Musée des Confluences
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The Musée des Confluences is a science and anthropology museum in Lyon, France, renowned for its futuristic, deconstructivist architecture and its exploration of the origins and evolution of humanity and the natural world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Musée des Confluences canonical | 5 |
| Musée des Confluences, Lyon | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6922842 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musée des Confluences Context triple: [Coop Himmelb(l)au, notableWork, Musée des Confluences]
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A.
Musée de l’Élysée
The Musée de l’Élysée is a renowned photography museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and study of photographic art and visual culture.
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B.
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine is a major Parisian museum and cultural center dedicated to architecture and France’s architectural heritage.
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C.
Musée Jean Moulin
Musée Jean Moulin is a Parisian museum dedicated to the French Resistance and the life and legacy of resistance leader Jean Moulin during World War II.
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D.
Palais de la Découverte
Palais de la Découverte is a historic science museum in Paris known for its interactive exhibits and demonstrations in physics, astronomy, chemistry, and other scientific fields.
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E.
Musée des Travaux Publics
The Musée des Travaux Publics, housed in the Palais d’Iéna in Paris, was a museum dedicated to public works and civil engineering achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Musée des Confluences Target entity description: The Musée des Confluences is a science and anthropology museum in Lyon, France, renowned for its futuristic, deconstructivist architecture and its exploration of the origins and evolution of humanity and the natural world.
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A.
Musée de l’Élysée
The Musée de l’Élysée is a renowned photography museum in Lausanne, Switzerland, dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and study of photographic art and visual culture.
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B.
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine
Cité de l’architecture et du patrimoine is a major Parisian museum and cultural center dedicated to architecture and France’s architectural heritage.
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C.
Musée Jean Moulin
Musée Jean Moulin is a Parisian museum dedicated to the French Resistance and the life and legacy of resistance leader Jean Moulin during World War II.
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D.
Palais de la Découverte
Palais de la Découverte is a historic science museum in Paris known for its interactive exhibits and demonstrations in physics, astronomy, chemistry, and other scientific fields.
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E.
Musée des Travaux Publics
The Musée des Travaux Publics, housed in the Palais d’Iéna in Paris, was a museum dedicated to public works and civil engineering achievements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | museum ⓘ |
| address | 86 quai Perrache, 69002 Lyon, France ⓘ |
| architect | Coop Himmelb(l)au ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
deconstructivism
ⓘ
futuristic architecture ⓘ |
| architectureFirm | Coop Himmelb(l)au ⓘ |
| buildingShape | crystal and cloud ⓘ |
| category |
Anthropology museums in France
ⓘ
Deconstructivism ⓘ Museums in Lyon ⓘ Science museums in France ⓘ |
| collectionSize | about 2.2 million objects ⓘ |
| collectionType |
ethnographic collections
ⓘ
natural history collections ⓘ scientific collections ⓘ technical collections ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| exhibitionArea | about 6000 square metres ⓘ |
| floorArea | about 22000 square metres ⓘ |
| heritage | collections from the former Musée Guimet de Lyon ⓘ |
| inception | 2014 ⓘ |
| languageOfWebsite |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Rhône
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône River
Saône ⓘ
linked to:
Saône River
|
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Europe ⓘ France ⓘ Lyon ⓘ Metropolis of Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon metropolitan area
|
| locatedInCity | Lyon ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | France ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anthropology
ⓘ
evolution of humanity ⓘ evolution of the natural world ⓘ natural history ⓘ origins of humanity ⓘ science ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2014-12-20 ⓘ |
| operator |
Métropole de Lyon
ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon metropolitan area
|
| ownedBy |
Métropole de Lyon
ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon metropolitan area
|
| permanentExhibitionTitle |
Eternities – Visions of the Beyond
ⓘ
Origins – Stories of the World ⓘ Societies – Human Theatre ⓘ Species – The Web of Life ⓘ |
| publicTransitAccess |
Tram line T1 (Hôtel de Région–Montrochet)
ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon tramway line T1
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| replaced |
Musée Guimet de Lyon
ⓘ
linked to:
Musée Guimet
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| website | https://www.museedesconfluences.fr ⓘ |
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Subject: Musée des Confluences Description of subject: The Musée des Confluences is a science and anthropology museum in Lyon, France, renowned for its futuristic, deconstructivist architecture and its exploration of the origins and evolution of humanity and the natural world.
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linked to: Musée des Confluences