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For information and photography on the American Food History Project, the American Brewing History Initiative, and our events, please contact us via email at: foodhistory@si.edu.

For questions from the press and general information about the museum, please call 202-633-3129 or use the contact form for the Public Affairs office.

 

Media Comp Tickets

If you would like to cover one of our food events and request a comp ticket, please send us an email with “Media Comp Ticket Request” in the subject line to foodhistory@si.edu.

We reserve a limited number of tickets for media use for ticketed programs. We will do our best to fulfill all requests, but please note that distribution may be limited for high demand events. 

 

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Jessica Govea
How one girl helped build a Latinx civil rights movement

As a little girl, Jessica Govea had become accustomed to rising early and making her way to the fields with her family. During the cotton season, you could find her family dragging sacks of cotton along the long rows of fields in Kern County, California.

Chef Lena Richard and others filming a television segment
Chef Lena Richard: Culinary Icon and Activist
Lena Richard was an African American chef who built a culinary empire in New Orleans during the Jim Crow era. She reshaped public understanding of New Orleans’ cuisine, but her story has never been given its proper due.
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