Perfume 101 (online)
On ZoomHave you wanted to understand and appreciate perfume, without knowing what it is, where to start, or how to learn? We're here to help in an online session.
$35.00
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Materiae Unguentaria: Books about Perfumery Materials (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCharles Rosenberg presents historical and modern books from the IAO library, selected to elucidate a taxonomy of perfume knowledge.
$25.00
Perfume Accords: Marine (online)
On ZoomIn this online class, perfumer Ashley Eden Kessler teaches perfume composition with an exploration of marine accords.
$75.00
The Genealogy of Scent: Citrus (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesPerfumer Dana El Masri leads an exploration of citrus and their scents in fine fragrance and perfumery. In person.
$45.00
Sensing: John Waters
Academy Museum 6067 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, United StatesInspired by the exhibition 'John Waters: Pope of Trash', Maite Gomez-Rejon and Saskia Wilson-Brown explore three of John Waters' films through smell and taste - in collaboration with the Academy Museum.
$40.00
Open Sessions: First Timers Only
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFor first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
$55.00
Summer Break
We're recharging the batteries and taking a nose break from August 4 - 18. See you on the flip side!
Smelling Books, Reading Scent: Perfume Formularies (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesCharles Rosenberg returns with an exploration of perfume formularies, with books drawn from the IAO's extensive library.
$25.00
Experimental Perfumery with Atlas Obscura (online)
On ZoomIn this 3-part course with Atlas Obscura, Saskia Wilson-Brown leads an information-rich introduction to the practice of experimental perfumery.
$215.00
Perfume 101: Perfumery for Beginners (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesWant to understand and appreciate, and even start to work with perfume? We're here to help in a hands- and noses-on introductory workshop
$60.54
Open Sessions for First Timers Only (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFor first time visitors to the IAO, our open sessions present a guided introduction to working with scent - with hands-on blending time!
$60.54
Obsolete Technology: Vinaigres (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesRooted in texts from the IAO Library, this series explores historic techniques no longer in common usage and historic formulas. Class one explores 'vinaigres de toilette' - or cosmetic vinegara.
$75.00
Scent and Music, with Maxwell Williams (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesFrom the perfume organ to the nightclub, perfumer and DJ Maxwell Williams explores the history of music’s relationship to scent in a 2-part in person class.
$80.00
Smelling the Fragrance Wheel (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesTrain your nose by smelling important fragrance materials in different scent families in this in person introduction to perfume materials.
$60.54
Open Sessions: Returning Students Only (in person)
The Institute for Art and Olfaction 932 Chung King Rd, Los Angeles, CA, United StatesJoin your fellow perfumers and blend in community with plenty of aromatic materials to discover. Returning students only.
$39.19
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