Smelling Session: IFF x Odeuropa Historical Scent Collection (in person)

The library at the Institute for Art and Olfaction contains half a dozen perfume box sets: collections of compounded scents organized around a theme. In this session, IAO Library curator Charles Rosenberg presents the set produced by IFF with Odeuropa between 2020 and 2023. The twelve scents in this collection present historical recreations of aromatic associatons with paintings housed in various museums. Scents include Pomander, Myrrh, Canal, Waterloo, Hell... and many more.

Participants will get to smell as many of the scents as time allows, in a group setting. The discussion will focus on the impressions of the perfumes and their concordance with their accompanying images and texts. This smelling session will be a special opportunity to experience a project that was made to encourage scent in the context of museums, to "provide a starting point for cultural heritage professionals using smell as a storytelling technique."

About Charles Rosenberg

Charles Rosenberg curates the library project at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. He is a visual artist, a nutritionist and a perfume maker. He received his BFA from Rhode Island School of Design and his M.S. in Nutrition from Bastyr University.

Registration Required:

Please note that you must reserve your space in advance. If you just show up without reserving a spot, there is no guarantee we will be able to accommodate you.

All levels are welcome, but this session is 18 and up (or 14+, with adult supervision).

Please review our cancellation policy before signing up.

Materials:

Handouts are included in the sign-up cost, and provided by the IAO during class. Please bring paper and pen or laptop to take notes.

Location:

We are located in Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown neighborhood, on a pedestrian street.

Street Address: 932 Chung King Road Los Angeles CA. 90012

To find us: Chung King Road is a pedestrian-only road that runs parallel to Hill Street, between Hill St and Yale St. See more information here: http://artandolfaction.com/visit

Attendance and Refund Policy

This is an in person class that will take place at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds or credit for this class. Note also that event tickets are non-transferable.

Thank you!