Musée du Parfum
Museum of perfume in Paris, France
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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]
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| Established | 1983 |
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| Location | 9 rue Scribe, 75009 Paris, France |
| Type | Perfume museum |
| Founder | Fragonard Parfumeur |
| Owner | Fragonard Parfumeur |
Public transit access | Opéra (Métro) |
| Website | musee-parfum-paris |
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
- Théâtre-Musée des Capucines, another Fragonard perfume museum in Paris
- List of museums in Paris
