Musée Ampère

About

The Ampère Museum is a museum of the history of electricity dedicated to André-Marie Ampère (1775–36). The museum is located in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d'Or at approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) from Lyon by road and is housed in the house where André-Marie Ampère spent part of his youth. It was awarded the "Maisons des Illustres" (Illustrious house) label in 2013. The museum includes a garden with panoramic views of the surrounding countryside, as well as a 17th-century family chapter. The Ampère Museum has received the EPS historical site label (2021) awarded by the European Physical Society and the IEEE Historic Milestone label (2023) awarded by the IEEE.

History: In 1928, Hernand and Sosthenes Behn, American businessmen, of French origin by their mother, co-founders of the multinational company ITT, which at that time was developing its activities in France, on the advice of Paul Janet and as bosses of the arts, acquired the formation Ampère property which had just been put up for sale. They gave it to the "Société française des électriciens", which two years later trusted it to the Society of Friends of André-Marie Ampère. The museum was inaugurated on 1 July 1931.