The Théâtre-Musée des Capucines, also known as the Théâtre musée des Capucines-Fragonard, is a private museum dedicated to perfume

Perfume

Perfume is a mixture of fragrant essential oils and/or aroma compounds, fixatives, and solvents used to give the human body, animals, objects, and living spaces "a pleasant scent"...

, and located in the IIe arrondissement

IIe arrondissement

The 2nd arrondissement is one of the 20 arrondissements of Paris, the capital city of France. Located on the right bank of the River Seine, the 2nd arrondissement, together with the adjacent 8th and 9th arrondissements, hosts an important business district, centred on the Paris Opéra, which houses...

 at 39, boulevard des Capucines, Paris

Paris

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, France

France

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. It closes on Sundays; admission is free.

The museum was created in 1993 by the Fragonard perfume company within a former theater, the Théâtre des Capucines

Théâtre des Capucines

The Théâtre des Capucines was a former theatre on the boulevard des Capucines in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It was built in 1889 by architect Édouard-Jean Niermans and then taken over by two brothers, Émile Isola and Vincent Isola, in 1892 to become the Théâtre Isola...

, dating to 1889. It exhibits 19th-century copper distilling apparatus, alembic

Alembic

An alembic is an alchemical still consisting of two vessels connected by a tube...

s, flask

Laboratory flask

Laboratory flasks are vessels which fall into the category of laboratory equipment known as glassware. In laboratory and other scientific settings, they are usually referred to simply as flasks...

s, pots-pourris, and perfume roasters, as well as the animals and plants that provide raw materials for perfumes. A collection of perfume bottles illustrates 3000 years of perfume making.

See also

• Musée du Parfum
  Musée du Parfum
  The Musée du Parfum, also known as the Fragonard Musée du Parfum, is a private museum of perfume located in the 9th arrondissement at 9 rue Scribe, Paris, France. It is open daily; admission is free. The museum is located near the western side of Opéra Garnier.The museum was created in 1983 by the...
  
  , another Fragonard perfume museum in Paris
• List of museums in Paris