Berry, Maria wrote:
>
> The Chicago Museum of Science and Industry has (or had last July) an
> exhibition on food (which I thought was quite good except for the sexist
> language and assumptions which were surpirsing in such a recent
> exhibition).
>
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> > From:         Castellani Art Museum[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> > Sent:         Tuesday, 12 August 1997 7:02 PM
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> > Subject:      Re: Food Exhibitions
> >
> > On the subject of food, does anyone know of other exhibitions specific
> > to food, its history, science, art, etc during the last 10-20 years or
> > so and where they were held? (We had one in 94 at the Castellani
> > called
> > Consuming Passions.) Is there a museum devoted to food?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Elizabeth Licata
> > Castellani Art Museum
> > Niagara University
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> >


This exhibit is not new...I can remember seeing it several (5+?) years
ago.  If I remember correctly I was surprised that they had moved the
(very popular) incubator with hatching chicks into the food exhibit.

The food exhibits I like best are at county and state fairs.  There are
culinary exhibits as well as agricultural exhibits.  These are obviously
not permanent exhibits, nor are they usually museum quality, but they
almost always show local foodstuffs (cooked dishes and grains,
vegetables, etc.).

On my recent trip to the Chicago Field Museum, I noticed an exhibit that
looked like a market place (with booths to sell fish, etc.).

Ginny.