Au Palais des liens renoués

Au Palais des liens renoués [At the Palace of Renewed Ties]: a living exhibition, a memory in struggle

In May 2025, the Musée de l’Imprimerie et de la Communication Graphique steps outside its walls and joins forces with Mémoires Minoritaires – Le Brrrazero to bring a queer archive to life in motion.

Welcome to the Palais des liens renoués, a space where history is printed, reinvented, and shared. Here, posters, flyers, fanzines, and screen prints tell stories of struggles, pride, and often-erased memories. Conceived as the model for an ideal queer archive center, this exhibition celebrates print as a tool for resistance, transmission, and emancipation.

In the age of all-digital, this exhibition brings back into focus the power of paper, graphic design, and independent publishing. It invites visitors to dig through, handle, and reactivate narratives — to revive forgotten gestures and explore stories that are fragmented yet burning with vitality.

Over four weeks, artists and archivists will shape this graphic laboratory live, in constant dialogue with the public.

Developed as part of La Fabrique, the museum’s artist residency program, this project has taken shape as a collective performance where memory is written in the present tense.

Part of the cultural programming for the Eurogames 2025 in Lyon, this artistic experience will be open to the public free of charge from May 8 to 30, 2025 — Wednesday to Saturday from 2 to 6 PM, and Sunday from 2 to 5 PM. Come and witness, week after week, the gradual construction of this living and participatory exhibition!

Special evening opening on Wednesday, May 7, from 6 to 10 PM.

_ Mémoires Minoritaires
_ The museum
_ The program
_ Practical information

The museum

Located in the heart of Lyon, the Musée de l’Imprimerie et de la Communication Graphique is one of the most important institutions of its kind in Europe. A true reference point for enthusiasts of graphic design, publishing, and visual culture, it explores the connections between past and present through its collections and exhibitions.

In the age of all-digital, the museum stands out for its dynamic approach: questioning history to better understand contemporary forms of creation, the evolution of text and image, and the deep ties that connect us to graphic media.

On June 1st, the museum will close its doors to begin a major transformation: improving accessibility, enhancing its Renaissance building, and completely redesigning its visitor experience. This metamorphosis goes hand in hand with a broader reflection on the museum’s identity and name, in resonance with the graphic cultures that have shaped its projects since 2020.

Until its reopening in spring 2027, the museum will continue to engage the public through an ambitious off-site program — beginning with this very project. The story goes on — follow it with us, and keep being surprised!

Practical information

Exhibition from May 8 to 30, 2025 at Palais Bondy – 18 quai de Bondy, Lyon 5th (Bus lines C3 and S1 – Gare Saint-Paul stop)

Evening opening on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 6 to 10 PM

Open Wednesday to Saturday from 2 to 6 PM, Sunday from 2 to 5 PM

Free admission, subject to availability