Passing to Paris, in the Opéra district? Don’t miss visiting the Fragonard Parfum Museum: a fun museum that brings life to the most mythical object of everyday life: perfume!
Evoking the French Art of Living without mentioning perfume is impossible. Located in Opéra area In Paris, the Musée du Parfum offers a unique museum concept and displays in an educational and original way all the steps that give life to this legendary luxury object and object of our daily life: perfume.
To help you organize your olfactory experience, we have listed all the important information: from time to time to time, to the history of this must-have daily product, you will be parsed to appreciate the perfume in all its facets and to visit the Musée du Parfum!
History of the Fragonard Parfum Museum
The History of the Fragonard Parfum Museum begins Grasse in 1926, when Eugene Fuchs opened a perfumery to the ensign of Fragonard in tribute to the famous oil painter. It is then from father to son that the families Fuchs and Costa develop the company. Today, the factory of the time has become a factory and covers three different sites open to the public.
In this wise family, then come the women of the family: Anne, Agnès and Françoise, who have joined their father very young at the company’s command to take over and lead the house to other horizons: fashion, art of living and table... Accessible to the largest number.
What to see and do at the Fragonard Parfum Museum?
Unpublished in Paris, the Musée du Parfum Fragonard offers a unique museum concept and displays in an educational and original way all the steps that give life to this legendary luxury object and object of our daily life: perfume.
With its know-how and professional experience, Fragonard perfumery thus presents all the secrets of manufacturing, its genesis to its finishing...
Raw materials
An interactive map shows the cultivation of plants around the five continents. At the same time, discover animal raw materials and old perfume objects, an olfactory journey between past and present.
Manufacturing
In the style of a factory of the early twentieth century are exposed to various ancient copper alambics. The various stages of production (gathering, extraction, distillation, maceration, formulation, industrialization and flaconnage) are traced through films alternating archival images of the early twentieth century and contemporary images made in the oil factories.
The profession of perfumer
You will also discover the profession of perfumer or nose, which has a unique know-how, allowing it to recognize several thousand different smells. It develops its own olfactory signature thanks to its imagination, creativity and meaning of agreements that allow it to make infinite compositions.
The collections
In a second part of the museum, an exceptional collection of ancient bottles retraces the history of the perfume of ancient Egypt in the twentieth century, through almost 300 art objects: pots to khôls, aryballes, lécythes, pomanders, vinegars, burn-parfums, pots-pourris, travel boxes, precious bottles of salts...
Other spaces
- The label room The essential attribute of the bottle, the label appears at the end of the 19th century, with the advent of industrialization. Often forgotten, a space is dedicated to him and exposes the most beautiful examples of the house Fragonard.
- La salle d’exposition provisoire At the pace of the seasons and projects, the visit of the Perfume Museum can be supplemented by a temporary exhibition around the perfume, but also by the various passions of the Fragonard House.
- The shop Located above the museum's spaces, the boutique offers all the perfumed ranges of the Fragonard house: perfumes, toilet water, soaps, candles, diffusers, but also cosmetics, shower gels and gift boxes...
olfactory workshop
The Parfum Museum also proposes you to become a smoker apprentice through its educational workshop ( reservation required) where you can assemble with different pipettes and beakers. Like a chemist apprentice, you can create your own Eau de Toilette (100 ml).
How to visit the Fragonard Parfum Museum?
Visiting the Parfum Museum requires preparing for its arrival, including by visiting the main information about the site. From the time of visit to the accessibility of the site, we selected the most frequent questions:
What is the best time to visit the Parfum Museum?
Your sense of smell is more receptive in the morning but you can enjoy the visit from Monday to Saturday from 9am to 6pm, know that the last visit is at 5pm.
How long does a visit last? Is the duration limited?
Allow at least thirty minutes for your visit or even a little more if you want to bring back souvenirs (from products made in Grasse – the world perfume capital, in the Factory Laboratories of the Fragonard House are offered at factory prices at the museum shop. It should be noted that the duration is not limited and that departures are made every 20 minutes.
Are pets allowed?
No, you can unfortunately not come with your pet at the Fragonard Parfum Museum.
Accessibility
The site is fully accessible: Washrooms for people with disabilities are accessible, motorized and non-motorized wheelchairs are allowed and a lift allows people with reduced mobility to access the exhibition rooms.
Good to know: The Parfum Museum does not have a storage place for personal effects.
How to get to the Fragonard Parfum Museum?
The best way to get to the Fragonard Parfum Museum is to go through the pretty square Louis Jouvet. The address is as follows: 3-5 Square Louis Jouvet, 75009 Paris .
You can also access it:
- **By metro:**Opéra (lines 3, 7, 8), Madeleine (12, 14), Havre-Caumartin (9) Saint-Lazare (13)
- In RER: In Auber, RER E Haussmann Saint-Lazare
- **By bus:**lines 21, 22, 27, 52, 53, 66, 68, 81, 95
Schedules and prices of the Fragonard Museum
HORARI
Unfortunately, the Paris perfume museum is closed on Sundays. It is open Monday to Saturday, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last check-out at 5 p.m.), except January 1, May 1 and December 25 (exceptional closing days).
RATES
The entrance to the Fragonard Parfum Museum is free , then why do you deprive yourself of it? In addition, Wanderlix makes you enjoy exclusively 10% reduction valid on all the products of the museum shop! To enjoy it, simply download the voucher by clicking on the link below:
If you want to learn more about perfume, you can opt for a guided tour of the Parfum Museum .
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