Théâtre-Musée des Capucines
The Théâtre-Musée des Capucines, also known as the Théâtre musée des Capucines-Fragonard, is a private museum dedicated to perfume, and located in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris at 39, boulevard des Capucines, Paris, France. It closes on Sundays; admission is free.
The museum was created in 1993 by the Fragonard perfume company within a former theater, the Théâtre des Capucines, dating to 1889. It exhibits 19th-century copper distilling apparatus, alembics, flasks, pots-pourris, and perfume roasters, as well as the animals and plants that provide raw materials for perfumes. A collection of perfume bottles illustrates 3000 years of perfume making.
See also
- Musée du Parfum, another Fragonard perfume museum in Paris
- List of museums in Paris
References
- Théâtre-Musée des Capucines — official site (in French)
- Linternaute entry (French)
- ParisInfo entry (French)
- Randos.org description (French)
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Perfumes
- History
- List of perfumes
- Solid perfume
- Eau de Cologne
- Eau de toilette
- Essential oils
- Pomander
- Chypre
- Fougère
- Plant sources including Herbal distillates
- Animal sources
- Synthetic
Category
Commons
Wiktionary
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