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Saturday, September 13, 2014

Laib Wax Room at the Phillips Collection in Washington, DC

In the Phillips Collection in Washington DC, there is a room that is completely walled in beeswax.  Done by Wolfgang Laib (you can see the installation here), the room is illuminated by a single light bulb.

Here I am in the actual room.

It was installed as a permanent display at the Phillips Collection a little over a year ago and ever since I heard about it, I have wanted to go.  I am in DC (with my daughter Valerie) to visit my daughter, Becky, who lives here.

The room smells fabulous - like being inside a honeycomb of a bee hive.  My two daughters who are here too are in the photo below:

























Laib apparently has done these all over the world.  He really wanted to install one at the Phillips Collection because he loved the impact of the Rothko room there.

I will always remember the smell.


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  1. Vickie @ makingoursustainablelife.com5:47 PM

    That looks fabulous! I have never heard of such a thing! I would bet you were in heaven with the scent - I know I would be. Thanks. My husband and I are planning a trip to DC in the future, I will look for this room!

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  2. Linda T11:34 PM

    My daughters took a photo of me, smelling the wall, but it didn't look like I was smelling the wall so I didn't include it in this post. It did smell just luscious!

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