Forgive me, I got my Musees confused, looking at too much! The Musee of Fine Arts states that it only accepts Gonettes as payment in the Museum. This quote is taken from their website.
"The Gonette is a means of payment accepted at the museum
- The Gonette is used to pay for all purchases (entry, visits and activities, Museum and Culture cards, shop)
- The museum only accepts paper Gonettes
- The museum does not return the change on the Gonettes (the visitor must make multiple payments if he does not have the extra)"
Is anyone familiar with this? I understand the concept as a life time ago Northern Italy used a local currency. Where would you purchase? Are the venues and merchants requiring this or in most places is it optional? Does not appear to be optional at Musee of Fine Arts.
Posted by
Paris
10193 posts
Where are you seeing this?
Posted by
Chicago
8551 posts
no idea but if you go on their site they are selling tickets for Euros like ever other museum which you can pay by credit card.
Posted by
Cornwall
332 posts
Google tells me that “La Gonette is the new local currency of Lyon and its region.”
Posted by
Panguitch, Utah
2703 posts
1 gonette = 1 euro.
But I have never seen one, nor heard of anyone accepting these in Paris. They are more an oddity found in communities along the Rhône River (such as Lyon). Probably the main reason for issuing gonettes is to encourage your spending money in the local issuing them (which is the exact opposite of what the euro itself does).
Posted by
France Southwest
2323 posts
The Gonette is a local currency usable in Lyon and its surroundings.
1 G = 1 €.
The map of places where you can use the gonette is here:
https://lagonette.gogocarto.fr/map#/carte/@45.78,4.86,10z?cat=all
According to the website, and to summarize, the goal is that what is spent locally remains local instead of going to banks that will place it in the speculative market.
Posted by
Paris
10193 posts
Fascinating. I have learned something new today !
Posted by
The Netherlands
1587 posts
The website of the museum of fine arts in Lyon states that the Gonette is a means of payment accepted at the museum. It says ”a means” , it doesn’t say “they only means of payment”
All the prices mentioned on their website are in Euro. And if you try and buy your ticket online via their website, you will be charged in euros.
So you don’t need to obtain Gonettes if you want to visit this museum.
Posted by
big blue marble
427 posts
For what it's worth, a Gone, or les Gones, is local jargon for a kid (or kids) from Lyon. It's commonly applied to adults as well. You'll see the term occasionally around town.
You can read about la Gonnette here.
Posted by
OP
Darmouth, MA, USA
377 posts
Thank you Dutch Traveler, details are important.