The "Hangar du Premier-Film" [Hangar of the First Film]

Lumière Factory in 1895 "Hangar" in 1995 Restored "Hangar" in 1998 The "Hangar" is the first set in the history of the Cinématographe, and can be seen in "La Sortie des usines Lumière", Louis Lumière’s first film. It constitutes the fundamental vestiges of the memory of cinema.v Overlooked during the total destruction of the Lumière factories at the start of the 1970’s, it was later classified as a Monument Historique (historic building) by the Ministre de la Culture (French Secretary for Arts) Mr. Jacques Toubon during the First Century of the Cinema celebrations held in 1995. A competition was launched by the public authorities. This involved conserving the " Hangar " and building a film theater. The 18.4 million FF total cost of this work was financed by the Ville de Lyon (8.4 million FF), the Ministère de la Culture (4 million FF), the Conseil Général du Rhône (3 million FF) and the Région Rhône-Alpes (3 million FF). The development was managed by two teams of architects : overall project architect Pierre Colboc was joined by Michel Cova for the scenographic content and Didier Reppellin for the section classified Monument Historique (historic building).