Below are
8 current food history related exhibits.
The Land of Penn and Plenty: Bringing History to the Table is the 2012 theme for the museums of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
HERE March 11 is the annual Charter Day , when many of the PHMC museums have free admission. For the list of participating museums click
HERE to -- Apr 29
Federal Foodies: From Farm to Table in Early Baltimore. Homewood Museum , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore ,
MD "Charles Carroll Jr. took great pride and pleasure in creating a beautiful and productive setting for his Federal-era summer house , Homewood , with fields , gardens , and orchards set amidst 130 picturesque acres...”
HERE -- May 6
Something of Splendor: Decorative Arts from the White House at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery ,
DC.
HERE -- June 10
From Field to Feast: Pennsylvania German Food. The Hershey Story Museum. Hershey ,
PA HERE -- Sept 30
Chosen Food: Cuisine , Culture , and American Jewish Identity. Jewish Museum of Maryland , Baltimore ,
MD HERE -- Sept 30
Our Spirited Ancestors: The Decorative Art of Drink. Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts. Old Salem.
NC Apr 28 -- Jan 6 2013
Uncorked! Wine , Objects & Tradition. Winterthur Museum. Wilmington ,
DE Winterthur Museum had an exhibit on Wine , Objects and Tradition. Many of the items and pictures from the exhibit are online
HERE -- summer 2013
Hoecakes & Hospitality: Cooking with Martha Washington. Mount Vernon ,
VA The exhibit contained cookbooks and items from the kitchen and dining room , with scents (cinnamon , coffee , herbs and warm bread) and sounds (birds in garden , clinking tableware). For more information:
HERE A short youtube video on the exhibit:
HERE ©2012 Patricia Bixler Reber
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