News of the Weird: June 26, 2026 |
• A pop-up museum in Paris is taking an unusual approach, The Seattle Times reported on June 16. Rather than offering visitors visually pleasing paintings or sculptures, the Pont Neuf Cavern aims to stimulate guests’ sense of smell. French street artist JR – the French Banksy – is behind the new installation on the Pont Neuf Bridge, Paris’ oldest bridge, completed in 1607. As visitors enter the artificial cavern, they’re met with the smell of petrichor, carefully crafted by olfactory expert Sarah Bouasse. “Usually I cross here without looking up once,” said 67-year-old retiree Michel Dupre. “Today I felt the stones under my feet. And smelled them too. It makes you walk like a child again.” The smells progress as visitors........