Paris: Fragonard Perfume Museum offers free tours
Photo courtesy of Fragonard’s official web site
In the list of Paris museums, one sweet-smelling attraction is sometimes overlooked. The Musee du Parfum, run by the famous perfume manufacturer Fragonard, has been offering a “behind the scents” tour of the perfume business for 25 years. And happily for us, the visit is free!
The museum is housed in a gorgeous 19th-century townhouse that drips with romantic ornamentation. The house was built by Joseph Lesoufaché, a student of Garnier, for whom the nearby Opera Garnier was named. (When we say “nearby,” we mean it. The museum is less than half a block west of the opera!)
The Fragonard Museum provides free guided tours throughout the day. Learn how perfume has been made through the ages, and inspect the elaborate tools used in their production.
Just don’t be surprised if you’re inspired to buy some wares at the end of the tour!
Visiting Fragonard’s Perfume Museum
Le musee du parfum
9, rue Scribe
Metro: Opera
Tél: +33 (0) 1 47 42 04 56
The museum is open Monday to Saturday from 9 AM to 6 PM, Sundays and holidays, 9 AM to 5 PM.
For more details, visit the museum’s website.
Join us again tomorrow, as our “Grand Tour” continues in Prague.
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August 19th, 2008 at 7:43 am
I’ve been to that place, well worth going - especially for free - if you can handle the sales pitch at the end (conveniently it drops you into the shop at the end!)
September 21st, 2008 at 6:26 am
C’mon I suppose they have to make money somehow - I wouldn’t mind a sales pitch if the tour is free.
June 25th, 2009 at 5:14 am
My favourite perfume! I discovered it when in Eze where they also have a factory & shop - worth a visit if you’re in the pretty hill town.
October 8th, 2009 at 2:33 pm
The shop has changed my life. Here I have discovered my perfumes. Its Miranda. I can’t live without them