fbpx

Mar 10th 2025 • Blog, Exhibitions, Collections & Exhibitions, Trainees & Internships

Young Curators – Nutritional Analysis

We started running our first Young Curators programme in October 2024, in partnership with the Museum of the Home, Quadram Institute, the School Meals Project, and Chefs in Schools. Designed…

Read more

Mar 4th 2025 • Trainees & Internships, Exhibitions, Community, Heritage

Young Curators – Accessibility of School Canteens

We started running our first Young Curators programme in October 2024, in partnership with the Museum of the Home, Quadram Institute, the School Meals Project, and Chefs in Schools. Designed…

Read more

Feb 5th 2025 • Blog, Heritage

Update on our projects from the Museum Director, Jenny Cousins

2025 started with a new team of builders arriving on site to take down Edgar’s Farmhouse on 2 January. This 14th-century hall was moved to the museum in the 1970s.…

Read more

Nov 6th 2024 • Community, Blog, Trainees & Internships

Young Curators at the Food Museum

In October we ran our first Young Curators programme, in partnership with the Museum of the Home, Quadram Institute, the School Meals Project, and Chefs in Schools! Designed to give…

Read more

Oct 8th 2024 • Blog, Collections & Exhibitions, Trainees & Internships

Exploring Accessible Cooking Tools

Explore accessible cooking tools and cookery with our Curating Visibility Fellow, Anahita Harding When I began working at the Food Museum, as part of the Curating Visibility Programme with Screen…

Read more

Sep 20th 2024 • Food, Blog, Heritage

The History of Bread Making: A Universal Lens

If there is one food that encapsulates culture, history, religion, geography, and politics, it would arguably be bread. This seemingly simple food, made from just water and flour, has spread…

Read more

Sep 19th 2024 • Events, Food

Discover Our Autumn & Winter Cookery Workshops in Suffolk

We’ve got an exciting range of autumn and winter cookery workshops for adults in Suffolk, from family activities to expert-led courses. Our workshops are the perfect way to learn new…

Read more

Aug 27th 2024 • Collections & Exhibitions

Behind the Scenes at the Museum: Collections Audit

Since 2017, we have been undertaking a major project to digitise and audit our collection of over 40,000 objects, assembled over the last 60 years. More information here. We have…

Read more

Building works

Please be aware of building works taking place across our site.

Our magnificent Medieval Barn is currently closed for repairs and will reopen in June 2026.

The House will remain open whilst exterior works take place before closing during 2027 for renovations, reopening with fresh exhibitions about food-making in the home.

The Factory is closed from November 2025 through March 2027 as we create brand new displays about industrial food production, accessible visitor toilets, and a stunning first-floor events space.

For more information visit Current Projects