Milena Acosta

Senior Manager of Community Engagement Natural History Museum

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LA is home to many cultures and traditions that share a common thread: bread. The Natural History Museum celebrates them in the multimedia exhibit “Kneaded: LA Bread Stories.”

These trailblazers helped bread rise in cultural status, celebrate them in new exhibit

LA is home to many cultures and traditions that share a common thread: bread. The Natural History Museum celebrates them in the multimedia exhibit “Kneaded: LA Bread Stories.”

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