Musée du Parfum

This article is about the Fragonard museum. Not to be confused with the Grand Musée du Parfum.
Musée du Parfum

The Musée du Parfum (French pronunciation: [myze dy paʁfœ̃]), also known as the Fragonard Musée du Parfum ([fʁaɡɔnaʁ myze dy paʁfœ̃]), is a French private museum of perfume located at 9 rue Scribe, in the 9th arrondissement of Paris.[1]

History and exhibits

Fragonard Parfumeur established the museum in 1983, within a Napoleon III town-house built in 1860.[2] Its rooms contain period furnishings and perfume exhibits, including antique perfume bottles, containers, toiletry sets, and stills for steam distillation of perfume extracts.[3] Displays show how perfumes are made today and present the history of perfume manufacturing and packaging. A perfume organ on display has tiers of ingredient bottles arranged around a balance used to mix fragrances.[1]

In 2014, the Fragonard company acquired ownership of the real estate site located at the address of the Square de l'Opéra.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Fragonard Perfume Museum - Paris". europeforvisitors.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ^ "Le Musée du Parfum, un musée parisien à découvrir". www.linternaute.com (in French). Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  3. ^ Parisbreakfasts (2008-05-21). "paris breakfasts: Le musee du parfum Fragonard". paris breakfasts. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

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