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Julia Child's Kitchen at the Smithsonian
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Bon Appetit! Julia Child.s Kitchen at the Smithsonian

The Museum closed on September 5, 2006 for major architectural renovations and is scheduled to reopen by fall 2008.


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Take a photo tour of the exhibition:
Julia's kitchen at the Smithsonian Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom video
The kitchen table, sink, and some of the countertop equipment in Julia's kitchen at the Smithsonian

 "Julia Child's Kitchen Wisdom" video plays continuously in the gallery
View of the kitchen through the missing wall The kitchen viewed from one of the exhibition viewports A reproduction of the Childs. wine list
View of the kitchen through the "missing" wall, which held the copper pots that Julia donated to Copia: The American Center for Food, Wine & the Arts, in Napa, Calif. The shapes in the plexiglass indicate where the pots, fish molds, and other tools were located.

 The kitchen viewed from one of the exhibition viewports A reproduction of the Childs' wine list is shown with the secret behind Julia's on-camera glass of wine (it wasn't wine, but Gravy Master mixed with water!)
One wall of the gallery is devoted to a biography of Julia Child View of the exhibition
One wall of the gallery is devoted to a biography of Julia Child that includes copies of all of her cookbooks

 The exhibition examines Julia Child's impact on American popular culture and culinary history through special stories and selected objects.
The exhibition includes Julia.s complete recipe for French bread
The exhibition includes Julia's complete recipe for French bread and the ordinary kitchen tools used to make it.
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