Lowell Lecture
Curated Conversations: Celebratory Meals
Date & Time
Nov. 25, 2018 at 2 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Location
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 02115
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Laura Ziman, Food Historian
Presenting Organization
Topics
On this Sunday after Thanksgiving, explore with food historian, Laura Ziman artworks from a range of time periods and cultures that speak to feasts. Begin in Mesoamerica with terra-cotta items used by royals and religious leaders in ceremonial feasting. Look closely at African carved wooden platters on which roasted meats were piled and shared and ornate European silver made to impress aristocracy. Throughout the tour, share memories and experiences of your own feasts.