Théâtre des Capucines

The Théâtre des Capucines was a former theatre on the boulevard des Capucines in the 2nd arrondissement of Paris. It was built in 1889 by architect Édouard-Jean Niermans. Serge Gainsbourg inaugurated a series of popular concerts at the theatre in 1963, including an appearance by the French singer [a374902]. The theatre closed in 1970 and was taken over by the perfume company Fragonard which has preserved the building as a perfume museum, the Théâtre-Musée des Capucines.