Of course you will. Food fuels all that we do, everyday. It makes all of
life possible.
The FOOD Museum examines what in the world we eat and how we eat it, where
it came from, how it has evolved, what its impact is on culture, what its
future may be.
The mere idea of a museum about
food and its cultural impact is provocative. People easily accept museums
about dinosaurs, art, children's interests, science and war, but a museum
about food, perhaps because the subject has never been covered, often elicits
surprise. Yet food is elemental to human and animal life. As writer M.F.K.Fisher
put it,
"First we eat, then we do
everything else."
The
FOOD Museum is a natural evolution of The Potato Museum, begun in 1975
to study the history and cultural significance of the world's most influential
vegetable. The Potato Museum is a pioneer in the interdisciplinary examination
of a single food source.
Explore the museum right
here, starting with the potato.
Or contact us to bring the museum to your school or organization via its
programs.
Have
you eaten today?
