Musée du cristal, Art museum in Saint-Louis-lès-Bitche, France

The Crystal Museum occupies a former production hall displaying roughly 2000 glass pieces spanning multiple centuries. Objects are arranged chronologically and sorted by manufacturing techniques, making the craft's evolution clear to visitors.

The Compagnie des Cristalleries de Saint-Louis was founded in 1586 in Münzthal, making it France's oldest glass manufacturer and, from 1781, the first crystal glass producer in continental Europe. The museum opened in June 2007 on the initiative of Hermès, owner since 1994, and is named after the glassworks' most prestigious team, La Grande Place. It occupies 19th-century buildings within the factory, with new sections designed by Lipsky and Rollet.

The museum's name comes from La Grande Place, the glassworks team considered the most skilled and prestigious, and honours all the crystal makers of the Saint-Louis factory. Guided tours are compulsory along the 943-metre route, where workers handle molten glass and engravers, cutters and decorators are shown at their workshops, including the paperweight workshop.

The museum occupies a former workshop setting, giving visitors an authentic feel for the surroundings where the craft took place. It helps to allow time to explore the different collection areas and understand the various techniques on display.

The museum's name, La Grande Place, honours the glassworks team of that name, long considered its most skilled. The visit runs through 943 metres of displays inside the 19th-century buildings, with a compulsory guided tour. Videos are subtitled in 20 languages. The museum belongs to the Les Étoiles Terrestres network with Meisenthal and Lalique.