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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
- Distill a unique essential oil from your own chosen materials13okt 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
- Distill a unique essential oil from your own chosen materials15sep 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
Recreate the Essence of Mummification
- with Dora Goldsmith28sep 2019Learn all about the smells of mummification and their significance, with Dora Goldsmith at this workshop. Tickets | Facebook
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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
The Scentscape Edition
- 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 interpret these smells? With Dora Goldsmith, Birthe Leemeijer and Dr. Kate McLean we will re-examine...
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Scented encounters
Considered the first comprehensive exploration of the history of scent, the book Aroma. The cultural history of smell opens with the sentence: ‘Smell is a social phenomenon, invested with particular...
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Plantable gold
An era of colonial agriculture
One of the main culprits of contemporary scent is the local ecosystem. But with a globalized approach to importation and exportation, our locality not only sports indigenous flora but foreign ones...
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Programma
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A Dutch-style cleaning frenzy!
What has cleanliness got to do with anything?
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Oosterdok Irina Ridzuan
The aroma of Amsterdam's Chinatown
The humble beginnings of Chinatown Amsterdam is inextricably linked to a surprising aroma: peanuts!
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Oosterdok
A brief history of Oosterdok
Changes throughout the centuries
Oosterdok is a body of water in Amsterdam. Nowadays, the eastern dock plays a crucial role in adorning the Amsterdam skyline. It features proud contemporary architecture that stand stark against the...
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Oosterdok Irene de Craen
The dirtiest street in the Netherlands
A busy city is often a smelly city...
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Oosterdok Irene de Craen
Warehouse of smells
The once massive warehouse of the VOC on Oostenburg Island must have been an extreme olfactory experience...
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Oosterdok
Partners
Olfactory History of Oosterdok
Bureau Marineterrein City Archeologist Jerzy Gawronski Expeditie Oosterdok NEMO Science Museum OBA (Amsterdam Public Library) Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
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Upcoming Odorama's
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Leather Galore
- Odorama 32 - with Justus Tomlow, Daniel Soliman, Billie van Katwijk, Raymond Timmer and Frank Bloem27jun 2019This time at Odorama, we’ll have a chance to talk about something sexy, something cool, something functional, and something luxurious - leather. With a lot of different speakers lined up, this...
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Mediamatic Biotoop, Oosterdok
Open Call Olfactory History of Oosterdok
Next deadline beginning 2020
In 2022, a large exhibition will take place in Amsterdam about the Olfactory History of Oosterdok, the eastern part of the old harbour of the city. Related to this exhibition, Mediamatic is issuing...
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Workshop: Mediamatic Biotoop
Distilling a Scent Bouquet
- with Frank Bloem7jul 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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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Soulpicks Festival
- Join our multi-sensory Tour and come to smell music18mei 2019To celebrate the launch of the Soulpicks app, Mediamatic joins in on the fun with a free Multi Sensory Tour for those that download the festival app. After the tour, come and enjoy one of...
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Presentation: Mediamatic Biotoop
Expeditie Oosterdok, 100 jarig bestaan OBA
- Doe mee aan de open tour, maak je eigen doodskleed of leer over het maken van parfum19mei 2019Mediamatic opent op 19 mei haar deuren voor de bezoekers van Expeditie Oosterdok! Vandaag kun je gratis meedoen aan een van onze open tours en kun je workshops volgen over het maken van parfum of het...
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Heaven Scent
You can now resurrect the unique smell of your deceased loved one, for $600.
So we’ve seen smell dating . But it turns out that is just the first whiff of what’s to come in terms of personal odour and relationships. French company Kalain now offers a service that promises...