Английская Википедия:Grand Musée du Parfum
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The Grand Musée du Parfum was a Paris perfumery museum that operated from December 22nd, 2016, to July 6th, 2018.[1][2]
History
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
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]
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