Deutsches Currywurst Museum
| Established | 2009 |
|---|---|
| Location | Berlin, Germany |
| Type | food museums |
| Website | currywurstmuseum |
The Deutsches Currywurst Museum is a museum in Berlin dedicated to the German sausage currywurst.
The museum is located in Berlin Mitte near Checkpoint Charlie and is the first and only museum about currywurst.[1] The museum receives approximately 350,000 visitors annually.[2]
History
The museum opened on August 15, 2009, 60 years after the invention of currywurst in 1949 by Berliner Herta Heuwer.[3] Museum founder, Martin Löwer, considered the currywurst to possess "cult status" in Germany and used the sausage's fame as justification to create the museum.[4]
Exhibit
Patrons follow a "sauce trail" through the history of currywurst.[3] The museum is highly interactive, with exhibits and displays aimed at engaging the senses of sight, smell, and sound.[1] Highlights include a spice chamber with sniffing stations, a sausage-shaped sofa, audio stations playing currywurst-themed songs, and a virtual currywurst making game called "Curry Up!" The museum also has special installations at children's eye-level.[1]
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