Famous brands do their best to maintain prestige. Own museum is one of the ways to show the whole world that the things of some brands are quite worthy to become exhibits worthy of admiration of the public.
In our today's selection of Top-10 museums of famous brands .Each of the museums is distinguished by an original idea, creative approach and fabulous cost of exhibits.
Contents:
- 10. Museum of Swarowski
- 9. Museum of Cristobal Balenciaga
- 8. Museum of Gucci
- 7. Herm? S Museum
- 6. Museum of Salvatore Ferragamo
- 5. Museum of Kokichi Mikimoto
- 4. Museum of the House of Christian Dior
- 3. The Museum of Valentino
- 2. Museum Breguet
- 1. Museum Luxottica
10. Museum Swarowski
This palace-museum was opened in 1995 in the Austrian city of Wattens to the centennial anniversary of the brand. The entrance to the museum is decorated in the form of a giant head, from the mouth of which a waterfall erupts. On average, the museum of Swarowski is visited by about 700 thousand people a year.
9. Cristobal Balenciaga Museum
This museum was opened in 2011 in Getaria( Spain).The museum is located in a 19th century palace. Since Balenciaga created toilets for representatives of the European aristocracy, members of the royal families and Hollywood stars, the museum has many items of true luxury.
8. Gucci Museum
The museum was opened in Florence in 2011.Occupies a three-floor museum of a unique medieval palazzo in Piazza della Signoria. Fans of fashion will see here Jacqueline Kennedy's favorite handbag, Grace Kelly's silk handkerchief and Brad Pitt suede shoes.
7. Herm? S Museum
Visit this apartment museum in Paris only by appointment or by invitation. Here are collected items of bourgeois and aristocratic way of life, scrupulously selected and preserved by the family of Erme. Interest of visitors is caused by clamps for mustaches, wooden canes, pince-nez, tweezers, umbrellas and even the crew of the Duke of Windsor.
6. Salvatore Ferragamo Museum
The museum is located in Florence on the Trinity Square. Here you can learn more about the history of creating shoes on a wedge, platform and square heel. Among the 10 thousand presented in the museum models are shoes Marilyn Monroe, Sophia Loren and Audrey Hepburn.
5. Kokichi Mikimoto Museum
The museum of the founder of the pearl house Mikimoto is located on several islands in the Gulf of Ise. The secrets of pearl cultivation, historical objects, and personal belongings of the Mikimoto family are also of interest. Especially popular is the show of Japanese divers - hunters for pearls, which is held in the summer every day.
4. Museum House Christian Dior
The museum is in the family nest of the Dior family - in the villa Les Rhumbs in Granville. Here, original things, furniture, interior items belonging to the legendary couturier are preserved.
3. Valentino
Museum This 3D museum is located on the Internet at www.valentinogaravanimuseum.com. To view 300 items of clothing and 5 thousand pictures and photos you need to install a special application. Each exhibit is supplemented with information on its creation. So, in the museum you can find out the story of the wedding attire of Jacqueline Kennedy or the evening dress of Elizabeth Taylor.
2. Breguet Museum
Breguet brand watches are a symbol of luxury and belonging to the highest class. The creations of the legendary Breguet were exhibited in the Hermitage, the Louvre, the Swiss National Museum and even the Pushkin Museum. A.S.Pushkin. The company's own brand museum in Paris presents technical drawings, certificates, as well as letters from Alexander I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Sultan Selim III and other famous customers with the description of the order.
1. Museum of Luxottica
A recognized world leader in the manufacture of frames, as well as sunglasses, practically does not exhibit its products in its own museum. On the contrary, here are collected telescopes, monocles, lorgnettes, microscopes, instruments for measuring vision and glasses of different epochs. The exposition of the museum has 2,000 exhibits.
