Museum of Food and Drink

MOFAD Lab in Williamsburg

The Museum of Food and Drink (MOFAD) is a New York City educational non-profit and museum that seeks to change the way people think about food and drink. The museum's work explores "the ways food and beverage impact our culture, politics, economy, history, and more."[1]

History

Dave Arnold founded and chartered the museum in 2005, but it remained an idea until 2011.[2] In 2013, Arnold and museum Executive Director Peter Kim raised over $100,000 through a Kickstarter campaign for the museum's first exhibition.[3]

The first exhibit, which debuted in New York in August 2013, was the result of the campaign: a 3,200 pound puffing machine, also called a puff gun. The puffing machine is part of a cereal-focused traveling exhibit.[4][5]

In 2015, the museum gained the support of its first major sponsor, Infiniti, which helped fund a permanent space.[6] The museum opened MOFAD Lab, a 5,000-square-foot gallery space in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

References

  1. ↑ Shunk, Laura. "MOFAD Executive Director Peter Kim: "We Encourage Self-Directed Exploration of Food"". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Rudess, Ari. "Details on the Museum of Food and Drink with Dave Arnold and Peter Kim". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "BOOM! Museum of Food and Drink's Explosive First Exhibit". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Polis, Carey (1 July 2013). "Museum Of Food & Drink Launches Kickstarter Campaign For First Exhibit". Huffington Post. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ↑ Hancock, Alexander. "Dave Arnold Kickstarting Food Museum's Cereal Exhibit". Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.infinitiusa.com/now/news-and-events/infiniti-celebrates-foodies-with-mofad

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