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Fragonard, 100 ans de collections et de savoir-faire
For its centenary, the Fragonard perfume house shows its 18th-century collections of decorative objects, fine art and costumes, with a perfume workshop.
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The painter Jean-Honoré Fragonard was born in Grasse in 1732, and in 1926 a Grasse perfume house took his name. For its centenary, the house shows its heritage collections in Paris for the first time, and the route opens on the painter's story: his move to Paris, his wife Marie-Anne Gérard and his sister-in-law, the painter Marguerite Gérard.
Its three 18th-century collections, fine art, objets d'art and costumes, hang together for the first time. You go from Fragonard, Vigée Le Brun and Nattier to flasks, perfume burners and vinaigrettes, court robes, and scented waters remade from 18th-century formulas. The vinaigrettes held aromatic vinegar to sniff against city smells, the original answer to Line 4 at rush hour.
Tickets are €12, €8 reduced, free under 26, in timed slots; the free first-Sunday ticket doesn't cover it. Wednesdays run to 21:00. A separate workshop (€30) has you blend your own eau de toilette.
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Jeune fille délivrant un oiseau de sa cage
Fragonard's painting of a girl letting a bird out of its cage, lent from the house's own Musée Jean-Honoré Fragonard.
The court robes
Look for the formal court dresses among some twenty 18th-century costumes and fashion accessories from Fragonard's costume collection.
Perfume burners and vinaigrettes
Small 18th-century objects for scenting a room or carrying scent on you, shown beside flasks and precious nécessaires.
Recreated scented waters
Scented waters and potpourris remade from 18th-century formulas, set along the route as olfactory installations you can smell.
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Under-26s get in free. The perfume workshop takes ages 8 and up (€20 for under-26s), and each participant leaves with a 12 ml bottle of their own eau de toilette.
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- Fragonard, 100 ans de collections et de savoir-faireCourtesy of Monnaie de Paris - musée du 11 Conti
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