Museo del profumo, Perfume museum in Milan, Italy
Museo del Profumo is a museum in Milan dedicated to the history and craftsmanship of fragrance. The collection spans hundreds of bottles and containers from different countries and periods, ranging from simple vessels to elaborate glass sculptures.
The Museo del profumo opened in Milan in 2004 at Via Messina, 55. Its collection covers 200 years of Italian and international perfumery, gathered into roughly 2,000 bottles, paintings, prints, calendars and objects. Among the pieces are original works by Salvador Dalí, René Lalique, Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi and Julien Viard.
The collection covers 200 years of Italian and world perfumery, with about 2,000 bottles, prints, calendars and paintings. Among the original pieces are flacons created by Salvador Dalí, René Lalique, Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi and Julien Viard, so the visit traces how artists shaped the bottle itself.
The museum is located in a central area and is reachable by public transport or on foot. Visitors should check opening times in advance and plan for a thorough tour that can take one to two hours.
Among the roughly 2,000 bottles are original pieces by Salvador Dalí, René Lalique, Carlo Scarpa, Fulvio Bianconi and Julien Viard, so the collection doubles as a survey of 20th-century glass and design. Look for the artist-made flacons rather than the commercial perfume bottles.
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