MODO Museum inaugurates exhibit showcasing kitchen objects and appliances

The MODO Museum in Mexico City inaugurated the From the Plate to the Mouth: Kitchen Utensils and Design exhibit last night, which showcases kitchen utensils from the XIX century through modern times. The exhibit “does not focus on presenting the pieces in chronological order, but focuses instead on thematic focal points that explore diverse relationships and narratives,” said the MODO museum.

Lemon juicer. PHOTO: MODO Museum.

“At the exhibit visitors will find objects such as the earliest lemon squeezers and mixers, wood-burning, coal-fired and gas ovens, and other objects with beautiful and complex designs,” said Paulina Newman, the Museum's Director, in a bulletin. In addition to kitchen utensils and appliances, visitors will be able to enjoy a collection of antique cookbooks and photographs.

The exhibit is divided into several thematic focal points: Kitchen and space, Kitchen and gender, Kitchen and progress, Kitchen and state, Cookbooks and tutorials, Setting the table: from pewter to silver, and Contemporary design.

Beer stein. PHOTO: MODO Museum.

The exhibit aims to provide “a view into the work and commitment of many people throughout many decades, all of which has heavily influenced our current gastronomical environment.”

The exhibit's curator, Elena Mallet, was careful to depict the kitchen as a social space that brings people together.

The exhibit runs through February 26, 2017, and museum hours are 10 am to 6 pm, Tuesday through Sunday.