History
The Museum’s founder envisioned a space dedicated to the artistry, packaging and history of makeup. It has since evolved from a repository for well-designed, “too-pretty-to-use” makeup into a vital educational resource and agent for change. For an informal yet thorough history of the Museum as told by the founder, click here.
Early 2000s
The beginning
Around 2005-2006, the Museum’s founder had the idea to develop a coffee table book devoted to the most beautiful makeup from the 1990s and early 2000s. From that idea grew the bigger notion of an entire museum to display these objects, along with older pieces and a visual history of the makeup industry.
2008
The Blog
In 2008 the Museum’s blog and website were launched as a way to chronicle new makeup releases, research cosmetic objects and champion the idea of a dedicated cosmetics museum on a worldwide scale.
2021
Furthering our mission
The Makeup Museum became an official 501c3 charitable organization in the U.S. Nonprofit status allows the Museum to further its mission and better serve donors by being eligible for grants and tax-deductible contributions.
