A Taste of Science launches at the City of Waterloo Museum

The City of Waterloo Museum is excited to announce a new exhibition on loan from the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum: A Taste of Science. 

What: A Taste of Science
Where: City of Waterloo Museum, located at Conestoga Mall (near the food court)
When: November 19, 2019 to March 20, 2020 

A Taste of Science is an interactive exhibition that engages all your senses. The exhibition will highlight the role science plays in delaying food decay and keeping food nutritious and safe for us to eat. This bilingual exhibition is suitable for all ages and offers menu items for both the mind and the imagination. 

The main reason for preserving food is to prevent spoilage and to store excess harvest to make it last for several months. The development of food preservation methods is almost as old as human civilization itself. Every country and culture across the world has adopted a way of food preservation, which the museum will explore, demonstrating some of the methods still practiced today. 

In the exhibition, children and adults can immerse themselves in an oversize pantry, learn different food preservation techniques, discover what makes food spoil, and for the courageous you can even smell different types of food that have spoiled. 

A Taste of Science is part of the CAFM’s five-year commitment, launched in May 2013, to promote food literacy programs. Additional support from partners such as Nestlé Canada, the Government of Canada, and Bernardin Ltd. has enabled the museum to bring this new exhibition and food literacy programs to audiences in the national capital region and across Canada. 

For more information, please call Karen VandenBrink, manager, museum & archival collections at 519-885-8828 or visit waterloo.ca/museum

About the City of Waterloo Museum 

Popular for ever-changing exhibitions and offering access to Waterloo’s premier shopping centre (Conestoga Mall) at its doorstep, the City of Waterloo Museum explores the hometown history of Waterloo and the stories we have to share. The City of Waterloo Museum is the place to discover an array of historical objects, art and artifacts that tell the story of Waterloo from its founding in 1806 to the present day. The museum features a main gallery containing fabulous items from its sizeable holdings of over 15,000 objects, including the restored 1919 Pierce Arrow Seagram Whisky delivery truck, and provides various elements to learn about and celebrate all things Waterloo!

Exhibition hours are: 

• Tuesday to Friday 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
• Summer Hours July & August Tuesday-Saturday 9:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.
• Last full weekend of every month, September – June (holidays excepted)
• Saturday 9:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
• Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

 Admission is always free. 

About Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation

Ingenium celebrates the innovative spirit of Canadians by telling the stories of those who dared to think differently. Inspired by the power of ingenuity, Ingenium encompasses three national institutions: the Canada Agriculture and Food Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and the Canada Science and Technology Museum. These three museums are places where the past meets the future, with spaces where visitors can learn and explore, play and discover. Ingenium continues to evolve — a new Collections Conservation Centre is currently under construction, designed to protect priceless Canadian heritage artifacts for the benefit of many generations to come. Beyond the physical walls of its museums, Ingenium’s engaging digital content, outreach programs and travelling exhibitions serve to educate, entertain, and engage audiences across Canada and around the world.  For more, visit us: IngeniumCanada.org 

Media contact:

Shelly Reed
Communications consultant
519-747-8515
TTY: 1-866-786-3941 
shelly.reed@waterloo.ca