Jun 22nd 2026 • Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights
Food Museum wins Food on Display Award for School Dinners
The Food Museum is delighted to announce that its School Dinners exhibition was announced the winner of the Food on Display category at the 2026 British Library Food Season Awards,…
May 14th 2026 • Exhibitions, Community, Heritage, Highlights
Food Museum wins national award for School Dinners exhibition
The Food Museum, Stowmarket is delighted to have been crowned Best Temporary or Touring Exhibition of the Year (budget less than £80,000) for its School Dinners exhibition, at the 24th…
Jan 19th 2026 • Food, Industry
Filmmaker Tender: The Kitchen Project
Filmmaker Tender: The Kitchen Project The Food Museum is inviting tenders from filmmakers to create a series of films for The Kitchen Project –a major five-year transformation of our site,…
Nov 4th 2025 • Heritage, Site, Collections & Exhibitions, Highlights
Work begins on the Medieval Barn
We’re excited to announce that work is now underway on our Medieval Barn. This Grade II*-listed barn is the oldest original building in our care and parts of its timber…
Sep 24th 2025 • Uncategorised
The Walled Garden Series: Valen’s Apple French Toast
For this instalment of The Walled Garden Series, we’re joined by Valen, one of our brilliant volunteers who has been with the Food Museum since spring 2025. Valen grew up…
Sep 16th 2025 • Blog
Objects that interested me in the Food Museum collection
Anahita Harding reflects on her time as Curatorial Fellow at the Food Museum – part of the Curating Visibility programme Curating Visibility – Screen South. Read about Anahita’s experience in…
Sep 16th 2025 • Highlights
Food Museum awarded the Sandford Award 2025
We are incredibly proud to announce that we have been awarded a Sandford Award! A huge congratulations to our dedicated Learning Team, who have worked tirelessly to create and promote…
