arts & Culture
and there's clearly a lot to do there.
That settles it. I'm off to Lyon!
Google Arts & Culture presents
"Treasures of Lyon"
with Manon Bril
First stop: the Ancient Theatre.
Antique Theater
History rules!
I'm so happy to be here.
I love the ancient world.
This is a huge Gallo-Roman theatre.
It was built at the end
of the first century BC
and abandoned
at the end of the Roman Empire.
We didn't rediscover it till centuries later,
at the end of the 1800s.
These days it's home to a music festival
called Les Nuits de Fourvière.
Past meets present.
It's huge!
Are you ready Lugdunum*? (* Lyon in Latin)
It really is massive.
10,000 people – can you imagine?
I'm not out of breath. Honest.
Lyon Museum of Fine Arts
Marion is a curator at the museum.
What sort of things do you have here?
It's a comprehensive collection.
Greek and Egyptian antiquities,
decorative artworks,
classical and contemporary painting.
Many of our masterpieces
like Gauguin and Monet
have been photographed
in super high resolution,
so you can get up close
and see each brushstroke,
each mistake, each hesitation.
It's a way to discover the art,
before or after you visit the museum.
I love anything to do with mythology.
What would you recommend?
Try the chapel.
That's where we keep all our mythological
and neo-antique sculptures.
We're in front of Perseus,
who is slaying Medusa.
Medusa was a monster
with snakes for hair.
If you looked right at her,
you'd turn to stone.
Here, Perseus is about to cut her head off.
Good job he's not looking her in the eyes
or else he'd turn into a statue!
This line, nicknamed 'the Thread'
was opened to the public
over 100 years ago.
I'm standing in front of a 'Traboule'.
Traboules are passageways that go
from one street to another
– through a building.
It's a local word,
there are over 100 Traboules in Lyon.
Some are still accessible today.
They were famously used
by local silk workers,
helping them carry their goods
to the city's fabric market.
And they were used by the Resistance
to confuse German soldiers
in the Second World War,
thanks to all the secret passages.
Guignol was created in 1080
by Laurent Mourguet.
The cheeky puppet
denounces social injustice.
Here's "Le Bal des Ardents",
a bookshop that stocks
independent authors and publishers.
So there's something for everyone.
Time to meet up with my friend Clotilde,
who's going to teach me some local dialect.
Small lexicon of Lyon
- Hey Clotilde - Hey Manon
Seeing as you're from Lyon,
could you teach me
some very local vocabulary?
Sure!
'La Vogue'
is the traditional fairground in Lyon.
'La Vogue aux Marrons'
in La Croix-Rousse
is an unmissable event.
'Vogue aux Marrons' because
people eat chestnuts?
I'm not sure, but chestnuts are delicious!
'Débarouler'
When you arrive late...
and you're all over the place.
Thanks so much, Clotilde!
I'd hate to be late,
so I'd better make tracks.
Lyon Opera House
- Good morning Helene - Good morning Manon
You're Head of Digital at the Opera.
This place has a unique history.
Could you tell me more?
The theatre was built in 1831
and renovated in 1993
by the architect Jean Nouvel.
We stage classical and modern music,
dance, opera, concerts,
jazz and world music.
There's something for everyone.
Any secrets you can reveal
about the Opera?
If you visit the atrium
you'll see statues
that represent music and composers,
with the years they were born and died.
Jean Nouvel decided to leave
four empty spots
for current or future composers.
Specialty from Lyon.
Praline is a delightful sweet
made of almonds
and caramelised sugar.
The Lyon Biennale
Hi Nicolas!
Thank you for showing me round
this incredible space,
The Biennale of Contemporary Art.
Last year the focus was on dance,
this year it's contemporary art.
It's a major event for Lyon.
Why shouldn't people miss it?
There are 150 biennales in the world.
We're third or fourth
in terms of visitors, budget, reputation.
Which isn't bad!
How long has the Biennale been running?
Since 1991,
If you want to explore
what we've done in the past,
you can go on Google Arts and Culture,
discover what we have put in place together:
a summary of the Biennales since 1991.
Most of the artworks here
are created for the Biennale
and destroyed straight after.
as they are created by the artists
for the people of Lyon.
The great thing about partnering with Google
is being able to store the memories
of everything
that's been done over the years.
Last stop in my Lyon trip.
I'm in the Confluence district,
which was renovated in 1995.
It's all super high-tech buildings.
Especially the Musée des Confluences,
which was completed in 2014.
The museum specialises in natural history,
anthropology and civilisation.
Its name refers to the meeting point
of the Saône and the Rhône
and also the crossroads
of knowledge and culture
Thank you Lyon! See you soon!
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