Carrie loves textiles so we couldn’t leave Lyon without visiting the textile museum, Musee des Tissus et des Arts Decoratif. This small museum is housed in an old mansion that was the residence of the mayor of Lyon at one time. It has two separate parts, one devoted to textiles and the other devoted to decorative arts (furniture and such). We spent most of our time in the textiles section. Owing to Lyon’s history in the silk trade there were some impressive examples of silk fabrics. There was also an old Jacquard silk loom on display.
For some reason, one room of the museum was hosting a music lesson. A schoolgirl was there practicing her violin, with her teacher interrupting her for pointers now and then. It wasn’t clear why there was a music lesson happening in a museum, but the student was pretty good so her music provided a pleasant backdrop for touring the museum.
