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Using Smells in Museums Event (ONLINE)
California Time: 9:00am-12:30pm PDTLondon Time: 5:00pm-8:30pm BSTAmsterdam Time: 6:00pm-9:30pm CESTThis international online speaker series brings together curators, educators, and museum practitioners who are working with scent as an interpretive tool in museums,...
The Olfactory Contractor Monthly: May
Hello and Welcome, If you are new here—thank you for joining The Olfactory Contractor. I am so glad you have joined this growing community of museum professionals, educators, artists, and researchers interested in scent, storytelling, and a multisensory approach to...
Olfactory Distribution Design
When people think about scent in the museum, they often focus on the smell itself. What it is, where it comes from and what it means. But there is an entire layer of practice that sits between choosing a scent and a visitor actually experiencing it. This is what I...
A Conversation with Carl Philpott
Smell is the sense we take most for granted — until we lose it. In this episode of the Internet of Senses Institute Podcast, I sat down with Professor Carl Philpott, one of the UK's leading researchers in rhinology and olfaction, for a wide-ranging conversation about...
What is Olfactory Heritage? A Visual Guide
I have written about olfactory heritage before. What it is, its legacy, and its methodological foundations. But I wanted to try something different this time. Instead of a long-form explainer, I made an accessible carousel. I think that the idea lands differently when...
Looking at Art Through Scent No. 01 — Mary Magdalene and the Spikenard Jar
One of my favorite images. It shows a young woman with long hair, often dressed in red and grey, holding a gilded jar. She looks directly outward: composed and unhurried. At first glance, it reads as a straightforward devotional portrait. But look a little longer, and...
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