The Gallery Museum

The Gallery Museum
Place des Etats-Unis - 75116 Paris

Dazzling special commissions, sets of glasses of exceptional craftsmanship, vases and decorative objects demonstrating matchless technical and stylistic skills which reflect the evolution of the different movements of the Decorative Arts.

The next section, "Alchemy”, by Gérard Garouste is a rotunda dedicated to Baccarat’s exceptional know-how. Fully decorated by the painter, it accommodates a canopy illustrating an allegory dealing with the subject of the four elements: Water, Earth, Air and Fire, which are also the necessary elements to realize the almost alchemical making of crystal. Here, one can discover a series of extraordinary pieces, including the famous vases “ Simon", representing the "Water Allegory" and the "Earth Allegory", as well as a Chessboard of which some pieces were sources of inspiration for Gérard Garouste’s decoration.
The section "Beyond transparency" is highlighted by four different display cases: "Tales from Afar", "Designers", "Celebrities" and "Femininity and Lightness", illustrating the various facets of Baccarat's exceptional know-how. The legendary pieces presented during several Universal Exhibitions recount all the technical skills concerning the ornamentation – whether in terms of cutting, wheel-engraving, enamelling or gilding: The "Turkish enamelled mocha coffee set" - a masterpiece of the 1878 Exhibition, or the "Elephant vase" of 1880, only to name a few. Worth admiring are as well the limited-edition collections created by famous designers such as Georges Chevalier, Ettore Sottsass, Roberto Sambonet, Van day Truex and Marcial Berro or the prestigious commissions made by Heads of States, royal or imperial courts from all over the world or by international celebrities (the Emperor of Japan, the Prince of Wales, Josephine Baker ...)
Finally, one display case is dedicated to illustrate the technical feats of glass working: vases, dishes and stemware on a mouth-blown hollow stem of an incredible lightness.


11 place des Etats-Unis - 75 116 Paris
Closest underground stations: métro Iéna (ligne 9) or Boissière (ligne 6)
Accessible for disabled people
Open from Mondays to Saturdays from 10 am to 6.30 pm

Closed on Sundays, Tuesdays and bank holidays

Entrance fee: 5 € per person
Reduced price : 3.50 € per person (groups and students less than 25 years old and applicant)
Free admission for people less than 18 years old and disabled person

Group tour on booking only at the Heritage Department (maximum: 15 persons)

Heritage Department
Tel: 00 33 1 40 22 11 00
E-mail : patrimoine@baccarat.fr