Institut Lumière facts for kids
The Institut Lumière is a special place in Lyon, France. It's like a museum that celebrates the amazing work of Auguste and Louis Lumière. These two brothers were super important because they invented the cinématographe, which was one of the very first movie cameras and projectors! That's why they are often called the "fathers of cinema." The Institut Lumière helps keep French film history alive and shares it with everyone.
Discovering the Magic of Movies
The Institut Lumière was started in 1982 by Bernard Chardère and Maurice Trarieux-Lumière. Maurice was actually the grandson of Louis Lumière! Today, Thierry Frémaux is its director. You can find the museum inside the very house where the Lumière family used to live, in a part of Lyon called Monplaisir.
A super famous early movie, La Sortie de l'usine Lumière à Lyon (which means 'Workers Leaving the Lumière Factory in Lyon'), was filmed right near the Institut. This was one of the very first motion pictures ever made! The building itself used to be one of the Lumière factories. It was carefully restored by architects to become the museum you see today.
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The present-day entrance to the institute, with a glass projection displaying where factory workers were captured on film leaving the factory
See also
- Place Ambroise-Courtois
- Jacques Deray Prize, a film award presented by the Institut Lumière
