Old Havana Perfume Museum
This communist country can still appreciate its fragrant past
Ambergris, civet musk, and other animal products used in perfume.
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Category Museums and Collections, Unique Collections
While Cuba is a communist country, there are still some frivolous, commercial things for which the Cubans have a great weakness. Perfume is one of them.
In Old Havana stands the perfume museum, a collection of bottles, ingredients, and historical artifacts all related to perfume. The museum has a collection of French perfumes, including Chanel No. 5, as well as great Cuban perfumers Gravi, Sebatés and Crusellas. Most of the Cuban perfumes on display predate 1960, with the exception of one large collection.
Suchel Fragrencia is the state perfume and soap maker, and the official state perfume produced in the country. The museum has their complete collection.
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- Hours Tuesdays through Saturdays 14:30 - 21:45; Sundays 9:00 -13:00.
- Address Calle Oficios between Obispo and Obrapía, Havana, Cuba
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Anonymous
March 14, 2010
Hi, I live on Montreal, Quebec and I once visited Cuba and picked up a bottle of Mariposa Perfume. I love it and want to buy more. Is this impossible outside of the country or is there a website I could visit or even a store. Any advice would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Kate -
Anonymous
November 10, 2009
very awesome to see my photos shown on this article :) great to see you found my blog and I'm happy that more people will now see these photos. The museum may be modest when compared to western museums but it was still a lot of fun! very recommended to anyone on a trip to Havana.
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