Museum of Perfume Art in Moscow

The museum exhibits were samples of perfumery art, representing several historical epochs. The richness of the collection, it is not inferior to the famous French Museum, located in the city of Grasse.

The exposition of the Russian museum is represented by two-sided mirrors of the first quarter of the XIX century, a visual tube with bottles in the form of snails, which was brought from France and belonged to the wife of Heinrich Brocar, the founder of the first perfume factory in Russia. Here you will see the martyr of the XVIII century, vases-flavor. You will also be told the history of the legendary perfumes “Red Moscow”, the prototypes of which were the first Russian perfume “Favorite bouquet of the Empress”, created in 1913 for the 300th anniversary of the House of Romanov. All sorts of smells envelop the visitor as soon as he steps on the doorstep.

The showcase with the tools of master perfumers is represented by a gilded apparatus for distillation of essential oils, all sorts of mortars, flasks, pistils. Nearby is a table with ingredients: oak moss, nutmeg skin, cardamom and much more... If you add a pair of frog legs, a dozen rat tails and bottles of dragon tears, you get a classic set of evil wizard.

Further there is a showcase with women's accessories, the times of A.S. Pushkin, who sprayed perfume, going out: all sorts of handkerchiefs, fans and gloves. Having received such a gift, which meant the favor of the girl, the gentleman carefully kept it next to his heart.

The exhibits of the third showcase were ancient vessels for embalming. Here you will learn the history of “Triple Cologne”, which was formerly called “Cologne Water”, had no smell and was used for medicinal purposes. In the museum there is a huge bottle of "Troyny", which was released under special order for Stalin.