Musée communal de la Résistance et de la Déportation de Vénissieux
Former resistance museum in the old town hall of Vénissieux, closed for the works on the Maison des mémoires Olga-Bancic (opening planned for 2027).
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About the museum
The Musée communal de la Résistance et de la Déportation was housed in the former town hall of Vénissieux, on Place Léon-Sublet. The building, constructed between 1880 and 1882, served as the town hall from 1881 to 1975 before it housed the museum. Today it bears the name Maison Henri Rol-Tanguy.
The city is transforming the site into a House of Memories, which will be named after Olga Bancic, a resistance fighter of Romanian origin. Work began in summer 2025 and is due to last until autumn 2027: the former town hall is being renovated, keeps its architectural features and original furnishings, and is receiving an extension of more than 900 m² over two levels.
The future site will tell the story of Vénissieux and its residents in five sections: the origins, the horticultural village, the industrial town, the resistance town (World War II, the commune’s self-liberation, the rescue of Jewish people in August 1942), and the “mosaïque vénissiane,” built from a collection drawn from residents.
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