The Pasteur Museum provides a fascinating insight into three aspects of the life and work of Louis Pasteur all in one place. The apartment where he spent the last seven years of his life. The scientific souvenir room which traces his major discoveries based on the original scientific instruments he used. A magnificent Byzantine-style crypt where Louis Pasteur is buried alongside his wife.
Museum under renovation
Due to restoration and redevelopment work on the historic building of the Pasteur Institute, we inform you that the Pasteur Museum is closed until November 2028.
News from the Museum
European Heritage Days
2024/09/05
European Heritage Days: the Institut Pasteur opens its doors
Musée des Confluences in Lyon
2024/06/10
“Epidemics. Taking care of the living”, the new exhibition at the Musée des Confluences in Lyon
The collections site
2023/07/19
The Pasteur Institute will begin restoration and rehabilitation work on this building, which is classified as a historic monument, in 2023.
Transfer of collections
2023/03/19
As part of the rehabilitation and restoration work on the historic building of the Pasteur Institute, the Pasteur Museum has undertaken an unprecedented operation to transfer its collections.
SCIENTIFIC AND ARTISTIC COLLECTIONS
The Museum History
Documentary resource materials
The Pasteur Museum provides different resource materials for your research.
Pasteur Museum Brochure
Through this brochure, visit all the rooms of the Pasteur Museum and find the summary of the biography of Louis Pasteur.