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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Fish |
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Wick Heritage Centre
20 Bank Row
Near the harbour
Wick KW1 5EY
SCOTLAND
Tel/Fax: (01955) 605393 |
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Mission: Exhibits include a restored fisherman's house, a fish kiln, a cooperage
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Admission Info: Open June - September, Monday - Saturday, 10 am - 5 pm.
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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Salt |
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Wielczka Salt Mine
ul. Danilowiczka 10
Wieliczka 32-020
POLAND
Tel/Fax: (012) 278 73 02
Website: www.kopalnia.pl
Email: marketing@kopalnia.pl |
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Admission Info: Open daily April - October, 7:30 am - 7:30 pm; November - March, 8 am - 4 pm. Admission fee.
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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Baking |
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Winkler Bakery
Old Salem, Inc.
600 S. Main St.
Winston-Salem NC 27101
Curator: ) Part of the Old Salem museum complex. Founded 1950
Tel/Fax: 336-721-7300
Website: www.oldsalem.org
Email: webmaster@oldsalem.org |
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Mission: Christian Winkler took over the bakery in 1807. Bakery and shop Demonstrations of early Moravian immigrant baking methods.
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Admission Info: Open: Monday - Saturday, 9:30 am - 4:30pm; Sunday, 1:30 - 4:30 pm. Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve and Day. Admission fee. Wheelchair accessible.
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Other Info: Bakery, which has been in operation since 1800 except for a brief period in the mid-20th century, sells Moravian sugar cake, cookies, breads, and other baked goods.
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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Baking |
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Winns Historic Bakehouse Museum
68 Winns Rd.
Coromandel Valley
SA 5051
AUSTRALIA
Tel/Fax: (08) 82781034 |
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Mission: Local history and baking equipment, including ovens and a bread trough.
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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Fruit, Cranberries |
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Wisconsin Cranberry Discovery Center
204 Main St.
Warrens WI 54666
Curator: Opened in August 2004. Lorry Erickson, director
Tel/Fax: 608-378-4878
Website: www.disovercranberries.com
Email: info@discovercranberries.com |
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Mission: Exhibit hall detailing the historic and contemporary aspects of cranberry production in Wisconsin; Cranberry Taste Test Kitchen; old-fashioned ice cream parlor offering cranberry ice cream. Resource library.
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Admission Info: Open daily April 1 - November 1, 9 am - 5 pm, excluding holidays; otherwise by appointment. Admission fee, reduced for students and groups of 15 or more.
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Other Info: Gift shop featuring cranberry products.
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Museums/Collections (Specific Foods)—Candy |
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Wolfgang Candy Museum
50 E. 4th Street
York PA 17404
Tel/Fax: 800-248-4273/ 717-843-5536
Website: www.wolfgangcandy.com
Email: info@wolfgangcandy.com |
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Mission: Illustrations of old-time American candy craftsmen. Displays of wooden sugar molds, glass candy jars. Video of Wolfgang candy-making process. History of the Wolfgang family. Also turn-of-the-century ice cream soda fountain.
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Admission Info: Open summer, Monday – Friday, 9 am-4 pm; Saturday, 10 am-3pm.
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Museums/Collections (Specific Foods)—Grains |
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Worsbrough Mill Museum
Worsbrough Bridge
Barnsley
South Yorkshire S7O 5LJ
ENGLAND
Tel/Fax: (01226) 774527 |
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Mission: 17th-century restored water-powered grain mill and 19th-century steam-powered grain mill. Displays illustrate the functioning of the mills.
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Other Info: Open air museum
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Museums/Collections (Specific Foods)—Popcorn |
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Wyandot Popcorn Museum
Heritage Hall
169 E. Church St.
Marion OH 43302
Tel/Fax: 740-387-4255
Website: wyandotpopcornmus.com
Email: georgek@wyandotpopcornmus.com |
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Mission: Great variety of antique corn-popping devices and street vending machines: trucks, wagons, and carts.
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Admission Info: Open May - October, Wednesday - Sunday, 1 - 4 pm; November - April, Saturday and Sunday, 1 - 4 pm.
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Other Info: Opened in 1982; shares building with the Marion County Historical Society.
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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Spices, Curry |
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Yokohama Curry Museum
1-2-3 Isezaki-cho
Nakaku-ward (7th &8th floors)
Yokohama-city
JAPAN
Tel/Fax: 045-250-0833
Website: www.currymuseum.com/ |
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Mission: Not a museum in the usual sense.
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Admission Info: Open daily, 11 am - 9:30 pm
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Other Info: The museum also houses several curry rice restaurants.
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Museums/Collections Related to a Specific Food Group or Food—Sugar |
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Yulee Sugar Mill
Florida State Highway 490
Homosassa FL 32646
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Mission: Restored mill (1851) of former sugar plantation
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