Musée Bouilhet-Christofle

The Musée Bouilhet-Christofle was a silverware museum in Paris that housed an extensive collection of cutlery, plates, and decorative objects spanning different artistic periods. The displays showed dining practices and the craftsmanship involved in silver manufacturing across multiple centuries.

The silverware company was founded in 1830 and grew into a renowned maker of fine cutlery and decorative pieces. The enterprise gained prominence in the 19th century and left a lasting mark on French craftsmanship and design traditions.

The museum collections demonstrated the evolution of French dining customs and silver manufacturing techniques through exhibitions of table settings and ornamental objects.

The museum is no longer open to the public, as it closed its doors in 2008. Visitors can learn about the history and collections through online resources or by consulting historical records and exhibition catalogs.

The museum operated two separate locations and displayed techniques such as electroplating and enameling in Saint-Denis, revealing how silverware was actually made. These practical demonstrations made manufacturing processes tangible and understandable for visitors.