Food is culture™
Welcome to MOFAD, where food comes to life.
Visit:
55 Water Street, located on the 2nd floor of the Empire Stores building - via Water Street entrance or courtyard in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Get directions.
Exhibition Hours:
Thursday through Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM.
*Please check our programs page for upcoming programs and events.
Current Exhibition:
Street Food City celebrates generations of New York's mostly immigrant street food entrepreneurs and the dishes they have introduced as an iconic part of the city's cultural and culinary landscape.
Visit:
55 Water Street, located on the 2nd floor of the Empire Stores building - via Water Street entrance or courtyard in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Get directions.
Exhibition Hours:
Thursday through Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM.
*Please check our programs page for upcoming programs and events.
Current Exhibition:
Street Food City celebrates generations of New York's mostly immigrant street food entrepreneurs and the dishes they have introduced as an iconic part of the city's cultural and culinary landscape.
Visit:
55 Water Street, located on the 2nd floor of the Empire Stores building - via Water Street entrance or courtyard in Brooklyn Bridge Park. Get directions.
Exhibition Hours:
Thursday through Sunday from 12 PM to 6 PM.
*Please check our programs page for upcoming programs and events.
Current Exhibition:
Street Food City celebrates generations of New York's mostly immigrant street food entrepreneurs and the dishes they have introduced as an iconic part of the city's cultural and culinary landscape.
What is MOFAD?
Most food museums focus on ingredients. We focus on stories.
Explore the people, places, and traditions that shape what we eat and why it matters.
Most food museums focus on ingredients. We focus on stories.
Explore the people, places, and traditions that shape what we eat and why it matters.
Most food museums focus on ingredients. We focus on stories.
Explore the people, places, and traditions that shape what we eat and why it matters.
Most food museums focus on ingredients. We focus on stories.
Explore the people, places, and traditions that shape what we eat and why it matters.
Migration, identity, power, and joy told across time and cultures.
Reveal how food travels, transforms, and connects communities across generations.
Migration, identity, power, and joy told across time and cultures.
Reveal how food travels, transforms, and connects communities across generations.
Migration, identity, power, and joy told across time and cultures.
Reveal how food travels, transforms, and connects communities across generations.
Migration, identity, power, and joy told across time and cultures.
Reveal how food travels, transforms, and connects communities across generations.
MOFAD preserves and elevates the stories of food and drink.
Uncover and celebrate diverse culinary traditions and the communities that nurture them.
MOFAD preserves and elevates the stories of food and drink.
Uncover and celebrate diverse culinary traditions and the communities that nurture them.
MOFAD preserves and elevates the stories of food and drink.
Uncover and celebrate diverse culinary traditions and the communities that nurture them.
Donate to MOFAD
Help us tell the stories behind what we eat. Your support fuels exhibitions, education, and research that explore the deep connections between food, culture, and identity.
500,000+
People Reached
25+
Exhibitions Created
250+
Events Programmed
500+
Local Schools Educated
We’re more than a museum
We’re more than
a museum
Make time for a bite
of culture
Tucked inside Brooklyn’s Empire Stores, MOFAD offers a compact but rich museum experience. In under an hour, you’ll explore stories, flavors, and artifacts that stay with you.
Visit us at:
55 Water Street, located on the 2nd floor of the Empire Stores building - enter via Water Street or courtyard in Brooklyn Bridge Park.
HOURS:
Thursday - Sunday: 12PM - 6PM
Closed Christmas Day, December 25th
Closed New Years Day, January 1st
Support a museum that celebrates food’s forgotten stories
Become a member
As a member of the MOFAD family, you help support our mission of celebrating food science, history, and culture. In addition to receiving discounts, you will be the first to hear about new programs, exhibitions, and events.
Become a member
As a member of the MOFAD family, you help support our mission of celebrating food science, history, and culture. In addition to receiving discounts, you will be the first to hear about new programs, exhibitions, and events.
Become a member
As a member of the MOFAD family, you help support our mission of celebrating food science, history, and culture. In addition to receiving discounts, you will be the first to hear about new programs, exhibitions, and events.
Volunteer with us
As a small organization, we rely on the amazing efforts of our volunteer docents, program assistants, and interns to help produce our world-class exhibitions, programs, events, and workshops.
Volunteer with us
As a small organization, we rely on the amazing efforts of our volunteer docents, program assistants, and interns to help produce our world-class exhibitions, programs, events, and workshops.
Volunteer with us
As a small organization, we rely on the amazing efforts of our volunteer docents, program assistants, and interns to help produce our world-class exhibitions, programs, events, and workshops.
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Stay updated on food culture with us
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
MOFAD
What’s going on
©2025 MOFAD. All rights reserved.
Stay updated on food culture with us
Subscribe to our weekly newsletter
MOFAD
What’s going on
©2025 MOFAD. All rights reserved.