Perfume Education and Experimentation
A special session celebrating Halloween, for enthusiasts of the art and craft of making perfume.
A special session celebrating Halloween, for enthusiasts of the art and craft of making perfume.
Dr. Leslie M. Kay joins the Institute for Art and Olfaction for an in person lecture about her research into scent and brain health.
Dana El Masri leads an exploration of dark woods in fine fragrance and perfumery: smell your way through the genealogy of perfume.
For first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time! Two sessions added for November.
Dana El Masri leads an exploration of desserts in fine fragrance and perfumery: smell your way through the genealogy of perfume.
Train your nose by smelling important fragrance materials in different scent families in this in person introduction to perfume materials.
Join your fellow perfumers and blend in community with plenty of aromatic materials to discover. Returning students only.
Scholar Giti Datt shares her current research on Indian attars in a scent-enlivened lecture with an emphasis on gulab (rose) and mitti (earth). In person, at IAO.
Visit IAO Library and Gallery during our winter open hours. We can't wait to meet you!
Saskia Wilson-Brown covers best lab practices: how to make a solution, how to use a scale, how to store materials, safety, and more.
Visit IAO Library and Gallery during our winter open hours. We can't wait to meet you!
Jeffrey Paul (Aromatic Gourmet) shares the history, making, and tasting of flavored and aromatic spices in this in-person workshop.
Want to understand, appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? Minetta Rogers teaches the basics, in this introduction to perfumery.
For first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time! Two sessions added for November.
Want to understand and appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? We're here to help in an introductory perfume blending workshop led by Julianne Lee.
Visit IAO Library and Gallery during our winter open hours. We can't wait to meet you!
In a scent-enlivened session, Dana El Masri explores the signatures and styles developed by Sophia Grojsman over the course of her career.
Visit IAO Library and Gallery during our winter open hours. We can't wait to meet you!
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