Musée du Verre

What Musée du Verre does

The Musée du Verre François Décorchemont is a municipal museum located in Conches-en-Ouche, Normandy, France, operated by the City of Conches as a public cultural institution. Founded in 1996 and renamed and reopened in a new purpose-built facility at the V@l site on June 25, 2022, the museum specializes in glass art from the end of the 19th century to the present, with particular emphasis on pâte de verre (glass paste), stained glass, blown glass, and contemporary glass sculpture. It holds approximately 500 works with strong representation of French decorative arts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Schneider glassworks, stained glass, and contemporary sculpture, including a significant body of work by François Décorchemont, a master of pâte de verre.

The museum's core offerings include permanent collections, rotating temporary exhibitions (such as the 2026 MURANO 1920-2020 exhibition), educational workshops covering glass techniques (millefiori, torch glassblowing, stained glass), guided tours, annual conferences, and a cafeteria. Supporting amenities include a museum shop selling books, exhibition catalogs, and artisan glass objects. The museum operates on a seasonal basis (March to November, Wednesday to Sunday, 2pm-6pm), with €7 standard admission, extensive free-admission categories (under 18, students, unemployed, ICOM and Norman museum card holders, first Sunday of each month), and revenue supplemented by a shop, cafeteria, and corporate sponsorship (e.g., Veolia). It is governed by the City of Conches with municipal funding and partnerships with DRAC Normandie, FRAM Haute-Normandie, and AMCO supporting collection acquisitions and infrastructure. The museum holds the official "Musée de France" label and is staffed by a small team of approximately 10 employees.

Name

Musée du Verre

Legal name

Musée du Verre François Décorchemont

Website

https://museeduverre.fr

Company type

Public

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Musée du Verre François Décorchemont is a municipal museum in Conches-en-Ouche, Normandy, France, specializing in glass art from the late 19th century to present. It serves general public, families, students, and glass art enthusiasts through permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, educational workshops, and guided tours.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Glass Art Museum

NAICS

Museums (71211)

akta.pro primary industry

Art Museums (THAJADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cultural Centers & Multidisciplinary Arts Institutions (THAJADAJ), Cultural Heritage Institutions (Archives, Historic Houses, Monuments Foundations) (THAJADAI)

Keywords

• Glass art museum
• Cultural heritage exhibitions
• Pâte de verre collections
• Stained glass preservation
• Art education workshops

Headquarters

HQ city

Conches-en-Ouche

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Admissions and Ticketing: Museum entrance fees at €7 full price, with free admission on first Sunday of each month and for visitors under 18, students, unemployed, social minimum recipients, ICOM card holders, and Norman museum card holders.
2. Museum Shop Sales: The museum shop sells books on glass and exhibition catalogs published by the museum, as well as goodies, jewelry, and glass objects made by glass artisans.
3. Cafeteria Services: On-site cafeteria offering refreshments and snacks with views of museum terrace.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Musée du Verre François Décorchemont operates as a public cultural institution dedicated to the preservation, exhibition, and public education of glass art from the late 19th century to the present. It houses approximately 500 works spanning Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Schneider glassworks, and contemporary sculpture, with particular emphasis on the pâte de verre technique mastered by François Décorchemont. The museum generates revenue through admissions, museum shop sales, cafeteria services, and educational programs including workshops, guided tours, and conferences.

Product overview

The François Décorchemont Glass Museum operates as a cultural institution offering a unified visitor experience centered on glass art from the late 19th century to contemporary times. The museum's core offerings include permanent collections spanning Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Schneider glassworks, and François Décorchemont's pâte de verre masterpieces, alongside rotating temporary exhibitions such as the MURANO 1920-2020 showcase. The museum enriches visits through educational workshops (glass techniques, torch-working, decorative arts), guided tours, and an annual conference series. Supporting visitor services include a shop selling publications and artisan glass objects, and a cafeteria. Programs are coordinated through an annual activity brochure distributed as PDF.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Collections
• MURANO 1920-2020 Exhibition
• Educational Workshops
• Guided Tours and Conferences
• Museum Shop
• Cafeteria
• Cultural Events and Demonstrations

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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AI maturity

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Feature1 record

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AMCO (Association des Amis des Musées de Conches)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Association of Friends of the Conches Museums that supports acquisitions and museum activities. Assisted with public subscription for stained glass window purchases and helps acquire works from artists.
• Galerie Tourbillon, ParisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallery that donated stained glass window Ave Maria (1934) by François Décorchemont to the museum collection.
• Galerie Zehil, MonacominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallery from which museum purchased small three-handled bowl with seaweed decoration by François Décorchemont (1911).
• Philip Baldwin and Monica GuggisbergminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContemporary glass artists who donated or sold works to museum. Created Amphore La Bombe population in 2022 for new museum inauguration.
• Galerie WDminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGallery through which museum purchased five drawings by Pierre d'Avesn (1936-1940s).
• Dominique and Jean VitratminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollectors who donated exceptional collection of 149 Legras glassworks in 2023, along with iconographic documents.
• Barlach HeuerminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlass art enthusiast who donated numerous pieces to museum including works by François Décorchemont, Gabriel Argy-Rousseau, Michel-Aristide Colotte, and Schneider.
• La Fabrique de patrimoines en NormandiecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOrganization that organized the 2026 annual meeting of Normandy Museums Network hosted at the museum. Played key role in coordinating regional museum collaboration.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Vitra Design Museum: Design-focused museum in Weil am Rhein with programming across design, architecture, and applied arts including occasional glass exhibitions. Comparable as a design/applied-arts museum with temporary exhibitions and a smaller, specialist focus.
• Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Paris): Paris-based decorative-arts museum with major glass and stained-glass holdings. Broad incumbent covering decorative arts including glass, a wider category than the Conches museum but the closest large-scale reference for glass and decorative-arts programming.

Direct peers

• Corning Museum of Glass: Leading global glass museum in Corning, NY, with 3,500-year span of glass art and live glassmaking demonstrations. Direct peer on glass-art specialization, temporary exhibitions, and educational programming, though at significantly larger scale.
• Musée Lalique: French glass-art museum in Wingen-sur-Moder (Alsace) dedicated to René Lalique and Lalique glass. Direct comparable as a specialty French glass-art museum with permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, and a similar small-staff, region-anchored operating model.
• Museo del Vetro (Murano Glass Museum): Venetian glass museum on Murano island with historic and contemporary Murano glass collections. Direct comparable as a glass-art museum with rotating exhibitions on Italian glass heritage, parallel to the Conches museum's MURANO 1920-2020 show.
• Musée du Cristal (Baccarat): Crystal and glass museum operated by the Baccarat brand in Lorraine, France, exhibiting fine crystal production. Direct comparable as a French specialty glass museum with permanent collections, temporary exhibitions, and a heritage-anchor brand identity.

Emerging players

• Écomusée de la Cristallerie de Portieux: Heritage ecomuseum dedicated to the Portieux crystal and glassworks in the Vosges region. Comparable as a small French specialty museum focused on industrial and decorative glass heritage with educational programming.
• Musée de la Piscine (Roubaix): Regional French museum combining fine arts, decorative arts (including glass), and industrial heritage. Comparable as a mid-sized French regional museum mixing decorative arts collections with temporary exhibitions and educational programming.

Others

• Réseau des Musées de Normandie: Normandy regional museum network that includes the Musée du Verre and coordinates cross-promotion, traveling exhibitions, and shared programming. Relevant as a partner network rather than a competitor, helping the museum scale reach within Normandy.

Regional players

• Château-Musée de Boulogne-sur-Mer: Regional French museum covering fine arts, ethnography, and decorative arts including a notable glass collection. Comparable as a regional French museum with mixed decorative-arts holdings and temporary exhibitions in a different geographic catchment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles1 record

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