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Julia Child: A Recipe for Life

Now on view at Minnesota History Center

September 27, 2025 - May 31, 2026

Ticket price includes admission to all Minnesota History Center exhibits. MNHS Members get in free.

Discover how Julia Child transformed American cooking with wit, warmth, and perseverance. This immersive exhibition follows her journey from California childhood to French adventures, bestselling cookbooks, and groundbreaking television. Personal objects, multimedia experiences, and interactive components reveal the woman behind the whisk—curious, tenacious, joyful, and always authentically herself.

Visitors looking at the table at the Julia Child Exhibit.
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Visitors pretend cooking at the Julia Child Exhibit.
Visitors looking at the big recipe at the Julia Child Exhibit.
Visitors looking at cooking tools at the Julia Child Exhibit.
Visitors looking at the objects at the Julia Child Exhibit.

Minnesota Cooks: Small Bites from the Collections

There’s more to cookbooks than just recipes—they reflect the traditions, values, and personalities of the people who created them.

With vintage cookbooks from the Minnesota Historical Society’s collection and vintage ephemera, this exclusive section offers a glimpse into Minnesota’s culinary past.

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Join us for food and fun at tasty events celebrating Julia Child’s culinary legacy.

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On view now at Mill City Museum through May 31, 2025, Women with Taste: Culinary Visionaries of the Twin Cities celebrates eight women who challenged expectations and advocated for a more inclusive food scene.

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From heirloom recipes to modern interpretations, Minnesota Historical Society Press offers a delicious selection of books that celebrate the culture, stories, and traditions of cooking.

 Julia Child: A Recipe for Life  is a traveling exhibition produced and toured internationally by Flying Fish, in collaboration with the Napa Valley Museum, under rights granted by The Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts and The Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, and generously sponsored by Oceania Cruises.

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Funding provided by the State of Minnesota's Legacy Amendment, through the vote of Minnesotans on Nov. 4, 2008, and our generous donors and members.

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