Embark on an educational and interactive gourmet journey around the world of food and nutrition, with numerous layover activities to choose from.
As a place of learning and exchange, the Food Museum cooks up a daily menu of activities linked with food and nutrition. Find the full buffet here to help you choose!
Dip into the world of food and nutrition at the Alimentarium and take an in-depth look into specific themes, peruse objects from our collection and dive into fascinating magazine articles, wherever you may be.
The Alimentarium Academy is designed for teachers, pupils from 8 to 16 years old and their parents. Teaching material, educational games and videos prepared by experts make learning about food and nutrition fun and engaging!
The Alimentarium prides its team, its select partners, its unusual history and firmly established mission which have helped it become a unique place of learning and an international emblem.
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Trends
Boosting the image of a speciality with an explosive reputation
William Türler | 15.05.2018
Science
Go easy on the salt shaker!
Stéphanie de Roguin | 07.05.2018
History
Does the fruit with a thousand seeds really have superpowers?
Diana Danko | 16.04.2018
A miraculous sweetener?
Stéphanie de Roguin | 16.03.2018
Nutrition
… might not be good advice
Hannah Rohrlach | 27.02.2018
Poisoning the body, oh so sweetly?
William Türler | 12.01.2018
Debatable virtues
Hannah Schlaepfer | 20.11.2017
Capsules are conquering the world
Blandine Guignier | 07.11.2017
Society
Consumer criticism, supplier reaction, and creating alternatives
Olivier Lepiller | 24.10.2017
A global trend
Diana Danko | 25.09.2017
The benefits and drawbacks of a meat-free diet
William Türler | 22.08.2017
A nutritional overview of the ‘good’ and the ‘fad’
Hannah Rohrlach | 16.08.2017
Tell me how you speak of what you eat, and I will tell you how you are.
Olivier Mottaz | 26.07.2017
A fast-growing trend
Sophie Gaitzsch | 23.05.2017
Investigating gluten, lactose, fat, sugar and salt
Robert Gloy | 25.04.2017
Plant foodstuffs: the common denominator
Hannah Rohrlach | 27.04.2017
A practical guide that makes it easier than it looks
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The Museum Collection
400 objects to discover online
The world’s biggest fork is in front of the Alimentarium
The fork features in the Guinness World Records
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