The Mount Horeb Mustard Museum in Wisconsin has the world’s largest collection of mustards with over 4,300 types from 60 countries. The museum also features vintage bottles and objects related to mustard’s evolution. Visitors can watch a film, sign up for a newsletter, and attend the annual National Mustard Day. The museum store sells a variety of mustard products, and their website offers information and products for purchase.
Tired of the conventional museums found in every city? Want to see something completely different? The town of Mount Horeb in Wisconsin is home to the Mount Horeb Mustard Museum, which features the world’s largest collection of mustards. While it may seem strange to devote an entire museum to mustards, former Assistant Attorney General Barry Levenson has crafted a fun experience out of something simple and mundane.
By the last count, the Mustard Museum featured over 4,300 types of mustard from 60 different countries around the world. Also part of the permanent collection are bottles, jars and jars, both new and vintage, as well as other objects that highlight the evolution of mustard since its invention over 100 years ago. All kinds of mustard commercials and mustard memorabilia are scattered around the museum as well.
If you need more, stop by one of the museum’s main halls to see the film Mustard: The Spice of Nations, or sign up for The Proper Mustard, their monthly newsletter featuring mustard-related events and news. The Mustard Museum also holds its annual National Mustard Day on the first Saturday in August. The event, which consists of a parade, plus free food, drink and games, is a big celebration in the small town of Mount Horeb.
After a free tasting, visitors to the Mustard Museum can take part of the collection home, as the museum store offers an amazing selection of mustards and mustard products ranging from oils and dipping sauces to mustard herb baths . For the little ones, the Mustard Museum also offers Captain Mustard toys.
If you can’t make it to the Mustard Museum, consider visiting their home online. Not only will you get a treasure trove of information there, but you can also purchase some of their products, such as the “Wild Wisconsin Gift Box,” where, for $34.95 US dollars, you have the option to sample several different types of mustard, including the famous Key Lime Mustard, plus a few other Wisconsin products, like the Wisconsin Wilderness Cranberry Chutney.
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