![]() ![]() However, they also offer more distinguished items like puzzles, party supplies, and scented candles with fun names like “Go Shawty, It’s Yo Birthday” and “There’s No Such Thing As Too Much Sprinkles.” Although, it’s the gift shop’s ice cream counter that offers their most unique keepsake. The Museum of Ice Cream’s merchandise reflects the usual pins, key chains, and shirts. Providing all the quality desserts guests can handle, this is what truly defines the multi-sensory immersion that the Museum of Ice Cream prides itself on.Īs expected, the final stop before leaving is a gift shop. For a more adult-oriented experience, that comes with a vodka-cranberry, potential visitors can also book a night at the Museum of Ice Cream. For those seeking sorbets and sherberts, the museum won’t disappoint with its pineapple, orange, lemon, and rainbow-flavored concoctions. Meanwhile, other rooms offer ice cream flavors like cookies n’ cream and birthday cake with a second-story view of SoHo. (photo ©copyright and courtesy of Museum of Ice Cream) For example, guests can board a pink subway car for an imaginary journey across an enchanted New York, be enticed by the tropical scent of swinging bananas, or share their thoughts in a room of magnetic letters. Different themed rooms offer different experiences. Museum of Ice Cream Experienceīefore embarking on their sweet escape from New York, guests begin by filling out a sticker displaying their “ice cream name.” Given a marker and directed towards a wall of monikers, some of the name examples include “Ben and Jerry Seinfeld,” “Melon DeGeneres,” and “Sorbet-yonce.” Embracing campy puns, whimsy, and a sense of humor, the museum gives a taste of what to expect on a mostly self-guided tour of the multi-leveled building.Īlthough the Museum of Ice Cream gives facts, figures, and fun trivia about its namesake, the experience is more of an interactive ice cream parlor and playground. Hosting multi-sensory attractions, playgrounds for guests of all ages, and unique aesthetics, the Museum of Ice Cream began as a new wave of pop-ups called “experiums.” Encouraging exploration, play, and social media photography, it’s an idea as experimental as the art housed within the museums’ walls. Founded by Maryellis Bunn and Manish Vora, they wished to challenge the concept of what a museum could be. Three sister museums are located in Austin, Chicago, and Singapore. ![]() Located at 558 Broadway in Manhattan’s SoHo district, the Museum of Ice Cream is just one of several locations. When you finish this giant ice cream cone, be sure to save room for dessert (photo by Stephanie Kaplan).
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