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.

• Wednesday, Sep 18^th, 2019
  Screening of "The Biggest Little Farm" at The Moviehouse in Millerton with Q&A Afterward - 7:00 pm
• Thursday, Sep 19^th, 2019
  ABClatino Cine Club Movie Night - 6:00 pm
• Thursday, Sep 19^th, 2019
  "Les Voyages of France Around the World" at The Bocuse Restaurant at The Culinary Institute of America - 6:00 pm
• Friday, Sep 20^th, 2019
  Bard College: Outdoor Montgomery Place Film Series ""Taking Woodstock" - 6:00 pm
• Friday, Sep 20^th, 2019
  Bannerman Castle Tours - Guided Tour & Hike to the Summit - 6:00 pm

• Sunday, Sep 29^th, 2019
  Dover Dragon Dash 5K and Kids - 7:00 am
• Saturday, Nov 30^th, 2019
  Holiday Lights Parade in the Village of Wappingers - 6:00 pm
• Saturday, Sep 28^th, 2019
  Pawling Rotary Fabulous Fall Fesival - 11:00 am
• Saturday, Oct 12^th, 2019
  Village of Wappingers Annual Halloween Festival - 11:45 am
• Saturday, Sep 28^th, 2019
  New Directions 2019: 35th Annual National Juried Contemporary Art Exhibition at Barrett Art Center - 3:00 pm