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In my opinion, I'd stay away from this.  There are more than a few people who are alergic to such substances and (unless it's part of the mission) don't anticipate encountering artificial scents in museums.

I can't answer too specifically because I don't know, but the Denver Art Museum in an exhibit I saw last year there had small scent boxes that you could activate and put your nose near to smell. I don't know what the tech was, but you could try reaching out to them. The contained nature of the smell could also address the issues Vivian brought up, because visitors chose whether to smell or not.

In the museum setting I’ve seen only scent boxes with the lid that can be opened, but I find interesting this retail experience made by Harrods in the fine wine and spirits department. It seems nice, low-maintenance and low-tech and also effective.

I attach an image and this is a link with a short video of the ‘sensory exploration’ https://www.harrods.com/en-us/departments/harrods-food-halls/fine-wine-and-spirits

Paola Matarazzo

The Rubin Museum in NYC has scent boxes (push button to spray) in their permanent and traveling Mandala Lab exhibits.

Depending on what scent you want, you may also just be able to use a (no wick) candle in a box.

Hi! I worked on this design for The Discovery in Reno, NV. The visitor can rotate the spinner to release the scent, otherwise the weighted cap resets to closed and contains the scent. Let me know if you want more details.