Scents from the past recreated to give museum visitors a sniff of history

Visitors sniffing the Scent of the Afterlife card during a guided tour at the Museum August Kestner, Hannover, Germany. (Ehrich SC, Calvez C, Loeben CE, via SWNS)

By Stephen Beech

Scents from the past are being recreated using state of the art technology to give museum visitors a sniff of history.

Scents from the past recreated to give museum visitors a sniff of history

The Scent of the Afterlife scented card. (Ehrich SC, Calvez C, Loeben CE, via SWNS)
Scents from the past recreated to give museum visitors a sniff of history

Museum display for the Scent of the Afterlife in at the Moesgaard Museum in Denmark's exhibition. (Ehrich SC, Calvez C, Loeben CE, via SWNS)

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