- Agropolis
Agropolis-Museum is a
museum describing the global story ofpeople ,food andagriculture . It is located inMontpellier ,France .Agropolis presents the history of early food gathering, as well as mini-exhibits of many of the world's
fruit s,vegetable s and foodanimal s. In one set of exhibits, visitor can 'meet' eight farmers from around the world, see how their homes might look and hear their stories on video. Another exhibition recreates world food and drink preparations — for example, the tea ceremony inJapan ,pasta making inItaly , andcoffee rituals inEthiopia .At the core of the building is a permanent sculptural exhibition called "The Banquet of Humanity", or "The Dining Table of the World". Eight couples sit at a round table set in furrowed ground. At the center is water and, perched atop the water, the
Earth . The couples represent three poor countries, three average income countries and two rich countries. The rich are Japan and France, the poorest isSomalia . Outside the circle is another couple, excluded from the table. The work, byHenri Rouvieres , is intended to illustrate the food problems in the world.External links
* [http://museum.agropolis.fr/english/default.htm Agropolis Museum website]
* [http://www.foodmuseum.com/exfm2.html Museums about food and eating]ee also
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Hunger
*List of museums
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