In Middleton, Wisconsin, a suburb of Madison, there is a museum devoted to mustard. People drive in from near and far, even farther than Minnesota, to this very yellow shrine to mustard called the National Mustard Museum. The National Mustard Museum is located on Hubbard Avenue in downtown Middleton, Wisconsin. Formally in Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin, its original home, the new National Mustard Museum just relocated closer to Madison. It is open daily from 10-5.
Barry Levenson, curator and CMO — “chief mustard officer” — of the National Mustard Museum, says a fit of despair led him to create the museum in 1986. “My beloved Boston Red Sox lost the World Series,” he says. “Decided I need a hobby to get over my depression. That’s the morning I began collecting jars of mustard.” – from NPR
No visit to Southwest Wisconsin and the Uplands Area is complete without spending some time in Middleton . . . the home of the internationally infamous National Mustard Museum. The centerpiece collection is an ever growing display of prepared mustards – currently more than 5,000 jars, bottles, and tubes from all 50 states and more than 60 countries. Also on exhibit are hundreds of items of great mustard historical importance, including antique mustard pots, mustard tins, vintage mustard advertisements, and assorted memorabilia. – from Mustard Museum
