Dear Lars When I worked in an historic house, there was an event held by a perfumer. Scents were diffused in several rooms. To lessen the risk of residues and spillage, the scent generator had silica gel soaked in perfume in it and a fan blew air over the silica gel (if I remember correctly). The whole device was encased and may have been custom-made by the perfumer.
Kind regards Helena Rodwell -- Assistant Conservator, Collections Care The Fitzwilliam Museum University of Cambridge Museums ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 11:52:11 +0000 From: "Jensen, Lars Aasbjerg" <[email protected]> To: "'[email protected]'" <[email protected]> Subject: [Consdistlist] Artificial scent - object damage, health issues - or not? Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Our exhibition planners want to use artificial scents in our exhibitions and we are concerned that the compounds in the aerosols may harm the objects. Further, some people are sensitive to scents and may develop allergic reactions. Please share your thoughts regarding scent in museum exhibitions. Best regards Lars Aasbjerg Jensen Preventive Conservator Environmental Archaeology and Materials Science Research, Collections and Conservation National Museum of Denmark ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Searchable archives: http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/
