Caro Verbeek

Caro Verbeek est spécialiste de l’histoire culturelle des sens, maîtresse de conférences à l’université Vrije d’Amsterdam et conservatrice, responsable de Mondrian et du mouvement De Stijl au Kunstmuseum de La Haye (Pays-Bas). Sa thèse de doctorat sur la dimension olfactive du futurisme a donné lieu au projet de muséologie olfactive « In Search of Lost Scents » à l’université Vrije en 2020. Elle est également membre du projet Odeuropa. // Dr. Caro Verbeek is specialized in the cultural history of the senses and is an assistant professor of sensory history at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and the curator of “Mondrian & De Stijl” at Kunstmuseum Den Haag, as well as a mother. She completed her doctoral thesis “Smelling Time – The Olfactory Dimension of Futurism” and the related olfactory museology project “In Search of Lost Scents” in 2020 at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Last but not least, she is one of the engineers of the Odeuropa project.

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Helen Keller and Julia Brace: Aesthetics for the hand and nose

On June 27, we celebrate the birthday of Helen Keller, an American author and activist who lost her sight and hearing at the age of 2. The development of her sense of smell, as well as her perception of the world in general, are analyzed here by scent historian Caro Verbeek. It’s also an opportunity to discuss the lesser-known case of Julia Brace, also deaf and blind.

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