Musée Baccarat, Paris

A crystal piece in the Musée Baccarat

The Musée Baccarat (pronounced: [ɡalʁi myze bakaʁa]) is a private museum of Baccarat crystal located in the 16th arrondissement at 11, place des États-Unis, Paris, France. It is open daily except Sundays, Tuesdays, and holidays; an admission fee is charged.

The museum has been created in the former mansion of Marie-Laure de Noailles, with decor by Philippe Starck. It contains a number of major works produced by Baccarat for world fairs and universal expositions of the 19th century, and for celebrities. Major exhibits are as follows:

Alchemy room by Gérard Garouste - a rotunda with pieces including the Simon vases and a chessboard.
Beyond transparency - four display cases: "Tales from Afar", "Designers", "Celebrities", and "Femininity and Lightness", illustrating glass-cutting, wheel-engraving, enameling, and gilding. Pieces of particular interest include the Turkish enameled mocha coffee set (1878 Exhibition), and the Elephant vase (1880).

The museum contains displays of fine glass work, including vases, dishes and stemware; limited-edition collections created by noted designers Georges Chevalier, Ettore Sottsass, Roberto Sambonet, Van day Truex, and Marcial Berro; and pieces commissioned for heads of state, royal and imperial courts, and celebrities including the Emperor of Japan, Prince of Wales, and Josephine Baker.

The original Musée Baccarat is located in the Baccarat manufactury, Lorraine.

References

Time Out Paris, Time Out Guides Ltd, 2005, page 171. ISBN 1-904978-30-4.

External links

Media related to Musée Baccarat at Wikimedia Commons

The Baccarat Gallery Museum - World of Baccarat
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16th arrondissement of Paris

Neighbourhoods	Passy Trocadéro

Primary and secondary schools	Lycée Claude-Bernard Lycée Janson de Sailly Lycée Jean-Baptiste-Say Lycée Molière Lycée La Fontaine Lycée Octave-Feuillet École Pascal Lycée René-Cassin École normale israélite orientale Institut de l'Assomption Cours privé Beauséjour École d'esthétique Yves Rocher Institut de La Tour International School of Paris Russian Embassy School in Paris Établissement Gerson Ipécom Paris Lycée Moria-Diane Benvenuti Lycée Notre-Dame des Oiseaux Lycée Passy-Saint-Honoré Saint-Jean-de-Passy Lycée Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague Lycée Sainte-Thérèse Kingsworth International School

Colleges and universities	Paris Dauphine University

Landmarks	Bois de Boulogne Guimet Museum Mona Bismarck American Center Maison de Balzac Maison la Roche Musée Arménien de France Musée d'Art Dentaire Pierre Fauchard Musée Baccarat Musée Clemenceau Musée de la Contrefaçon Palais de Tokyo Parc des Princes Pavillon de l'eau Passy Cemetery Place Charles de Gaulle Russian Embassy in Paris Stade Jean-Bouin Stade Roland Garros Tenniseum

Paris Métro stations	Argentine Boissière Chardon Lagache Charles de Gaulle – Étoile Église d'Auteuil Exelmans Iéna Jasmin Kléber La Muette Michel-Ange – Auteuil Michel-Ange – Molitor Mirabeau Passy Porte d'Auteuil Porte Dauphine Porte de Saint-Cloud Porte Maillot Porte Molitor Ranelagh Rue de la Pompe Trocadéro Victor Hugo

Paris RER stations	Charles de Gaulle – Étoile

The École Japonaise de Paris (Japanese School of Paris) was in Trocadéro until 1990

Coordinates: 48°52′4″N 2°17′37″E / 48.86778°N 2.29361°E / 48.86778; 2.29361

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Musée Baccarat, Paris

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