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Caro Verbeek is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam specializing in sensory art and education. With over ten years of experience in curating exhibitions and conserving collections related to prints, drawings, and scents, she focuses on the intersection of olfactory heritage and contemporary art. Her PhD project, 'In Search of Lost Scents - Reconstructing Aromatic Heritage', has been widely discussed in international media. Verbeek has created olfactory tours and interventions at notable museums including the Rijksmuseum and Van Abbemuseum, striving to change perceptions of ephemeral history through sensory engagement. Additionally, she teaches a course titled 'The Senses' at the Royal Academy of Arts in The Hague and serves as the chief curator of the olfactory culture program 'Odorama' at Mediamatic Amsterdam. Verbeek also advises on immaterial heritage projects for the Mondriaan Fonds.
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam • Amsterdam, NL
Teaching and researching sensory art and olfactory heritage.
Mediamatic Amsterdam • Amsterdam, NL
Chief curator of the olfactory culture program 'Odorama'.
Administered under the Department of Clinical Psychology for Master's in Clinical and Developmental Psychopathology.