Centre d'histoire de la Résistance et de la Déportation Lyon

The Resistance and Deportation History Centre is housed in the former military Health College, in the very building used by the Head of the Gestapo in Lyon, and is a powerfully symbolic place in the service of history and remembrance . The building's cellars, in which the Gestapo's victims were held, and which today house the temporary exhibitions, constitute the heart of the museum. On 26th May 1944, Allied bombardments put an end to the occupation of the severely damaged building . The Gestapo services were then transferred to a building situated on the corner of the Place Bellecour and Rue Alphonse Fochier. There they carried on their sinister tasks until the liberation of the city, on 3rd September 1944.  

The Centre is a privileged partner for the study of the Second World War, due to its richness of archival fonds, documents and collections. By its vast number of different sources, the Centre is able to weigh in on the multiple debates, the complexity of objective interpretation of history and the premises to describe it. The local history is well represented without neglecting the national and international dimension of the conflict and to also pay attention to the memorial and historical aspects. The Centre collects documents ( books, periodicals, videos) concerning every aspect of the Second World War as well as a more broader history of the 20th century. You can find all references regarding documentation of the Centre in the database of the municipal library on www.bm-lyon.fr.