Museum of Toruń Gingerbread
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Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika | |
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| Established | 2015 |
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| Location | ul. Strumykowa 4, Toruń, Poland |
| Type | Food museum |
| Website | muzeum |
The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread (Polish: Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika) is a museum dedicated to Toruń gingerbread. It claims to be the largest gingerbread museum in Europe.[1]
Opened in 2015, it is a branch of the District Museum in Toruń and was created with the cooperation with Kopernik, the oldest Polish confectionery company. Kopernik traces it roots to a gingerbread workshop established in 1763 by Johann Weese. The museum is located in the former factory building, built by Weese family in 1885.[2] Earlier, the District Museum's collection of gingerbread-related artifacts was displayed in the cellars of the Copernicus House in Toruń.[3]
The museum has 1200 square metres of exhibition space on three floors.[2] Included are a children’s area, interactive displays, videos, communist era interiors recreation, etc. Culinary workshops are offered to the visitors as well. The museum boasts a large collection of wooden gingerbread moulds.[1][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread". Muzeum Okręgowe w Toruniu. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ a b "The Museum of Toruń Gingerbread". Kopernik. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "World of Toruń Gingerbread (at Nicolaus Copernicus House)". Visit Torun. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Muzeum Toruńskiego Piernika" (in Polish). Torun Tour. Retrieved 30 April 2024.