Grand Musée du Parfum
| Founders | Guillaume de Maussion  |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 48°52′17″N 2°18′53″E / 48.8714°N 2.3147°E |
The Grand Musée du Parfum (French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ myze dy paʁfœ̃]) was a Paris perfumery museum that operated from December 22nd, 2016, to July 6th, 2018.[1][2]
History
[edit]The Grand Musée du Parfum opened on 22 December 2016.[3] It was founded by entrepreneur Guillaume de Maussion[4] whose ambition was to create a "scientific, creative and accessible" space.[2] It was overseen by fragrance experts including Jean-Claude Ellena (in-house perfumer at Hermes), Mathilde Laurent (house perfumer at Cartier), and Sylvaine Delacourte (director of fragrance for Guerlain).[5] The museum, developed over two years.[6]
A 5-year partnership had been inked with the International Flavors & Fragrances, the museum had the support of Paris' Mayor Anne Hidalgo, of the Fédération des Entreprises de la Beauté and of the Syndicat Français de la Parfumerie.[1]
The museum closed on 6 July 2018. No explanation was provided as to why it closed.[1][2]
Description
[edit]The Grand Musée du Parfum was located in the hôtel particulier at 73, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré. The 1,400 m2 building was fully renovated at a cost of 7 million euros. It was once the residence of the Roederer champagne family and later the location of fashion house Christian Lacroix.[3][5][7]
Exhibits included a recreation of the laboratory of French perfume house Houbigant (founded in 1775 at 19, rue du Faubourg-Saint-Honoré), using items on loan from the Musée Carnavalet (the museum of the history of Paris).[5] It also had a "garden of scent" with white sculptures that each released different scents.[8]
Entry cost between 5 and 14.50 Euro.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Weil, Jennifer (2018-07-06). "Le Grand Musée du Parfum Shutters in Paris". WWD. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ a b c Artaud, Ophélie (6 July 2018). "Fermeture du Grand Musée du Parfum à Paris". Figaro (in French). Archived from the original on 6 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Le Grand Musée du parfum ouvre à Paris". Le Figaro (in French). 2016-12-14. Retrieved 2024-02-10.
- ^ Meltzer, Hannah (December 22, 2016). "A first look inside Le Grand Musée de Parfum, a museum of scent in Paris". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ a b c Nicklin, Mary Winston (November 28, 2016). "Paris's New Perfume Museum Smells Amazing (Obviously)". Condé Nast Traveler. Archived from the original on 7 July 2018. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ Helmi, Kunang (December 29, 2016). "Visiting the luxurious but not elitist Le Grand Musee du Parfum in Paris". The Jakarta Post. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ Sayej, Nadja (2017-04-10). "This Extraordinary New Museum Doesn't Actually Have Any Art". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 2018-07-07. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
- ^ Fearon, Francesca (January 8, 2017). "The newly opened Le Grand Musée du Parfum in Paris tells the story of fragrance". The National. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
- ^ "Le Grand Musée du parfum à Paris ferme au bout d'un an et demi". Europe 1 (in French). July 6, 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-07-08. Retrieved 2018-07-08.