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Course Description

Sunday, April 26, 2026
Time: 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Vanderbilt University Museum of Art, 1220 21st Avenue S, Nashville 37232

Making the Exhibition: Behind the Scenes at the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art Scent is everywhere; almost everyone can smell. But how cultures and individuals use and depict scent is a testament to shared experience. In spring 2026, the Vanderbilt University Museum of Art explores art that captures the olfactory in Scent: Connection, Confrontation, Memory, an exhibition of the ways smell becomes seen and supported, and how artists from a wide range of cultures have represented its ephemeral but ever-present quality. Bringing together interactive installation, sculpture, painting, photography, and a new performance commission from Ainu artist Kanako Uzawa, Scent revels in the meanings and infinite possibilities of a very human sense, physically contained and artistically represented.

Join Scent co-curators Susan Dine and Rachel P. Kreiter for a tour of the exhibition and a behind-the-scenes look at how it came together. They share insights into the conversations, decisions, and work that led to creating the most ambitious exhibition yet at the museum that houses Tennessee’s largest art collection.

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Section Title
Scent: Vanderbilt University Museum of Art Exhibit and Curator Talk
Section Schedule
Apr 26, 2026
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Contact Hours
2.0
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  • Vanderbilt University
Course Fee(s)
Tuition non-credit $10.00
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$25 OLLI donation $25.00 Optional
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$100 OLLI donation $100.00 Optional
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