Cabinet of Curiosities. The Storp Collection

On April 28th, the flacon exhibition “Cabinet of Curiosities” celebrates its pre-opening in the presence of selected guests, including journalists, art lovers and experts.
From April 29th, 2017 the exhibition is open to the general public until October 1st, 2017 within the walls of the museum for textiles and perfume, the Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice. The exhibition is the result of a long-time collaboration between drom fragrances, the Italian perfume and personal care giant Mavive Spa, and the Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, to which the Museo di Palazzo Mocenigo belongs.
The outstanding exhibition of astonishing and rare perfume flacons includes a selection of the most precious pieces of the impressive Storp Collection – a collection that holds more than 3,000 rare pieces across all eras, from the antiquity to the present time.
The "Cabinet of Curiosities" is a portrayal of the world through a collection of bizarre and mysterious objects from history, nature, science and the arts. The multisensory exhibition is divided into three mysterious worlds – Naturalia, Artificialia, and Mirabilia.
drom fragrances has given creative freedom to its perfumers to create olfactive signatures for the three worlds Naturalia, Artificialia, and Mirabilia. For each world the visitor will discover a fragrance inspired by the flacons and curiosities.
This makes the "Cabinet of Curiosities" more than just an exhibition. It is a marvelous treasury that reflects the personality of the creator and his love for the odd, the undiscovered and the incongruous — just like the Storp Flacon Collection itself. 

The private flacon collection, which was initiated in 1911 by drom founder Bruno Storp and his wife, was kept secret within the rooms of the in-house flacon museum at the drom fragrances headquarters in Munich for 100 years. Since 2010, there have been several exclusive exhibitions around the world.
drom presidents Dr. Ferdinand and Dr. Andreas Storp believe that the Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice provides the perfect frame to stage the exquisite selection of “Cabinet of Curiosities”.
The exhibition “Cabinet of Curiosities” is shown from April 29th, 2017 through October 1st, 2017 and serves as an exceptional testimony to the fine art of perfumery throughout the centuries.   

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