Starting Friday, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington will showcase more than 80 videogames in "The Art of Video Games, " one of the first major shows to explore the artistic power of the medium.

WSJ: A Museum Exhibit Shows Videogames in a New Light

Claiming to be the "first major museum exhibition to recognize scent as a major medium of artistic creation, " the show strips perfume of its extensive packaging and advertising and presents it as an "olfactory art" in a purpose-built white-cube gallery.

WSJ: The Smells of Commercial Success | The Art of Scent | Museum of Arts and Design | By James Panero