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  • Image: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Suzana Orsolic

    Nour Akoum smelling ingredients of Perfumery…

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  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Perfumery Basics: Arabic Scent

    Have you ever wondered about the magical world of fragrances and its role in the Arabic culture?   The origins of perfume are in ancient Egypt where they were using fragrant oils in wellness, rituals...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Suzana Orsolic

    Reconnected senses in times of disconnection

    How to make your online live streams multi-sensory appealing

    In March 2020, we would meet with friends online to drink a glass of wine or host a trivia night. One year and countless online meetings later, our social lives are still disrupted, and inevitable...
  • The Sin Eaters Research Suzana Orsolic

    Day 4: Smelling

    “Do you have heavy or light sadness?”

    The question on the importance of context also guided us through day four, a day that was fully dedicated to olfaction.
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nour Akoum

    Aroma Lab's Kids Workshop

    Fruity Birthday Cake version

    Need a way to show kids how to make their own Fragrance but in a fun and relatively easy way? Here is your solution!
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Nour Akoum, Niklaus Mettler, Frank Bloem, Francesca Nicchiotti

    Raw Materials

    The material collection is the core of the Aroma Lab and covers with more than 200 raw materials the basic range of synthetic- and natural's used in perfumery. The materials we use for the Open Aroma...
  • Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Friday Tour

    24
    Jun 2022

    Get a glimpse behind the scenes, peek inside our sensorial labs, and learn more about the bio-art installations around the Biotoop during our weekly tour on Friday! Ticket + drink

  • The real story behind natural perfumery

    Natural vs synthetic. Is it really eco?

    "Natural is always better" a sentence we often hear, but is it really? Well, in perfumery, it is not as simple, and there is a twist to what is commonly known and followed. Chemistry came to add...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Costume Lab

    22
    Jun 2022

    We are hosting an Open Costume Lab where we invite fashion designers, artists and complete beginners, to make costumes of the amazing species from our ecosystem. In the Open Costume Lab we support...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Costume Lab

    29
    Jun 2022

    We are hosting an Open Costume Lab where we invite fashion designers, artists and complete beginners, to make costumes of the amazing species from our ecosystem. In the Open Costume Lab we support...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Code Noir: Workshop

    with Lelani Lewis

  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Laura Ximena Triana

    The cultural influence of Tobacco

    This is a part our Olfactory History of Oosterdok

    Discover the transition of Tobacco from a cultural/historical perspective. 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Botanikurs 101

    with Plantmom

    Botanikurs 101 is a series of workshops and classes focused on plants. We invite you to learn and explore the life of plants and its systems as well as master taking care of your plants at home. 
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    The Beauty Dinner: the Recipes

    How to continue treating your skin at home

    Thank you to everyone who participated in The Beauty Dinner, created by artists Margherita Soldati, Krisztina Czika and chef Alice Héron. As we mentioned, we want you to be able to relive the dinner...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker

    5
    Aug 2022
    - Walk and talk with Arne Hendriks

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project?  On Friday, Arne will be building pigeon towers at Mediamatic and he is open for a creative consult! Come by to meet the...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Kubra Mayda

    How to wASH

    een zero waste wasmiddel

    Hergebruiken, upcyclen en recyclen. Dit zijn enkele kernwoorden die het werk van kunstenaar en ontwerper Caroline Jacob beschrijven. Eerder maakte ze van de stofjes die je kunt vinden in je wasdroger...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Abhay Villa 5 Aug 2021

    Is it an alien? Is it a sex toy? No, it's Sopropo!

    procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit

    You may have come across Sopropo on your travels, at a Surinamese/Asian restaurant or maybe even at home. Read on and learn about our journey procuring, growing and cooking this intriguing fruit...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark Elise Chalcraft

    7 kilos of Happiness

    The ins and outs of weighing our fish

    Every 6 months, we weigh our 128 African catfish. This is done to get a snapshot into the growth rate of the catfish and check on their general wellbeing. The Aquaponics Greenhouse currently has five...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    T - Radical Embroidery

    with Desirée Hammen

    Do you think embroidery is reserved to stitching flowers? Or that you can only embroider on fabric? In the last decades, embroidery has evolved from a traditionally feminine and domestic practice to...
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Tour

    Every Friday at 4

    Come explore Mediamatic as part of our weekly Friday Tour at 16:00. Get a glimpse behind the scenes, learn more about the growing installations and peek inside our sensorial labs. 
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker - Philipp Kolmann

    24
    Jun 2022

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Philipp Kolmann is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas.  Tickets / Facebook
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Open Aroma Lab

    16
    Jun 2022

    Come by every Thursday between 16:00 and 20:00 for a blending session to create a bottle of your perfume. You will be guided in the making of your own scent and will leave the session with a basic...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Self-Design Enzo Mari Furniture

    27
    Sep 2022
    - with Niels Albers

    High quality furniture that can be made by anyone, with simple tools and without special training – this was the idea behind Enzo Mari’s design approach. As a tribute to the work of the communist...
  • Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Meet A Maker - Philipp Kolmann

    10
    Jun 2022

    Are you in need of some artistic input or discussion partner on your project? Philipp Kolmann is open for a creative consultation and discussing ideas.  Tickets / Facebook
  • Mediamatic Biotoop Dijkspark

    Consultation with a Scent Designer

    Book a consultation session with one of our collaborating scent designers

    Are you working on a scent-related project and in need of some help? Do you want to discover the creative applications of scent? Do you have a great concept, but are lacking the technical knowledge?

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