"Scents of Asia" Exhibition - Traditional Olfactory Cultures from China to India

From China to Japan and the Indian subcontinent, the exhibition explores a diverse range of fragrant materials—both common and precious, of plant or animal origin—used for ritual, cosmetic, culinary, or medicinal purposes, and reflecting trade flows between cultures. At the heart of the exhibition, objects, recipes, and reconstructed scents reveal the forms and uses of perfume in Asia, from antiquity to the present day, through a sensory display and rich iconography, fostering dialogue between cultures. The exhibition features exceptional loans from the National Museum of Asian Arts – Guimet, the Cernuschi Museum, the Museum of Asian Arts in Nice, as well as numerous French and international institutions.