International Museum of Perfumery

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International Museum of Perfumery
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The museum entrance combines modern with historical architecture
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place Grasse , France Coordinates: 43 ° 39 ′ 30.7 "  N , 6 ° 55 ′ 19"  EWorld icon
Art
Cultural history
architect Frédéric Jung (renovation)
opening 1989
operator
State
management
Olivier Quiquempois
Website

The International Museum of Perfumery ( Musée international du parfum in French ) is the world's largest museum dedicated to perfume . It is the world's first public collection that shows the perfume industry from ancient to modern internationally. The museum is located on the French Côte d'Azur in the city of Grasse , which is considered the world capital of perfume.

The museum is publicly owned and has the status of Musée de France .

history

One of the most important people in founding the museum was François Carnot (1872–1963), son of French President Marie François Sadi Carnot . As a friend of art, he was already familiar with museums. For example, he took part in the implementation of museum projects for the World Exhibition of 1900 in Paris . In 1918 he founded a private museum, which also had a section on perfume. This department grew through donations from 1921 onwards. Companies and perfume manufacturers from Grasse and Paris participated in the construction of the museum, including Chriris, Piver and Pinaud. Carnot presented the work of the perfumer François Coty , the so-called founder of modern perfumery. Thematic decorative art contributed, for example, the work of the glass artist René Lalique or a collection of perfume and cosmetic labels from the beginning of the 19th century, which the Countess Savigny de Moncorps donated in 1931. In 1955 Carnot tried to put the exhibition on an official footing, but received no support from the community.

The grown architecture of the museum complex is visible on the facade.

In 1989, the 200th year of French perfumery was celebrated. In connection with this, the International Museum of Perfumery was inaugurated. It found its place in a part of the building of the old Hugues-Aîné perfumery, which is based on an old Dominican monastery .

Extensive renovation work was carried out from 2004 to autumn 2008, led by the architect Frédéric Jung. By merging several old buildings, u. a. the former Pélissier perfumery, the area of ​​the museum has been doubled to 3,500 m². As part of the redesign, internationally known, contemporary artists were given free rein in various interior and exterior designs. Works provided (work names in brackets): Christophe Berdaguer and Marie Péjus (Jardin d'addiction), Gérard Collin-Thiébaut (Parfums de papier peint), Peter Downsbrough (Pose / de, et la), Brigitte Nahon (Ashdod et Demotica), Jean-Michel Othoniel (La fontaine des cœurs renversés), Dominique Thévenin (Apode tronconique). The redesign also included a re- inventory in a uniform database system .

On June 20, 2018, after six months of work, a new opening took place. Interactive museographic devices that serve all five senses now expand the presentation. There is a separate tour for children with an age-appropriate presentation. Visually impaired people are enabled by special devices to visit. An area of ​​300 m² is available for temporary exhibitions.

Exhibits

Egyptian perfume vessel

The museum shows the topic of perfume in a far-reaching manner, starting with raw materials, through production and industry, to design. Soaps, make-up and cosmetics are also on display. The presentation takes place via different channels, such as objects, art, textiles or archaeological evidence. The use of fragrances is shown under technical, aesthetic and cultural aspects. The oldest exhibits are around four thousand years old.

The exhibits reflect the value of the perfume with valuable materials such as alabaster , enamelled faience , ceramics, glass and processed precious metals. The perfume vessels on display range from ceramic vessels from the Bronze Age to Greek Aryballe (perfume vessel in the shape of a torus , which is well suited for mixing the components) and figurative porcelain bottles from the 18th century to ornate bottles from the modern era. The exhibits also include a perfume organ (desk-like piece of furniture on which the fragrances are arranged in small bottles in a semicircle on terraces) from the second half of the 20th century. In addition, make-up boxes, muskrat apples , a Marie-Antoinette travel case , mortars and more are on display.

gallery

  • Old perfume stills

  • figurative flacon made of metal and enamel, around 1770

  • Porcelain flacon from Germany

  • Vial from China

Gardens

Today's gardens of the International Museum of Perfume ( French Jardins du Musée International de la Parfumerie ) were originally in 2003 for the preservation of perfume plants for the municipal association de Pays Grasse designed. The architects nominated in 2005 were Gilles Sensini and Moralès, the landscape gardener was François Navarro. The site covers between 2 and 3  hectares and is about 10 km from the museum in the village of Mouans-Sartoux . The site faces north-west, has calcareous soil and includes a small canal.

In 2007 the project La Bastide du Parfumeur (freely translated: The Perfumer's Country House) was created, financed from private funds . It was supported by the municipality of Mouans-Sartoux and the association of towns and municipalities Pôle Azur Provence, to which the gardens still belong today. With the involvement of gardeners, botanists, perfumers and architects, the aim was to remember the tradition of cultivating perfume plants.

The facility has been an external part of the museum since 2012. On display are plants that have provided raw materials for perfume for centuries, including aromatic and Mediterranean plants. The garden is divided into two areas; once the scented garden and an outdoor area with native species. The cultivation illustrates the connection between the scented landscape and local agriculture. In parallel to the museum, modern media are also offered here, in the form of video guides. Scientific information on the scented plants is provided in a permanent exhibition. Changing contemporary artists present their work on the site.

The gardens see themselves as an environmental project that emphasizes biological diversity. In cultivation, methods such as composting and green manure , soil quality and water conditions are taken into account. There is a partnership with the French League for Bird Protection ( French Ligue de Protection des Oiseaux ).

literature

  • Olivier Quiquempois: Musée international de la parfumerie: regards sur les collections . SilvanaEditoriale 2018, ISBN 978-88-366-3881-9

Web links

Commons : Musée International de la Parfumerie  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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