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Perfume's French first city reopens its overhauled museum

Perfume's French first city reopens its overhauled museumGrasse, France (dpa) - Perfume's first city of Grasse in southern France has reopened the doors of its fragrance museum, four years after they were shuttered for renovations.

The International Perfume Museum is bigger and better than ever after extensive renovations and enlargement. It now has double the floor space and a beautiful new glass gallery with a view of the Esterel mountains.

Of the museum's 50,000 items, 3,500 are now on display. The overhaul cost the city and surrounding province 14 million euros (18.81 million dollars).

The art of perfume-making in the world's "perfume capital"

Grasse, France  - The art of perfume-making in the world's "perfume capital"