New exhibition spotlights stories and traditions from Canadian kitchens
Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation is excited to welcome visitors to Memories are Made in the Kitchen, a brand new exhibition at the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum. This heartwarming, multisensory exhibition celebrates the stories, technologies, and cherished objects found in kitchens from across Canada.
Through stories, photographs, artifacts, and kitchen objects, Memories are Made in the Kitchen highlights how the preparation and sharing of food can hold powerful memories and help shape new ones.
About the exhibit
Visitors are invited to explore a series of photographs and meaningful stories from over 100 people participated in making the exhibition from across Canada. They can experience a collection of familiar kitchen artifacts and objects that evoke memories and inspire new culinary discoveries.
The exhibition offers a multisensory experience including videos, audio stories, soundscapes, and even taste in the museum’s adjoining Demonstration Kitchen. Visitors can get creative, explore new ideas, and connect with food and culture through hands-on fun in the accessible Lil’ Chefs Play Kitchen.
Memories Are Made in the Kitchen explores how cooking has been a way for families to sustain culture and pass down traditions to future generations. With a focus on the sense of connection people feel when they cook, the exhibition invites visitors to step into a welcoming, home-like space filled with evocative sights, and sounds.
The exhibition offers a series of deeply personal glimpses into the ways cooking helps to sustain culture, adapt culinary traditions, and forge new memories through food.