The Science of Scents & Fragrances: Teen Workshop

Harvard Museum of Natural History, 26 Oxford Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

In-Person Workshop

Would you like to create a special perfume that makes everyone wonder what you’re wearing? How can you use chemistry to make people turn their heads?

Learn about what makes a fragrance smell the way it does with this hands-on workshop led by Harvard science and engineering graduate student Kathy Liu. Look into the psychology and business behind this billion-dollar market and learn about the invisible but powerful science that many of your favorite brands use.

This workshop will combine group learning and hands-on creating where you leave with your personal fragrance sample!

This class is for teens (ages 12-18).

$30 members / $35 nonmembers

An AI-generated image of a perfume bottle surrounded by flowers and a moth.