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Beurk ! Yuck ! Igitt ! The food we love to hate
Temporary exhibition 2020 - 2021
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We’ve missed you!
The Alimentarium will be reopening on Tuesday 12 May 2020. We are thrilled to be able to welcome our visitors to the Museum again!
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Appel à participation
#TwoMetres Eating
Share a meal while social distancing, or come up with an idea for how to eat as a group respecting the guidelines, or take note of an unusual setting, etc.
Take a photo of it!
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We’re open
tomorrow from 10:00 to 18:00
Preparing for your visit

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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Saturdays
Cookery workshop

Local from start to finish

Authentic products, tricks of the trade, a love of the land… this workshop allows you to meet local producers and concoct a menu with their produce.
from 16 years
CHF 80.00

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Local from start to finish

Limited availability – Book now!
All dates
From May to September
Guided tours
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groups

Guided tour - Garden

Going green, getting back to our roots, unravelling the mysteries of germination... A decidedly down-to-earth guided tour!

Groups
CHF 150.00
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Sundays
Cookery workshop

Seasonal recipe

Here’s a workshop with a difference!
from 12 years old
CHF 60.00

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Seasonal recipe

Limited availability – Book now!
All dates
Upon request
Guided tours
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special price for schools

Guided tour - Garden

The Alimentarium Garden is much more than just a pleasant place for a leisurely stroll....
Schools
from CHF 100.00
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Be my guest-en
Saturdays and school holidays
Be my guest
adult-child

A tube of liver pâté

In this workshop you will become better acquainted with…chicken liver!...
6-12 years
CHF 65.00

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A tube of liver pâté

Limited availability – Book now!
All dates
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The first Saturday of every month
Guided tours
lunch & visit

Lunch & Visit

Every first Saturday of the month, seize the opportunity to combine culture and gastronomy over your lunch break.
All ages
CHF 29.00

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Lunch & Visit

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Afternoons in the Junior Academy (schools)-en
mardi et jeudi
Afternoons in the JuniorAcademy
JuniorAcademy

A tube of liver pâté

In this workshop you will become better acquainted with…chicken liver
6-12 years
CHF 240.00

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A tube of liver pâté

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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Passeport vacances holiday club – mornings-en
School holidays - mornings
Passeport Vacances
Passeport Vacances

Bake a great brunch

Brunch is such a handy meal, halfway between breakfast and lunch!
6-12 years
Flat fee CHF 180.00

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Bake a great brunch

Limited availability – Book now!
All dates
yum!
Restaurant
So tasty you’ll want seconds!
Chef’s special throughout June
CHF 19.00

Haddock ballotine with crushed hazelnuts
Apricot sauce
Mashed potatoes with peas
Sautéed artichoke

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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Nettles may sting, but they are also very tasty!
An art of food foraging
05.03.2020
Hannah Rohrlach
When you know what to look for, food is everywhere
4 min.
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Marinated fish
28.09.2017
What the Fork ?!

In this episode, Philippe Ligron goes fishing on Lake Geneva and explains the secrets of his recipe for a mighty marinade.

3 min 48
Feast to forget food restrictions
20.01.2015
Annika Gil
Why do we eat fish on Fridays? Why fried food for carnival? Days of feasting and days of abstinence have marked the Catholic calendar since the Middle Ages.
3 min.
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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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