• About Us

    Exploring Food In All Its Dimensions

  • EXHIBIT

    Selling Candy to Kids

    A History of Marketing Food to Children.

  • EXHIBIT

    Food Impact Meter

    See how your food choices impact your health and our planet’s health.

  • VIDEOS

    Video Vault

    Short videos, from serious to hilarious, reflect food’s major role in diverse films.

  • ARTICLE

    The 11 Most Impactful Events in Food History

    From cooking to synthetic food additives, human creativity has changed the world for better and for worse.

History • Culture • Nutrition • Farming • Climate Change/Environment • Social Justice • Animal Welfare

The National Food Museum spurs visitors to see food in a new light, envisioning a world where food and how it is grown contribute to healthy people, a sustainable planet, and a more vibrant culture.

Our Mission

To celebrate and explore the transformative power of food to nourish people and our planet.

Food is culture, it is health, it is the environment, and it is community. The new food museum will celebrate the power of food to uplift, nourish, and inspire - and encourage us to come together to promote good health and protect our planet.

At the Museum

Future Exhibition Topics

What people are saying

Assortment of colorful fresh fruits, herbs, and spices in small wooden bowls for healthy eating.

Articles and Reports

1 Jul 2025

Time Capsule of America’s Food System

In 1975, Catherine Lerza and I, of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, edited Food for People Not for Profit (Ballantine Books), a comprehensive book about America’s food system.
Farmer in a cornfield, arms crossed, looking at healthy crops. Sustainable farming in action.

Articles and Reports

10 Dec 2024

The 11 Most Impactful Events in Food History

The National Food Museum is interested in all aspects of food—the history of the human diet, the contribution of the food system to the climate crisis, recipes for healthier “plant-forward” cooking, and more.
A day's food for a family of five: milk, eggs, produce, bread, oats, flour, and rice.

Articles and Reports

20 Jan 2024

Dietary Advice in Graphics Over the Century

Over the past century, the United States Department of Agriculture, foreign governments, the World Health Organization, and many private organizations have provided dietary advice to the general public.

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