By Danielle Smith
Managing Editor
You scream, I scream, we all scream for ice cream at The Ice Cream Museum’s newest location in the Arts District of downtown Los Angeles.
The Ice Cream Museum contains multiple sweet-themed rooms featuring a plethora of photo opportunities and unique sculptures. Interactive aspects of the exhibits set The Ice Cream Museum apart from other installations in Los Angeles, as patrons can enjoy complimentary ice cream and other confectionaries while enjoying the art.
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Orange County native Maryellis Bunn created the idea for the pop-up Museum of Ice Cream which first debuted in New York City. According to the museum, tickets for the New York location sold out within five days, and following the immense success, Bunn decided to move the installation to Los Angeles in 2017.
The Los Angeles location of the museum is over four times larger than the New York one, hosting ten different themed rooms. The rooms feature sculptures from multiple artists along with desserts from a variety of local California shops strategically placed to make the entire museum act as a photo backdrop.
No detail is left unnoticed in The Museum of Ice Cream, making it a fully immersive experience for patrons. Each room is perfectly executed featuring brightly colored walls and floors. Additionally, the entire outside of the building boasts bright-pink paint that adds to the creativity of the museum, creating a playful atmosphere.
In each room, brightly-colored sculptures portray different desserts. Giant gummy bears live in the “Gummy Bear” room and massive, melting popsicles constructed using plexiglass by local artist Baker’s Son drip down the walls of the “Popsicle” room. The gargantuan size of the sculptures make attendees feel small and child-like amongst the art, creating a playful ambiance.
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In addition to its delicious-looking art, The Ice Cream Museum also serves a variety of mouth-watering desserts to visitors. In the “California” room, it serves scoops from a different California creamery including McConnell’s, Salt & Straw and CREAM weekly, and in the “Mint Chip” room, one can smell mint plants growing in planters while enjoying mint-chip ice cream from mochi brand My/Mo.
Despite its aesthetically pleasing and interactive aspects, The Museum of Ice Cream fails to provide much information regarding the history of ice cream. Patrons who expect to have the traditional museum experience of reading informational signs posted next to untouchable art will be sorely disappointed as the museum is more of an Instagram photo shoot location than anything else.
To learn more about The Museum of Ice Cream and its contents, visit its website here.
The Museum of Ice Cream is a must-see exhibit for dessert lovers and photographers alike. The expertly executed and colorful design of the exhibits along with the unparalleled interactive aspects of the museum work together to create a truly magical experience.
Tickets for The Museum of Ice Cream are $29 per person and $18 for children and seniors. Tickets are sold out for the current location at 2018, E 7th Place, Los Angeles, but more information about the museum and its upcoming locations can be found on museumoficecream.com.
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