Grand Musée du Parfum

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Grand Musée du Parfum
FoundersGuillaume de Maussion Edit this on Wikidata
Coordinates48°52′17″N 2°18′53″E / 48.8714°N 2.3147°E / 48.8714; 2.3147Coordinates: 48°52′17″N 2°18′53″E / 48.8714°N 2.3147°E / 48.8714; 2.3147 Edit this at Wikidata

The Grand Musée du Parfum was a Paris perfumery museum that operated from December 22, 2016 to July 6, 2018.[1][2] It was founded by entrepreneur Guillaume de Maussion[3] and overseen by industry experts including Jean-Claude Ellena, then the in-house perfumer at Hermes; Mathilde Laurent, house perfumer at Cartier; and , director of fragrance for Guerlain.[4] The museum, developed over two years[5] for $7 million,[6] was located in the hôtel particulier (townhouse mansion) at 73, rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré,[2] once the residence of the Roederer champagne family and later the location of fashion house Christian Lacroix.[4] Entry cost between 5 and 14.50 Euro.[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).[4] It also had a "garden of scent" with white sculptures that each released different scents.[8]

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
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