American Food Experiences during the World Wars' Exhibit at Culinary Institute of America

The exhibit showcases many aspects related the relationship between food, World War I, and World War II in American history.

The title of the exhibit draws on the economic theory of a nation’s resources. As part of the National Defense Act of 1916, a Congressional debate over the use of nitrates for American farmers or to build munitions brought the phrase “Guns vs. Butter” into public consciousness. In this exhibit, CIA students not only mark the centennial of the armistice of WWI, but reframe the debate to illustrate the intimate relationship between guns AND butter, that is war and food.

The exhibit will be on display in the Donald and Barbara Tober Exhibit Room in the Hilton Library until December 2018. The hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:30 a.m.–8:30 p.m.; Friday, 8:30 a.m.–7 p.m.; and Saturday, 11 a.m.–5 p.m.

The exhibit is free and open to the public.

• Friday, Aug 23^rd, 2019
  174th Dutchess County Fair - 10:00 am
• Friday, Aug 23^rd, 2019
  The Howland Cultural Center Hosts Timeless Art: The American Quilt - 12:00 pm
• Friday, Aug 23^rd, 2019
  Cut Your Own Sunflowers at Hudson Valley Cold Pressed Oils - 1:00 pm
• Friday, Aug 23^rd, 2019
  Friday Night Food Trucks at Millbrook Vineyards & Winery - 5:00 pm
• Friday, Aug 23^rd, 2019
  Chris Daughtry at the 174th Dutchess County Fair - 7:30 pm

• Saturday, Sep 7^th, 2019
  Bannerman Castle Chefs Farm Fresh Dinner - 3:00 pm
• Sunday, Oct 20^th, 2019
  The Orchestra Now Presents Sibelius and Shostakovich at Bard College - 2:00 pm
• Saturday, Nov 2^nd, 2019
  The Orchestra Now Presents Hans Graf Conducting Shubert at Bard College - 8:00 pm
• Saturday, Dec 7^th, 2019
  A Child's Christmas at Clermont State Historic Site - 10:00 am
• Sunday, Sep 29^th, 2019
  Revolutionary War Encampment Weekend at Brinckerhoff House Historic Site - 12:00 pm