| Perfume is a cosmetic that has existed for | | | | geographical information. It is located in |
| thousands of years. It has appeared in a | | | | Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona`s gothic |
| variety of formats with a variety of | | | | quarter. The aim of the museum is to appeal |
| production methods reflected by product | | | | to historians and art lovers alike. The |
| availability and equipment availability. | | | | dazzling collection is amazingly beautiful, |
| Perfume is both bespoke and mass produced, | | | | and every bottle has a tale to tell. The |
| and has an endless variety of possible | | | | museum has certainly done its research and |
| bouquets on offer. Perfume has been used for | | | | has information in various languages |
| religious, spiritual and social purposes, | | | | available to widen its appeal and make the |
| having an important influence in many areas | | | | history of perfume as accessible to all as |
| of everyday life. It has also been a valuable | | | | possible. The perfume museum is separated |
| commodity throughout the ages, and is still a | | | | into two sections. The first section houses |
| huge industry today. Perfume has as important | | | | all types of modern synthetic and mass |
| an effect on modern life as it did in ancient | | | | produced perfumes of the modern day, which |
| times. The study of perfume history has | | | | are grouped by manufacturer. The other |
| revealed many facts about ancient | | | | section contains perfume vessels from a |
| civilisations, helping us to piece together a | | | | variety of eras and geographical locations, |
| more realistic view of daily life. In turn, | | | | displayed in chronological order. Both |
| perfume history has helped us to understand | | | | collections display a range of bottles and |
| more about our own culture through | | | | vessels from all over the world including |
| comparisons made. Interest in perfume is | | | | Egypt, Israel and Africa. Every bottle |
| universal; from the moment we are born the | | | | displayed provides an insight into the |
| scents that we are exposed to affect our | | | | perfume making process and its cultural |
| thoughts, emotions and responses to places, | | | | significance, with further information |
| people and things. It is of interest to all | | | | available from guides. The oldest bottles |
| as there is perfume for men and women, young | | | | give intriguing clues as to the preparation |
| and old alike. The importance of perfume is | | | | of perfume, and also provide information on |
| represented in its presentation also. The | | | | the craftsmen of the day. The modern bottles |
| bottles used not only influence the storage | | | | create feelings of nostalgia or an enjoyment |
| life and ease of use, but are also used to | | | | of modern living. One of the most important |
| appeal to our other senses and thus attract | | | | collections details the use of perfume in |
| potential buyers. Perfume bottles are often | | | | Egyptian times, covering its use in rituals, |
| as beautiful and ornamental as they are | | | | its significance to the pharaohs and its |
| practical, and are an extremely collectable | | | | impact on women`s lives, taking the |
| item. Many modern manufacturers rely on this | | | | information from historical records and |
| to make their perfumes more desirable by | | | | inscriptions as well as the housed artefacts. |
| creating limited edition packaging. Attention | | | | And this is just a taster of what is on |
| to perfume packaging, however, is not a | | | | offer. True to the product that it proudly |
| modern invention; the importance of perfume | | | | houses, there is something for everyone at |
| in history is reflected by the bottles I | | | | the perfume museum. For those not able to |
| which the commodity was preserved. The | | | | reach Barcelona, the museum also has an |
| biggest collection of perfume bottles can be | | | | extremely comprehensive website which has |
| found in the innovative and beautiful perfume | | | | full listings of all its perfume bottles, |
| museum, situated in central Barcelona. The | | | | which can be viewed. It also offers a wealth |
| perfume museum was created in 1963 with the | | | | of information of the history of perfume, |
| intention of making this valuable collection | | | | making the valuable information it houses |
| available to the general public, to be able | | | | truly accessible on a global scale. |
| to highlight important historical and | | | | |