Discover the new temporary exhibition «Je mange donc je suis -cultures comestibles»

How does man, as a species, define himself by what he eats? How does the act of nourishment, vital and daily, shape our identities through cultural practices, rituals or prohibitions? What role has food played in our evolution? Are there “gendered” foods?
The exhibition

explores the biological, cultural and ecological facets of a subject that affects everyone: food.
In a sometimes staged staging, the course alternates substantive themes, social debates and «surprise» topics. At the crossroads between past and present, culture and nature, art and science, food nourishes stomachs, minds and imaginaries.
Created in 2020 for the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, this exhibition presents the research conducted by the scientists of the National Museum of Natural History.
Enough to satisfy the most greedy... of knowledge!