the new exhibition at the Musée des Confluences will make you “dream”

See my news
Follow Lyon News

What is a dream for? How long does it last? What does it represent for different cultures and societies?

It is all of these universal questions that the Musée des Confluences de Lyon is trying to answer through its new exhibition “The Time of a Dream”, visible until August 24, 2025 and joining “Secrets of the Earth”, “Epidemics, taking care of the living” and “In the forest with Vincent Munier”.

Neuroscience laboratory, couches…

“We spend years dreaming and yet we don’t keep much of it. It is a phenomenon which has no use in our contemporary societies, which is a little absent, which slips away, because we come up against its elusive nature,” presents Yoann Cormier, project manager of the exhibition.

A subject that concerns us all, the dream phenomenon is indeed very difficult to understand. The objective of this unique visit, which extends over 1000 m² with a route of nine stops, is therefore to follow in the footsteps of the dream and try to obtain a definition.

Through an original setting, made up of a neuroscience laboratory, an art gallery or even a psychoanalyst’s office, visitors are immersed in the depths of night and sleep. Couches, on which it is possible to lie down to listen to a testimony, a story, music or a literary text, are also part of the scenography.

And if you discreetly entrust your own dreams into microphones, which are at the end of the course, they can even appear on a giant screen thanks to artificial intelligence.

Guided tours possible

Of course, the exhibition does not forget to speak nightmaresa form of dream which can be traumatic but which nonetheless remains extremely interesting.

Guided tours (from 13 years old) can be booked in advance. Lasting 1 hour for individuals and 1.5 hours for groups, it costs 2/3 euros in addition to the price of the museum ticket, set at 12 euros full price and which gives access to all the exhibitions .

As a reminder, the entrance to the Musée des Confluences and free for people under 18 and students under 26 years old.

Follow all the news from your favorite cities and media by subscribing to Mon Actu.