Move over, Willy Wonka. A temporary museum dedicated to all things ice cream is treating visitors to edible balloons, a Chocolate Chamber, a "swim" in a pool of faux rainbow sprinkles - and scoops of luscious ice cream.
New York's Museum of Ice Cream is the lifelong fantasy of 24-year-old, co-founder Maryellis Bunn.
The six-room tour begins with a free scoop of ice cream.
At a press preview on Thursday, the treat was topped with fruity cereal, marshmallows and a guava-lime zest.
In the next room, helium-filled, edible balloons produce giggles as visitors' voices are transformed into high-pitched squeaks.
The museum was to open to the public on Friday. Admission is free from 11am to 3pm. After that, it costs $US18 ($A24) per person or $US30 ($A39.97) for two. The museum will close on August 31.
The biggest attraction is a large pool filled with 5000kg confetti-coloured sprinkles.
Visitors can immerse themselves in the fake lolly. Posted rules say: "Make a wish," "dip at your own risk" and "Caution: May cause spontaneous happiness."
Happiness was on the minds of Bunn and her co-creator Manish Vora who frequently asked, "Are you having fun?"
The two launched the project to fulfil Bunn's childhood dream of swimming through a pool of sprinkles. They also enlisted more than 30 artists to create ice cream-themed works of art.
In a nod to Willy Wonka, the Chocolate Chamber is entered through a satiny brown curtain to a musical remix of Pure Imagination. A chocolate fountain, free chocolates, cocoa-bean shards on the floor and an immersive chocolate video can be viewed from the comfort of a large bean bag.
Elsewhere, visitors can suck on a dehydrated Miracle Berry that can alter the sourness of lemon slices atop an ice cream cone into a sweet delight.
The tour ends in TinderLand, a playground featuring an ice-cream scoop seesaw and an ice-cream sandwich swing for two. Visitors also can discover "who they are as a flavour" through an app created with Tinder, said Vora.
And if you aren't completely satiated by the end of the tour, you can savour a different kind of experience across the street at the Whitney Museum of American Art or the nearby High Line.
New York's Museum of Ice Cream is the lifelong fantasy of 24-year-old, co-founder Maryellis Bunn.
The six-room tour begins with a free scoop of ice cream.
At a press preview on Thursday, the treat was topped with fruity cereal, marshmallows and a guava-lime zest.
In the next room, helium-filled, edible balloons produce giggles as visitors' voices are transformed into high-pitched squeaks.
The museum was to open to the public on Friday. Admission is free from 11am to 3pm. After that, it costs $US18 ($A24) per person or $US30 ($A39.97) for two. The museum will close on August 31.
The biggest attraction is a large pool filled with 5000kg confetti-coloured sprinkles.
Visitors can immerse themselves in the fake lolly. Posted rules say: "Make a wish," "dip at your own risk" and "Caution: May cause spontaneous happiness."
Happiness was on the minds of Bunn and her co-creator Manish Vora who frequently asked, "Are you having fun?"
The two launched the project to fulfil Bunn's childhood dream of swimming through a pool of sprinkles. They also enlisted more than 30 artists to create ice cream-themed works of art.
In a nod to Willy Wonka, the Chocolate Chamber is entered through a satiny brown curtain to a musical remix of Pure Imagination. A chocolate fountain, free chocolates, cocoa-bean shards on the floor and an immersive chocolate video can be viewed from the comfort of a large bean bag.
Elsewhere, visitors can suck on a dehydrated Miracle Berry that can alter the sourness of lemon slices atop an ice cream cone into a sweet delight.
The tour ends in TinderLand, a playground featuring an ice-cream scoop seesaw and an ice-cream sandwich swing for two. Visitors also can discover "who they are as a flavour" through an app created with Tinder, said Vora.
And if you aren't completely satiated by the end of the tour, you can savour a different kind of experience across the street at the Whitney Museum of American Art or the nearby High Line.
Source: AAP
