IAO Library Smelling Session: Perfume Box Sets (in person)

Sun Apr 12 2026 at 03:00 pm to 05:00 pm UTC-07:00

The Institute for Art and Olfaction | Los Angeles

The Institute for Art and Olfaction
Publisher/HostThe Institute for Art and Olfaction
IAO Library Smelling Session: Perfume Box Sets (in person)
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Minetta Rogers presents a smelling session of perfume box sets from our library. In person.
About this Event

The library at the Institute for Art and Olfaction contains half a dozen perfume box sets: collections of compounded scents organized around a theme. Examples include "A World Tour Through Scent", a combination book/perfume set that features the work of 12 perfumers of different nationalities; "The Art of Scent, 1889-2012”, a catalogue and perfume kit that documented an exhibition on scent curated by Chandler Burr at the Museum of Art and Design in New York; "Nose Music”, a kit that combines scents with music that was a collaboration between the Institute for Art and Olfaction, bighouse, and Dublab; and Visionaire #42 Scent, the cutting edge fashion periodical that devotes each issue to a special theme, in this case combining avant garde fashion imagery with 21 experimental perfumes by some of the most innovative perfumers working today.


Participants will get to smell as many of the box sets as time allows, in a group setting. Our discussion will focus on the impressions of the perfumes and their concordance with their accompanying images and texts. This smelling session will be a special opportunity to smell scent box sets from our library that we otherwise do not allow everyday access to. Please note that we will be smelling new scents from the box sets rather than repeating previous scents from earlier sessions.


Instructor: Minetta Rogers

Cost: $45.00

Duration: 2 hours

Attendance cap: 14 people


About the Instructor

Trained in architecture and design, Minetta Rogers is the director of programs at the IAO and has been teaching newcomers to perfumery for almost a decade. Drawing inspiration from the design approaches that she learned through her studies in architecture and in the field, she brings an approach to education that is rooted in facts, curiosity supported by rigorous research, and design strategies.


Registration Required:

Please note that you must reserve your space in advance. If you just show up without reserving a spot, there is no guarantee we will be able to accommodate you.

All levels are welcome, but this session is 18 and up (or 14+, with adult supervision).

Please review our cancellation policy before signing up.

Materials:

Handouts are included in the sign-up cost, and provided by the IAO during class. Please bring paper and pen or laptop to take notes.

Location:

We are located in Los Angeles’ historic Chinatown neighborhood, on a pedestrian street.

Street Address: 932 Chung King Road Los Angeles CA. 90012

To find us: Chung King Road is a pedestrian-only road that runs parallel to Hill Street, between Hill St and Yale St. See more information here: http://artandolfaction.com/visit


Attendance and Refund Policy

This is an in person class that will take place at the Institute for Art and Olfaction. Unfortunately, we cannot offer refunds or credit for this class. Note also that event tickets are non-transferable.


Thank you!

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

The Institute for Art and Olfaction, 932 Chung King Road, Los Angeles, United States

Tickets

USD 39.19

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