# Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History

Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History at Rizzoli, Friday 6 November 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: Rizzoli, Broadway 1133, 10010
- With: Rachel Syme
- Get tickets: https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/product/cultures-perfume-scents-shaped-history
- Go to page: https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/cultures-perfume-scents-shaped-history

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A book event at a bookstore celebrating the new title 'Cultures of Perfume: Scents That Shaped History', a richly illustrated survey of the history and origins behind the world's most well known scents. Author Saskia Wilson-Brown, who founded the Los Angeles-based Institute for Art and Olfaction, will be in conversation with Rachel Syme, followed by a signing. Her book tells the story of smell and humanity's fascination with perfume through an illustrated field guide to 36 distinct scent notes, blending anecdotes, historical research and folk knowledge.

## Dates

- Friday 6 November 18:00 — Rizzoli

Written by a model, sources: [rizzolibookstore.com](https://www.rizzolibookstore.com/cultures-perfume-scents-shaped-history)

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