Practical Information
L’Atelier-Musée du Chapeau is open all year long, from Tuesday to Sunday, from 2 pm to 6 pm.
During July and August, opening time is from 2 pm to 6:30 pm.
The museum is closed on Mondays, January 1st, May 1st and December 25th.
Guided tours
All guided tours are in French, departures are at*
On weekdays outside school holidays
3:00pm
4:15pm
Week-end and school holidays
2:15pm
3:00pm
3:45pm
4:30pm
During July and August
2:30pm
3:15pm
4pm
4:45pm
Each tour is guided in french through the technical part of the museum. A hat-making demonstration is also provided. The duration is 1h30 with 1h of guided visit and 30 mn of free visit (synegetic trades and fashion gallery).
Hard copies with translation are available in English, German, Italian, Spanish, Dutch, Japanese and Danish.
English or Spanish guided tour are available for groups (at least 10 people), only on reservation with an additional cost of 40 € for the group.
Please make your reservation by phone : +33 4 77 94 23 29 ; or by email : contact@museeduchapeau.com.
During a heatwave, we highly recommend frail people to postpone their visit ; the museum is not air-conditioned. Thanks for understanding.
Admission Policy – 2024
Guided tour included
Adult: 9,00€
Children from 6 to 18 years old, students, unemployed people, disabled people: 5,00€
Children under 6 years old : FREE
Payments on site by cash, cheques or credit card (except American Express).
Services available on site
- Hats selling in the Atelier-Musée’s shop
- Restaurant “Au Chapelier Gourmand”
How to come to Chazelles-sur-Lyon?
L’Atelier-Musée du Chapeau is located in Chazelles sur Lyon, in the Monts du Lyonnais, within the touristic area of Forez, at 30 km to the north of Saint-Etienne and 45 km to the west of Lyon.
From 300 to 1000 m high, a green and fertile land of 1000 faces stretches from the Forez planes crossed by the Loire river on the west to the Monts du Lyonnais a the east; from Montrond-les-Bains’s thermal place on the south to Mount Boussuivre and its famous Matagrin Tower (near Violay) on the north.
On foot, on bike, on car… travelling is the best way to discover this place with a great diversity of landscapes, reliefs and touristic wealth.
Come to Chazelles-sur-Lyon
By car:
Motorway A6 : exit “Valvert”
Motorway A71 and A89 : exit “Montbrison – Montrond-les-bains”
Motorway A7 : exit “Vienne” then follow the way to Saint-Etienne, then A72 to Clermont-Ferrand and exit 9 “Saint Galmier, Veauche”. When you are in Saint Galmier, follow the way to Chazelles-sur-Lyon.
When you are in Chazelles-sur-Lyon, please follow “Chapellerie” signs.
By train :
In Lyon: From Lyon Perrache railway station or Lyon Part Dieu railway station, use the metropolitan to go to Gorge de loup Bus station. Then you need to take the bus named “2Ex” to Chazelles-sur-Lyon.
By bus :
From Saint Etienne :
Use the line C1, download timetable by clicking here. Get off the bus at the stop “Rue des Tilleuls” (Lime trees Street) and follow the pedestrian red signs for “Chapellerie”.
From Lyon :
Use the line 2Ex, download timetable by clicking here. Get off the bus at the stop “Avenue du 11 novembre” (November 11th Avenue), and follow the pedestrian red signs for “Chapellerie”.
Qualité Tourisme™ brand
The Atelier-Musée is certified QUALITÉ TOURISME™.
This state-guaranteed brand is awarded to French tourism professionals for their hospitality and service quality.
After your visit, we invite you to fill out the customer satisfaction survey available at this link.
To organize your stay in the Forez
Atelier-Musée du Chapeau
La Chapellerie
31, rue Martouret
42 140 Chazelles-sur-Lyon
France
T. : +33 (0)4 77 94 23 29
Coordonnées GPS
Lat : N 45°38’13.754
Lon : E 4°23’25.404
IN CHAZELLES-SUR-LYON, FOLLOW THE SIGNS LA CHAPELLERIE.
