Grand Musée du Parfum

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 Sylvaine Delacourte, 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]

For the Fragonard museum, see Musée du Parfum.
Grand Musée du Parfum
FoundersGuillaume de Maussion 

References
  1. Weil, Jennifer (2018-07-06). "Le Grand Musée du Parfum Shutters in Paris". WWD. Retrieved 2018-07-07.
  2. Artaud, Ophélie (6 July 2018). "Fermeture du Grand Musée du Parfum à Paris". Figaro (in French). 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. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. Nicklin, Mary Winston (November 28, 2016). "Paris's New Perfume Museum Smells Amazing (Obviously)". Condé Nast Traveler. 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. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  6. Sayej, Nadja (2017-04-10). "This Extraordinary New Museum Doesn't Actually Have Any Art". Harper's Bazaar. 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. 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. Retrieved 2018-07-08.

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