Museum of Ice Cream

The Museum of Ice Cream, which originated in Manhattan, New York City, is an interactive art exhibit with ice cream and candy themed exhibits, all brightly colored, in a maze of rooms containing "among other things, a rock-candy cave, a unicorn, and a swimming pool of rainbow sprinkles".[1] The exhibits are very often the backdrop for selfies, and the many selfies posted to Instagram, Flickr, Facebook, and other social media sites have served to promote the exhibit. Each visitor is offered numerous tastings throughout. Tickets must be purchased in advance for specific time slots online only.

Museum of Ice Cream
The San Francisco location is the Museum's flagship
Established2016
TypePop-up exhibition
Visitors500,000 (November, 2017)
DirectorMaryellis Bunn (Founder)
Websitewww.museumoficecream.com

The term "museum" was chosen for the temporary art exhibition because it was something people would understand.[2]

The exhibition was co-founded by Maryellis Bunn, from Laguna Beach, and Manish Vora, previously of equity research firm Monness, Crespi & Hardt.[3] The exhibition is the brainchild of Maryellis Bunn who was looking for a way to connect to millennial audiences.[4] She said "It's all about fun, and feeling like a kid again. Everyone loves ice cream. It's a way to bring people together."[5]

History

The exhibit first opened in Manhattan in the summer of 2016 and has since opened in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami.[6]

The San Francisco exhibit sold out its first batch of tickets in 18 minutes.[7]

As of November 2017 the exhibitions combined have had over 500,000 visitors.[8]

A New York location at 558 Broadway in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan opened on December 14, 2019, and tickets were available until May 1, 2020,[9] however, the location is intended to be permanent.[10]


CityDatesLocation
Meatpacking District, ManhattanJuly 2016 - September 2016100 Gansevoort Street
Los AngelesApril 2017 - December 20172018 E. 7TH Pl.
San Francisco (flagship)September 2017 – present1 Grant Ave.[11]
MiamiDecember 2017 - May 20183400 Collins Ave.
SoHo, ManhattanDecember 14, 2019 -558 Broadway

See also

References
  1. Wiener, Anna. "The Millennial Walt Disney Wants to Turn Empty Stores Into Instagram Playgrounds". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. Adams, Susan. "The 25-Year-Old Behind The Museum Of Ice Cream". forbes.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
  3. "Why This Guy Left Wall Street To Launch An Art Industry Startup". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  4. Adams, Susan. "The 25-Year-Old Behind The Museum Of Ice Cream". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. "Museum of Ice Cream comes to San Francisco: Why so crazy popular?". 15 September 2017. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  6. "Miami". Museum of Ice Cream. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  7. "San Francisco's Museum of Ice Cream has a sprinkle pool and a Pop Rocks cave — here's what it's like". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  8. "The Museum of Ice Cream Is Coming to Miami". Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  9. Museum of Ice Cream NYC Ticketing and Information
  10. Morgan Hines (12 December 2019). "We all scream for ice cream: Museum of Ice Cream opening permanent location in New York City". USA TODAY. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
  11. "The Museum of Ice Cream extends SF stay and will debut two new installations". sfgate.com. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
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