Baccarat Glass Museum

Having had enough, at least for a day, of traditional museums, we decide to go to the Baccarat Museum, which, according to the guide-book, displays dining rooms and place-settings.

The mansion which houses the museum on Place des Etats-Unis, is gorgeous and used to be owned by  Marie-Laure, Viscountess de Noailles, an art patron who had parties with the who's-who of the art world.  It is now a high-end restaurant, a museum and a boutique.


Now, the guide book says "museum", and the cashier who took our 5 euros each called it a "museum", but 4 rooms, two sparsely furnished, which took us 10 minutes to walk through should perhaps be called  a Museumette.


They did show Baccarat glassware which famous people used or had commissioned in the last 100 years.   But it was not large enough to be really impressive.

Unfortunately we were not allowed to take pictures.  Fortunately we took a picture of the bathroom, whuch made me grin for a good half hour.

Bathroom at Baccarat Glass Museum

Bathroom at Baccarat Glass Museum