The Legacy of Julia Child's Kitchen with Smithsonian Curator Paula J. Johnson (Online)

Thursday, August 13, 2026•10:00 AM

Join us for a virtual conversation that’s sure to warm your heart as we delve into the legacy of cooking icon Julia Child with Smithsonian curator and public historian Paula J. Johnson, author of Julia Child’s Kitchen: The Design, Tools, Stories, and Legacy of an Iconic Space. Paula J. Johnson is a curator and public historian at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and serves as the Director of the Smithsonian’s Food History Project.

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