[BCMA] Food display tips needed

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Hi there,

 

I'm a historical interpreter with the North Vancouver Museum and Archives,
and I'm seeking tips on how to compile a convincing historical "food
package" for a mountaineering display. The premise is that a mountaineer is
going on a weekend hike in the 1930s and needs to pack enough food for two
nights. We have a list of items that would likely be taken along, but we've
hit a bit of a roadblock on how to suitably emulate the food package.

 

Many of the items are dry bulk - rice, nuts, etc. - but as we hope to use
this package for a few years, using actual foodstuffs seems undesirable. We
also wonder the most effective and eye-popping way to present such dry
foodstuffs. We have bandied around the idea of using bags made from jute and
labelling them; however, this does not seem engaging enough for what we wish
to convey. We also have a few items which would be tinned - milk, for
instance - and we wondered how others have used tins in their historical
display, including how they have labeled them. Finally, some meat products
will be emulated using brown paper and wax paper. Some ideas about what to
generate in substitution of actual meat would also be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks very much for any advice on how to make this display
attention-getting and authentic!

 

Leigha Smith

Theatrical Interpreter - Waterfront Productions

North Vancouver Museum and Archives - Community History Centre

3203 Institute Road

North Vancouver, BC V7K 3E5

Phone: (604) 990-3700 ext. 8008

Email: smithl at dnv.org

 

Iain Baxter&: Information/Location, North Vancouver 

At North Vancouver Museum, 209 West 4th Street

June 17 to December 30, 2012

 

 

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