DISCOVER THE OSMOTHEQUE


Un unique place
Perfume is certainly the most vulnerable and evanescent of all human creations. Yet it certainly has alasting impact on people’s memories. What do we do when perfumes are no longerfound for sale? How do we find them again? The Osmothèque, a French nonprofit organization, opened on 26 April 1990. The very first fragrancearchive in history, it preserves vulnerable, precious fragrances, keeping themsafe from the ravages of time and from being lost and forgotten. A livingcollection of existing fragrances and those that have disappeared, it protectsthe world’s fragrance heritage. > For more info in our history >> Special Reportage

A living collection
Today, 2300 fragrances,including 400 no longer available. Some fragrances have been remade according to original formulas, while others have been entrusted to us by brands: Le Parfum royal (1st century); l'Eau de Cologne de Napoléon à SteHélène (1815); the famous fragrances of Paul Poiret (1911); the gems ofHoubigant, Coty, and Lubin; and the marvels of Guerlain, Chanel, and Lancôme... >> For more info on the collection >> Que deviennent les parfums que vous nous confiez? >> Discover the collection

Our partners
The Osmothèque came into being thanks tothe confidence of its three partners: the Société Française des Parfumeurs (SFP) the Comité Français du Parfum (CFP-FEBEA) The Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Versailles Val d’Oise-Yvelines (CCIV) Others have joined in to give us theirsupport: the Institut Supérieur International du Parfum, de la Cosmétique et de l'Aromatique Alimentaire (ISIPCA) the Société des Amis de l’Osmothèque (SAO) All the fragrance BRANDS, the Musée International de la Parfumeriein Grasse (MIP) and the Tourist Office of Versailles (link).