The lecture is accompanied by fragrance samples, allowing you to experience history through your own sense of smell. Join Canadian researcher Sean Coughlin, on a unique journey into the past as he attempts to bring ancient fragrances back to life more than 2,000 years later. Moderated by: Eliška Zvolánková
Saturday 18. 7.
Alchemies of Scent: Smelling the History of Egypt
19:15 – 20:00
CURIOSITY STAGE BY AKADEMIE VĚD ČR
Follow the scents of Ancient Greece and Egypt and discover how perfumes were created in the ancient world, what they were used for, and the role they played in everyday life as well as religious rituals.
