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HMNH Adult Classes

Explore the natural world more closely with a drawing course or workshop on topics in natural history. Programs are taught in-person or via Zoom meeting as indicated.

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Members receive a discount on all classes.

Class sizes are limited and advance registration is required. Full payment is due at the time of registration. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Amex, and Discover.

You may cancel up to two weeks before the program begins and receive a refund less a processing fee. After that time, no refund can be made. A full refund is issued if the museum cancels the program.

Activities

The Science of Scents & Fragrances Workshop

In-Person Workshop 

Saturday, February 21, 11:00–12:30 pm 

 

Instructor: Kathy Liu

Have you ever smelled a scent that conjured a memory, transporting you to a different place or time? Have you ever wondered why perfumes smell so different? Scents and fragrances are an incredible mixture of science, art, business, and culture. In fact, scents are connected directly to our memories and emotions. This workshop will demystify scents, providing a scientific foundation to analyze fragrance formulations and examine their roles in the business and psychology of fragrances. Then, workshop attendees will craft a personal fragrance to take home. No prior science background is required to participate in this class. All attendees must be 18 or older.

Kathy Liu is a Ph.D. student in Materials Science and Mechanical Engineering at Harvard. She develops stimuli-responsive materials—materials that react to the world around them—for medical and biomimetic applications. The fragrance world combines her fascination with scent perception as remarkable chemical systems built by nature with her passion for broadening the audiences for materials science.

$35 members/ $40 nonmembers
Program is full