THE PLEASURES AND THE DAYS
“The Pleasures and the days” is a collection of family photos taken at the turn of the previous century by Marguerite Winckler-Lumière, Auguste’s wife. These were originally taken in relief with a Verascope camera. This was the device with which the Lumière usually captured their day-to-day life. Two Lyon artists, Sophie and Jean-Claude Chuzeville, extracted these photos from the original individual viewing device by blowing up one of the two twin images on paper. Their delicate colouring is evocative of relief printing. On the wall, a photo biography displayed on large boards depicts the Lumière’s industrial, family, and artistic activities.


ANTOINE LUMIÈRE’S BEDROOM
The father of Louis and Auguste was a passionate amateur architect and he considered the Villa to be his masterpiece. A bedroom is presented in the way it was set out at the time.
The bedroom reflects the life of the Lumières in this Monplaisir dwelling at the start of the century. From the windows, we can see one of the Villa’s numerous terraces with a view on to East Lyon and Place Ambroise Courtois. The Lumière heirs, thanks to their memories and their gifts of furniture from the period, have made this restoration possible.


GABRIEL VEYRE’S WORLD
Gabriel Veyre was one of the greatest Lumière cinematographers. Brought up by the banks of the Rhône, this young Lyon pharmacy student suddenly decided to transform his life. He took off to discover the world with a Cinematograph on his shoulder and filmed in Mexico, Japan, Indochina, Canada, and Morocco. His films and photos bear unforgettable testament to his wide-eyed astonishment. In the 1930s, he too became an “autochromist”: his negatives, brought back from Morocco where he died, are pure masterpieces.


DEVICE STORE, PAUL GÉNARD ROOM
Now retired, Paul Génard was a practising dental surgeon in Villeurbanne. In 1948, he began assembling a collection that would reach several hundred devices ranging from the late 18th century to 1930, including the first ever Cinematograph, which is displayed on the ground floor. He was one of the Lyon residents who helped save the Lumière Villa from destruction. This room is dedicated to him and features a selection of some of his most interesting devices, including pre-cinema devices and items from pioneers such as Edison, Pathé and Gaumont. The City of Lyon acquired his collection in 2003.



MODEL OF THE LUMIÈRE VILLA
This outstandingly precise model of the Lumière Villa was made by Dan Ohlmann, one of the world’s foremost model artists.