Food Sound

Isn’t it amazing that we can taste food with all our senses? We can taste it, smell it, see it, touch it and even hear it! 

Wait – hear it? Oh yes! It’s amazing how sounds can influence our food and consumption choices, even when we’re not aware of it.
Put on the headphones and get ready for an interactive and engaging tour.
Dive into an amazing journey where you’ll explore the fascinating link between sound, food choices and neuroscience, and find out how scientists proved that ‘we eat with our ears too’.

Exhibition itinerary

An immersive, integrated, three-dimensional exhibition of colours, shapes, light and shadow, iconic items, reconstructed environments and, of course, sounds: sounds that are physical and real, but also whispered, imagined, perceived.

An exhibition that presents a participatory, collective and communal dimension, built around shared experiences of food, but also an individual, intimate fruition that invites you to reflect on your personal relationship with food.

A narrative that comes to life through five sections:

• • Prologue
    Discover what sound is, how we perceive it and how our brain processes it.
  • The kitchen
    Immerse yourself in a kitchen and listen: what memories do these sounds evoke?
  • The restaurant street
    From the trattoria with the classic checkered tablecloth to the starred restaurant, from fast food to street food, from dark dining to the restaurant of the future: how do sounds affect our dining experience?
  • The market of illusions
    How much do sounds influence our shopping and consumption habits? How do they contribute to our perception of food? Put yourself to the test and try to choose what to eat based on sound alone.
  • Scientific whispers
    Sit back and enjoy ASMR tracks and 3D sounds.

Useful information

Before booking your visit, please read this information about accessibility and the use of wireless headsets.

3D headphones

The exhibition can only be visited with the supraGuide SPHERIC headphones, which are included in the ticket pack and will allow you to enjoy an immersive 3D audio experience.

The audio guide is available in Italian, English and German.

The headphones are designed for adults and may be heavy and uncomfortable for children. For this reason, it is recommended that they should only be used by children over the age of 8 years. Use is under the responsibility and direct supervision of the accompanying adult.

Please remember that minors should not be left alone during the visit.

Accessibility

The layout of the visit and the presence of a tactile path on the floor make the exhibition accessible to the visually impaired.

The headphones, which are essential to enjoy the exhibition, are not suitable for people with hearing aids or cochlear implants.

For further information on accessibility please contact welfare@muse.it

Informed consent for anonymous data collection

In the exhibition, some interactive installations ask you to make an individual choice. The data collected will be stored anonymously and used for scientific research into the factors that influence our perception of food.

Thank you for your valuable contribution.

Source: www.muse.it