International perfume museum in Grasse

The international perfume museum in Grasse is a vast, modern space for learning about perfume and its historical, aesthetic, hygienic and social role.

 

 

Grasse International Perfumery Museum

This museum is one of the few on the subject. It cleverly highlights one of the local specialities: luxury perfumery. It features a large number of exhibition rooms, with a particular focus on

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• the various trades involved in the perfume industry,
• the history of perfume and perfumery in Grasse and around the world,
• the production of objects related to perfume,

Visitors admire the beauty of perfume bottles through the ages. They are surprised by the interest in perfume in ancient times. A small garden, or rather a greenhouse, gives visitors a glimpse of some of the perfume plants on display.

Perfumery in Grasse

Thanks to its climate, many species of flowers have been cultivated in the Grasse area. This has been the case since the 17th century. These include tuberose, jasmine, iris, geranium and roses such as Centifolia.
This activity is still very much alive, despite a certain decline, due in particular to synthetic odors. There are still around thirty small producers. Fortunately, the Musée de la Parfumerie preserves, if not the ancestral know-how of the growers, at least their memories and some of their techniques.

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Practical information

Musée international du parfum
2 Boulevard du Jeu de Ballon
06130 Grasse

Opening
From September 1 to June 30: 10am to 6pm.
From July 1 to August 31: 10am to 7pm.
Closed May 1, 1st Monday of January, February, March, October, November, December, December 25 and January 1.

Official website 

 

Practical! A single train line connects all these towns:
Menton – Roquebrune-Cap-Martin – Monaco Monte Carlo – Cap-d’Ail – Èze (beach) – Beaulieu-sur-Mer – Villefranche-sur-Mer – Nice Riquier – Nice – Nice Saint-Augustin – Saint-Laurent-du-Var – Cros de Cagnes – Cagnes-sur-Mer – Villeneuve-Loubet Plage – Biot – Antibes – Juan les Pins – Golfe Juan Vallauris – Cannes.
Including Mouans-Sartoux and Grasse.