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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
The Male Haze
- Odorama 34 - with Boris Raux, Marcello Aspria and Frank Bloem24Oct 2019Does a 'real man' smell like 'fresh forest' or 'dark leather', like in the Axe commercials? Boris Raux, Marcello Aspria and Frank Bloem, will discuss the scent of Man. Join us...
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Supplying the Dutch Diet Pt. 2
Bread
Life near the Port of Amsterdam was not only scented by colonial activities. Afterall, a huge portion of businesses ran by the docks were also to sustain a whole city of people. Having said that, the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Weekend van de Wetenschap
5Oct 20196Oct 2019We dagen je uit om tijdens het Weekend van de Wetenschap op onderzoek te gaan. Loop over ons terrein en leer over eigenschappen van verschillende planten, struin het Oosterdok af opzoek naar Haeckel...
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A Deterrence of Sight and Smell
The gallows field of Amsterdam
The small headland on the north side of the IJ, opposite the Oosterdok, used to be the location of the gallows field of Amsterdam. Criminals sentenced to death were executed on Dam Square, and as an...
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Supplying the Dutch Diet Pt. 1
Pickled Herring
Along the lines of the previous topic : The Amsterdam port did not only shelter ships coming from abroad. Some of the vessels coming into the docks were also ships related to local industry. During...
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A warehouse ablaze
Fire of 1791
It is true that many of the scents that infected the Amsterdam air was by way of the VOC/WIC ships coming to and from the harbour. In a way, a major import – albeit unintentional- from these...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
24Oct 2019Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
17Oct 2019Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
10Oct 2019Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
3Oct 2019Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Open Aroma Lab
26Sep 2019Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic idea of scent composition plus of...
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Pelts and skin
Smelly goods from New Amsterdam
“If it was the search for a short route to Asia that brought the Dutch to North America, it was the beaver that made them stay” ( NNI, 2019 ). Like most trade network, the North American fur trade...
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Of mothballs and grandma
Camphor's history with the Dutch
Cinnamomum Camphora , the fragrant camphor tree. A possibly large evergreen tree, with pale bark and dots of white flowers which will eventually bloom into small purple berries. While sight of the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
DOOD
2Nov 2019- Museumnacht 20193Nov 2019Keep an eye on this page for our programme.
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Aboard a passenger-liner-turned-hospital-ship
The Oranje
Smelly business did not remain in the pre-modern era. It is very much a modern phenomenon just as well. One point of interest for us scent-hunters is the MS Oranje. A 20,166-ton ship, in its hay-day...
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A mélange of foul odours
The smell of discovery
One of the main purposes of the Oosterdok was the building of ships. For a short while in history, before the English took that questionable title, the Dutch were the largest colonial power in the...
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Those who bled for nutmeg
The narrative contextualized within Banda Island's larger history
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- Distill a unique essential oil from your own chosen materials8Dec 2019Finding ways to trap smells in a bottle was a quest that went on for ages, until distillation was discovered. Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- With Frank Bloem10Nov 2019Finding ways to trap smells in a bottle was a quest that went on for ages, until distillation was discovered. Distillation is an ancient process that has long been used to extract essential oils from...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem13Oct 2019During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem15Sep 2019During this workshop, you will be introduced to scent extraction and the distillation process. Distillation is the process of extracting essential oils from plant based materials. Using your own or...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Recreating Ancient Egyptian Essence
- with Dora Goldsmith28Sep 2019Most royal ancient Egyptians tombs have been found with dozens, if not hundreds of fragrant unguents, salves, and perfumes for the journey into immortality. Learn all about the smells of...
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Smell of the exotic
Rare animals in Amsterdam
The exotic animal trade: one might not think too much of its significance to our ecosystem. Yet, it is very much “alive and kicking” and becoming a real threat in the global world. Recently, the...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Mapping Scent
- Odorama 33 - with Dora Goldsmith, Birthe Leemeijer, Kate McLean and Caro Verbeek27Sep 2019What do cities smell like? What does culture smell like? And more importantly, in what ways can we capture and record these fleeting smells? With PhD Dora Goldsmith, artist Birthe Leemeijer and Dr.