Duftmuseum im Farina-Haus
Guided tours through the historic rooms of the world's oldest perfume house, where Johann Maria Farina created the original Eau de Cologne in 1709.
Om museet
In 1709 in Cologne, the Italian-born perfumer Johann Maria Farina composed a fragrance meant to evoke an Italian spring morning and named it after his new hometown. The company he founded is considered the oldest perfume factory in the world still in operation and has been based since 1723 in the building on Obenmarspforten, opposite today's Wallraf-Richartz-Museum. To this day the Farina family – the current perfumer represents the ninth generation – produces the Eau de Cologne to a secret recipe.
The Duftmuseum (fragrance museum) occupies the original 18th-century production rooms and cellars. Display cases and furnishings tell how Eau de Cologne was supplied to royal courts, how distillation and enfleurage work, and how imitators and counterfeiters tried to profit from the success of the Farina name. On display are historic flacons, Rococo furniture, family portraits and archival documents; at a scent station, visitors can smell natural raw materials.
In 2006 the Farina-Haus was honored as a selected landmark in the "Deutschland – Land der Ideen" (Germany – Land of Ideas) competition. Visits are by guided tour only; on weekends, an actor in Rococo costume leads guests through the building as the perfumer Farina. The Farina Atelier Eau de Cologne has recently been added: in small workshops there, guests can now compose a fragrance of their own for the first time.
Højdepunkter
- Original 18th-century production rooms in the company's home since 1723
- Historic flacons, Rococo furniture and portraits of the Farina family
- Essence room with a scent station on distillation, enfleurage and extraction
- Costumed tours with "Johann Maria Farina" on weekends
- Atelier workshops for composing your own Eau de Cologne
Permanente udstillinger
- Duftmuseum – Geschichte der Original Eau de Cologne – Guided tour through the historic rooms with flacons, furniture and documents from three centuries and an essence room where visitors can smell natural fragrance materials.
- Grundlagt
- 1709
- Ejer
- Johann Maria Farina gegenüber dem Jülichs-Platz (Familienunternehmen Farina)
Entrépriser & rabatter
| Voksne | 12 € |
|---|---|
| Børn og unge | 6 €Children up to age 17 pay half price; tours are not recommended for children under 6. |
| Pensionister | –No senior discount mentioned. |
| Personer med handicap | –No discount mentioned; the museum is not accessible. |
| Studerende og elever | –No student discount mentioned. |
| Grupper | –Up to 10 tickets for public tours can be booked online; larger groups of up to 20 people via private tours (flat rate). |
| Familier | –No family ticket mentioned. |
| Historical costumed tour (weekends and Thursday afternoons) | 18 €Children up to age 17 €9 |
| Private tour (up to 20 people) | 160 €Flat rate including admission and fragrance gift; private children's tour €100 |
| Private historical costumed tour (up to 20 people) | 210 €Flat rate including admission and fragrance gift |
Price for the regular weekday tour (approx. 45 min.), including a small fragrance gift. Tickets are non-refundable; rebooking possible up to 24 hours in advance. A FlexTicket allows cancellation or rebooking up to 1 hour before the start. The Farina Atelier Eau de Cologne (fragrance workshop for up to six people, including a 50 ml flacon) is booked separately.
Tilgængelighed
- Kørestolsvenlig: findes ikke
- Elevator: ingen oplysninger
- Handicaptoilet: findes ikke
- Handicapparkering: ingen oplysninger
- Servicehunde tilladt
- Taktile tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Rundvisninger på tegnsprog: ingen oplysninger
- Letlæste tilbud: ingen oplysninger
- Synstolkning: ingen oplysninger
Because of the listed historic building fabric, not accessible for wheelchairs, rollators or strollers. There are no restrooms in the museum. Assistance dogs allowed, other animals not.
Børn og familie
Kun delvist egnet til børnAnbefales fra 6 år
- Barnevognsvenlig: findes ikke
Visits only as part of a guided tour lasting around 45 minutes; not recommended for children under 6. Strollers cannot be taken along.
Transport & parkering
Med offentlig transport
Heumarkt · 5 min. til fods
Stadtbahn (light rail) to Heumarkt or Rathaus (approx. 5-min. walk each) or Dom/Hauptbahnhof (5–10 min.); 5–10 minutes on foot from the main station (DB, S-Bahn).
Service & spisesteder
- Museumsbutik
- Garderobe
Farina boutique in the building and online shop. Free cloakroom for bags. No restrooms.
Arrangementer & udlejning
No venue rental mentioned; private tours and private atelier workshops can be booked.
Planlæg dit besøg
| Rundvisninger | ja · varighed ca. 45 min. |
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| Fotografering | Professional photography only with permission. |
| Godt at vide | Visits by guided tour only (max. 20 people, approx. 45 min.) in German, English, French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese; regular tours with a museum guide on weekdays, costumed tours with an actor on weekends and Thursday afternoons. If you arrive late, the time is deducted from the tour. |
