Every Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday between 14.00 and 18.00, you are very welcome to step by our Aroma Lab during these visiting hours. Smell our selection of aroma-molecules, learn about working with scent as a creative practice, consult with IAO staff, meet with the artist in residence, and…
Always wanted to learn how to make perfume, but didn't know where to start? In this 3 hour intensive workshop, you are guided in the important first steps of perfume blending. Learn about the history, modern industry, and contemporary experimental practices with scent. Get important knowledge…
As part of our Open Smell Culture weekend, we organise a cross-atlantic international wiki-thon devoted to updating and creating olfactory pages. Writers, perfumer historians, social scientists and Wikipedia editors are invited to join one of our international hosts. We’ll bring clear instructions
Mediamatic and the institute for Art and Olfaction Team up for a summer program exploring innovative topics around olfaction. Over the course of a month, the IAO Los Angeles team will be in residence at Mediamatic in the first part of an ongoing research and programme on open scent culture and…
This summer, Mediamatic and The Institute for Art and Olfaction team up for a series of smell related adventures and experiments. Step by every Wednesday and Thursday between 4 and 8 pm for a blending session. You’ll be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a…
Scentless Apprentice is the first aromatic radio show, anywhere, ever! Come to Mediamatic and listen to the live show featuring a concoction of interviews, true stories, tall tales, and cultural oddities explored through the lens of scent.
Each episode explores the world of perfumery and other…
