Many museums have a pretty pungent combo of smells, including formaldehyde, dust and pretzels at the snack bar. That’s usually unintentional, but the Grand Musée du Parfum in Paris is very conscious ...

'There are also very beautiful roses in Romania and Bulgaria, but the Turkish rose is always three steps ahead,' museum guide says Perfumes were used for medicine back in time when people believed ...

Paris has seen its fair share of perfume museums over the years – the Grand Musée du Parfum made a splash before closing its doors last summer, while the Yves Saint Laurent Museum showcases the ...

Paris is filled with dozens of museums with very specific themes including wine, counterfeiting, Edith Piaf (housed in a private Paris apartment), sewers, hunting, carnivals and vampires. The newest ...

In ancient Egyptian times, the first perfume known to mankind was called "kyphi," incense made from myrrh, wine and honey. With a recipe that dates back to 1500 B.C., it was used for sacred rituals ...

Uh, weird. The Museum of Arts and Design is launching a “Center of Olfactory Art” today, dedicated to perfumes and scent as an art form. The museum’s director told the AP that it’s launching the ...

Blue Water Lotus, one of six fragrances in The Met and Pura's new collaboration, was inspired by the Temple of Dendur (all images courtesy The Met) You often hear bibliophiles rhapsodize over that ...

In some museums, you can see history in faded print on dusty tomes. In others, you can feel history through cold, faded medieval armor and smooth, polished dinosaur bones. In a small museum tucked in ...