Tasting local history

Dissemination of the cultural history of food through cooking and dining

Forfattere

  • Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager Aalborg Universitet
  • Louise Ejgod Hansen Aarhus Universitet
  • Hans-Peter Degn Aarhus Universitet
  • Rasmus Thorup Kildegaard Museum Lolland-Falster
  • Anne-Lotte Sjørup Mathiesen Museum Lolland-Falster
  • Vibeke Knöchel Christensen King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5617/nm.11600

Sammendrag

This article discusses how museums can disseminate the cultural history of food by cooking, tasting, and sharing meals. The article builds on vast data from a food culture project (SPIS Ma/eD) conducted in Lolland-Falster, the southeastern part of Denmark, between 2020 and 2023. The analysis centres on three key findings: the social aspect of sharing experiences and meals, the dialogical dissemination of cultural food history, and sensory engagement through cooking and tasting. The article concludes that cooking and dining together with other museum visitors enriches the museum experience and transforms it into a highly sensory and social event that links history to the present everyday life of the participants. The SPIS Ma/eD project also demonstrates the value of integrating food culture into the communication and dissemination practices of museums. This integrated approach to the local community, educational institutions, and innovative events has created a model that may inspire other museums.

Forfatterbiografier

Stinne Gunder Strøm Krogager, Aalborg Universitet

Institut for Kommunikation og Psykologi

Louise Ejgod Hansen, Aarhus Universitet

Lektor i Dramaturgi og forskningsleder ved Center for Kulturevaluering
Institut for Kommunikation og Kultur

Hans-Peter Degn, Aarhus Universitet

Studielektor i Medievidenskab og Centerleder ved Center for Kulturevaluering
Institut for Kommunikation og Kultur

Rasmus Thorup Kildegaard, Museum Lolland-Falster

Formidlingsinspektør

Anne-Lotte Sjørup Mathiesen, Museum Lolland-Falster

Formidlingsinspektør

Vibeke Knöchel Christensen, King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra)

Mag.Art.
Museumschef

Nedlastinger

Publisert

2024-07-08