Curators are increasingly embracing the use of scents to enhance museum exhibits and create immersive experiences. Scent designer Tasha Marks is working with the British Library to develop historical smells for an exhibition about medieval women. Using ingredients from a thirteenth-century manuscript on beauty, Marks re-creates scents like breath fresheners and hair perfumes. The aim is to bring to life the stories of influential medieval women and challenge prevailing misconceptions about their roles and lives.
Tasha Marks, a scent designer, creates historical odors for museums to enable visitors to experience the past through smell, as seen at the British Library.
Marks utilizes ingredients from medieval texts to replicate scents, such as breath fresheners and hair perfumes, offering a sensory glimpse into historical beauty practices.
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