Musée international de la parfumerie

Over het museum

The first museum in Grasse was founded in 1918 by François Carnot, a passionate advocate of the idea of a perfume museum. He already planned a section devoted to perfumery, which grew from 1921 thanks to donors, the perfume houses of Grasse and Paris, and private collectors. In 1955, the arrival of a young curator revived the project, but for a long time the town provided no support.

The Musée international de la Parfumerie opened in January 1989, the bicentenary year of French perfumery. It is a public institution holding the “Musée de France” label, created to preserve the memory of a trade and of a Grasse specialty. Works begun in 2006 doubled its size: it has since offered more than 3,500 m² entirely devoted to the world of perfume.

The route follows Western history, from antiquity through the modern and contemporary periods, in five sections. It presents raw materials, manufacturing, industry, design and uses, through art objects, decorative arts, textiles, archaeological evidence and industrial pieces. The museum also covers soap, make-up and cosmetics over four thousand years, as well as globalization and marketing.

Hoogtepunten

• The history of perfume, soap and cosmetics over four thousand years
• More than 3,500 m² of collections in five chronological sections
• Flasks, art objects and archaeological pieces from many civilizations
• Route for young audiences from age 7, with touch-and-smell games
• Scent trail and Braille route for visually impaired visitors
• MIP gardens in Mouans-Sartoux, a conservatory of perfume plants

Vaste collectie

• Parcours permanent du musée – Five chronological sections trace four thousand years of perfume history, from raw materials to manufacturing, design and marketing.

Opgericht

1989

Beheerder

Pays de Grasse

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

Gratis toegang: The first Sunday of the month, from October to March.

Free with proof for under-18s, job seekers, people with disabilities, ICOM members and members of the ARMIP and AJMIP associations. With a ticket to the MIP or to the MIP gardens, half price at the other site within 7 days. €2 reduction for adults holding a TER train ticket to Grasse or Mouans-Sartoux dated the day of the visit, or a ZOU card. Payment in cash, by check, Pass Culture, card or Côte d’Azur Card.

Toegankelijkheid

• Rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet: geen informatie
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats: geen informatie
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

Access for people with disabilities. Route for visually impaired visitors with Braille, raised objects and a scent trail.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Speurtocht, doeboekje of kinderaudiotour
• Doe- en voelstations

A dedicated route for young audiences from age 7, with interactive stations and touch-and-smell games. Children under 15 must be accompanied.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

For the MIP gardens in Mouans-Sartoux: free car park with 150 spaces, Sillages buses lines E and A (stop “Les jardins du MIP”), or a 1 km walk from Mouans-Sartoux SNCF station.

Service & horeca

• Museumwinkel

MIP shop.

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur

The website offers private hire of the spaces; the corresponding page is currently being updated.

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