1st Edition

Exhibiting Jewish Culinary Culture

By András Koerner Copyright 2024
240 Pages
by Central European University Press

András Koerner is the author of a number of critically acclaimed, award-winning CEU Press titles on the cultural history of Hungarian Jews and Jewish cuisine. This volume continues that tradition by discussing the phenomenon of exhibits on Jewish culinary culture in museums and galleries around the world. The first part of the book provides an overview of the cultural history of foodism and the... Read more
Introduction, PART ONE ISSUES OF DISPLAY, PART TWO THE STORY OF AN EXHIBITION, Appendix 1, Appendix 2, Notes, Selected Bibliography, Sources of Illustrations, Index of Personal Names, Acknowledgements

Biography

András Koerner was born in 1940 in Budapest. After receiving his degree in architecture he worked for several years as an architect. In 1967, he moved to the United States, where he continued the same career. Since his retirement, he dedicates his time mostly to writing and organizing exhibitions. He is author of the award-winning Jewish Cuisine in Hungary (CEU Press 2019).