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A site not only for preparing meals but for doing homework, sharing good conversations and celebrating life’s daily accomplishments with family and friends. Food pioneer and beloved chef Julia Child even likened the kitchen to the beating heart and soul of a home — such a meaningful symbol of the way Americans think about and interact with food that Child’s Cambridge, Massachusetts, kitchen is reconstructed and currently on display in the National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C. (Child donated her custom-made kitchen and its contents to the Smithsonian Institution in 2001.) Sketches and photographic prints of Child's kitchen (see Page 38) are also part of The Henry Ford's collections. Constant innovation over the centuries has changed what we do in our kitchens and how we do it. They are a showcase for technology — think about all the kitchencentric appliances and gadgetry past and present — and a touchstone representing our ever-changing habits and lifestyles. Inspired by this year’s visiting Julia Child exhibition in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation, this timeline showcases the kitchen through The Henry Ford’s collections, from patents and gadgets from the early 19th century to artifacts marking movements and preserving memories of food personalities — like Child — from the 20th century to the

DID YOU KNOW? / Julia Child is the focus of a visiting exhibition currently in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Julia Child: A Recipe for Life is open through Sept. 10. Learn more on Page 78.