Paris Perfume Week: perfume workshops, exhibitions and conferences at the Bastille Design Center

For World Perfume Day, the Nez cultural movement is organizing Paris Perfume Week for the second time, a cross between a festival and a trade show, to showcase this exceptional product used by the entire population. It's an opportunity to share know-how, discover the behind-the-scenes world of perfumers and French and international brands, enjoy workshops or learn more about the trade at conferences and an exhibition, from March 20 to 23, 2025, in the heart of the Bastille Design Center!

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Everyone has a story to tell about perfume, which brings back memories, people or places, and often awakens emotions. Challenge your nose during this perfume version of Fashion Week, aimed at the general public, atworkshops to discover the history of raw materials, where you can smell surprising ingredients or legendary fragrances, and sharpen your memory!

Some thirty "Smell Talks " will feature perfumers, scientists, institutions and artists, giving talks on a variety of themes including olfactory mediation in artists' homes, the art of scented tea, olfactory education, the link between cooking and perfume, and many others. There will also be an exhibition on the incense industry and the Wadi Dawkah project, a UNESCO World Heritage site in Oman.