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Cookery workshops
Halloween Special
Join us to make ghostly madeleines and spider cakes, as well as a blood-curdling “eye-catching” fruit salad. Creepy...
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Call for participation
WRITING CONTEST!
Contest for scribes with a strong stomach
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Lunch & Visit
Every first Saturday of the month, seize the opportunity to combine culture and gastronomy over your lunch break.
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Beurk ! Yuck ! Igitt ! The food we love to hate
Temporary exhibition 2020 - 2021
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Preparing for your visit
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We’re open
tomorrow from 10:00 to 17:00
Preparing for your visit

It is compulsory to wear a mask in our Museum. Please remember to bring one with you when you pay us a visit! Masks are also available at our Welcome Desk (CHF 0.50 each).
 

Details about the safety measures in place are available here:

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The food we love to hate
It’s all about food we abhor. To help us understand this emotion, we need your input! We would like to collect your stories.
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workshops

Roll up your sleeves!
Sharing knowledge and skills is what we do. With passion. That’s why the Alimentarium organises daily culinary workshops and classes led by qualified chefs.
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Spécial halloween
Saturday
Mornings in the JuniorAcademy
JuniorAcademy

Halloween

This year, amid all the grimacing pumpkins and eerie disguises, the Alimentarium is proposing a truly spooky culinary workshop for fearless kitchen he...
6-12 years
CHF 30.00

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Halloween

Limited availability – Book now!
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Saturday
Be my guest
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Pumpkins galore

Did you know that the colour of food affects our appetite and our perception of taste?
6-12 years
CHF 65.00

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Pumpkins galore

Limited availability – Book now!
All dates
Upon request
Guided tours
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Groups

Guided tour - Museum

Bring your partner, friends or family with you and let one of our expert guides lead you through the marvels of the Museum.
Groups
CHF 150.00
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yum!
Restaurant
So tasty you’ll want seconds!
Chef’s special throughout October
CHF 19.00
Braised venison with cranberries
Spinach spaetzli
Pumpkin purée with a crunchy wafer
Seasonal trimmings
Pickled white cabbage
Let’s eat!

“A self-service gourmet restaurant may seem a little unusual, but it’s what’s on the plate that counts. The food is pleasantly surprising, very good even, with a choice of dishes and finesse in the flavour. Well done! Keep it up.”

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Magazine

Feed your curiosity

Our Magazine is jam-packed with food-related articles and videos. Science, history, society, nutrition...

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The Bitter Potion
Writing about food disgust

Contest for scribes with a strong stomach

1 comments
Nasty or nice?
04.05.2020
Olivier Mottaz
Where do you draw the line regarding what you eat?
10 min.
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Summer
16.08.2018
Garden Stories

The vegetables in our Garden have germinated, grown and ripened. Watch as we harvest some of them, make a ratatouille following the recipe handed down by our grandmothers, and a jar of pickled vegetables that will keep for months… for a taste of summer sunshine all year round!

6 min. 48
Academy
Academy
Learn while having fun

Designed for teachers, pupils and their parents, our academy is at your service! The Alimentarium Academy feeds curious minds with a unique way of learning: teaching aids, serious games, and videos presented by experts for you to discover every aspect of food and nutrition!

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Games
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Digestix
Put the organs in the right place so that food can be digested, and win as many points as you can.
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Knowledge
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Eggs and cholesterol
Eggs were long considered as perfect food, particularly for the quality of their protein. However, they declined in popularity in the 1980s when it was discovered that...
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