Little Big Things: Storp Collection of Perfume Bottles at Palazzo Mocenigo

Key facts

• Palazzo Mocenigo opened as a museum in 1985 after being donated to the city by the Mocenigo family 40 years earlier.
• The museum originally focused on textile and costume history.
• Architect and set designer Pier Luigi Pizzi led a major renovation that reopened the palace in 2013.
• The renovation added perfume history to the museum's mission.
• The Storp family owns Drom fragrances, founded in Munich in 1911.
• The Storp collection includes over 3,000 perfume bottles.
• The exhibition 'Little Big Things' displays more than 200 pieces from the collection.
• This is the third time the collection has been exhibited.
• The exhibition was initiated by brothers Ferdinand and Andreas Storp.
• Chiara Squarcina is the curator of the museum; Gabriella Belli is the scientific director.
• The exhibition is organized around four themes: divine, love, protection, and identity.
• Ancient clay oil vessels from the 3rd-2nd century BC are included.
• Artifacts from the Roman Empire, Persia, and Syria are featured.
• Medieval pomanders include a silver-gilt pomander and a Memento mori skull pendant.
• Designer bottles from Chanel, Dior, Cartier, Balenciaga, Bulgari, and Elsa Schiaparelli are displayed.
• Elsa Schiaparelli's Shocking Pink bottle from the 1930s is a highlight.
• The exhibition runs until January 6, 2015 at Palazzo Mocenigo in Venice.