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The first perfume

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  • Date: from 12 October 2025 at 00:00 to 09 November 2025 at 00:00

  • Event location: Museo di Palazzo Poggi, via Zamboni 33, Bologna

The exhibition "The First Perfume: Tappūtī and the History of Aromas" traces the long and rich cultural history of perfumery - from ancient Assyria (1200 BC) to the modern age - and represents the cultural significance of perfumes together with some technical aspects of their production through a selection of manuscripts and antique printed books, woodcut matrices of botanical subjects and a still.

Opening hours:
Tuesday to Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Curated by:
Bologna University Library, University Museum System, Department of Philosophy and Department of Chemistry “Giacomo Ciamician”.