In the Kitchen Around the World
“In the Kitchen Around the World” is an exhibit at the Mathers Museum of World Cultures, 416 North Indiana Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana (map).
On display are objects used in preparing and serving food in different areas of the world.
They’re divided into two categories: what the viewer perceives as familiar, such as plates, cups, and dishes, and what is unfamiliar, such as a Peruvian corn toaster and an Ecuadorian grater.
The goal of the exhibit is to look at what other cultures have come up with as solutions to help them in cooking or eating food, allowing the viewer to make comparisons to the solutions that are similar or dissimilar to their own.
Open now, the exhibit runs through November 15, 2013.
(Photo courtesy of the Mathers Museum of World Cultures)
