Food is culture™

Welcome to MOFAD, where food comes to life.

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What is MOFAD?

Most food museums focus on ingredients. We focus on stories.

Explore the people, places, and traditions that shape what we eat and why it matters.

Most food museums focus on ingredients. We focus on stories.

Explore the people, places, and traditions that shape what we eat and why it matters.

Migration, identity, power, and joy told across time and cultures.

Reveal how food travels, transforms, and connects communities across generations.

Migration, identity, power, and joy told across time and cultures.

Reveal how food travels, transforms, and connects communities across generations.

Inside view of refurbished Ebony Test Kitchen

MOFAD preserves and elevates the stories of food and drink.

Uncover and celebrate diverse culinary traditions and the communities that nurture them.

MOFAD preserves and elevates the stories of food and drink.

Uncover and celebrate diverse culinary traditions and the communities that nurture them.

MOFAD preserves and elevates the stories of food and drink.

Uncover and celebrate diverse culinary traditions and the communities that nurture them.

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Help us tell the stories behind what we eat. Your support fuels exhibitions, education, and research that explore the deep connections between food, culture, and identity.

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500,000+

People Reached

25+

Exhibitions Created

250+

Events Programmed

500+

Local Schools Educated

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