Agropolis
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Agropolis is a museum describing the global story of people, food and agriculture. It is located in Montpellier, France.
Agropolis presents the history of early food gathering, as well as mini-exhibits of many of the world's fruits, vegetables and food animals. In one set of exhibits, visitor can 'meet' eight farmers from around the world, see how their homes might look and hear their stories on video. Another exhibition recreates world food and drink preparations — for example, the tea ceremony in Japan, pasta making in Italy, and coffee rituals in Ethiopia.
At the core of the building is a permanent sculptural exhibition called "The Banquet of Humanity", or "The Dining Table of the World". Eight couples sit at a round table set in furrowed ground. At the center is water and, perched atop the water, the Earth. The couples represent three poor countries, three average income countries and two rich countries. The rich are Japan and France, the poorest is Somalia. Outside the circle is another couple, excluded from the table. The work, by Henri Rouvieres, is intended to illustrate the food problems in the world.
