Mar 21st 2023 • Fundraising, Heritage, Highlights
The Food Museum in Stowmarket awarded £1,409,600 MEND funding
The Food Museum is one of over 70 recipients of funding in the latest round of grants awarded by the Department for Culture, Media and Support and Arts Council England.…
Jan 13th 2023 • Food, Heritage, Highlights
Food Diversity Day – Norfolk Beefing apples and how to make Norfolk biffins
As part of Food Diversity Day, 13 January 2023, we are celebrating the Norfolk Beefing variety of apple and the importance of growing and eating a wide variety of apples…
Jul 18th 2022 • Highlights
Summer at the Food Museum
The Summer has arrived and the Food Museum has something for everyone to enjoy. During the Summer holidays, we have a programme packed with hands-on cooking workshops, including: Throughout August…
Jul 5th 2022 • Community, Heritage, Volunteering
Trustees sought for The Food Museum, Suffolk
The Food Museum (formerly the Museum of East Anglian Life), in Stowmarket, Suffolk is seeking new trustees with museum, arts, or heritage management experience to join the Board at this…
Mar 22nd 2022 • Community, Heritage, Highlights, Industry
The Museums That Make Us
With exciting change underway as we transition to becoming the Food Museum, we were thrilled to be asked to appear in a new series for BBC Radio Four, presented by…
Mar 22nd 2022 • Community, Highlights, Trainees & Internships
Jubilant! Mini Youth Arts & Culture Festival 2022- Monday 4 – Sunday 17 July
Jubilant! is a FREE two-week mini festival taking place in Stowmarket and celebrating the creativity of local school children and young people. Over the summer term a specially commissioned team…
Mar 16th 2022 • Collections & Exhibitions, Heritage, Highlights
News from the Watermill
Alton Watermill is currently being restored and is due to reopen in mid-2022. Collections and Interpretation Manager Lisa Harris updates us on the work that has been taking place and…
Feb 10th 2022 • Community, Food, Highlights
Green shoots at the new Food Museum with Linbury support
Suffolk’s Food Museum, has received a four-year grant award from the Linbury Trust of £160,000 which will fund an exciting and ambitious new plan for outreach, learning and engagement activities.…
