Spicy’s Gewürzmuseum, Food museum in HafenCity, Germany.
Spicy’s Gewürzmuseum is a food museum on an old warehouse floor in Block L of the Speicherstadt, at Am Sandtorkai 34. Its 350 m² exhibition presents spices from many angles, and visitors can touch, smell and taste over 100 of them. More than 900 exhibits from the last five centuries show how spices are grown, harvested, processed and transported.
The museum opened in 1991 inside a historic warehouse in the Speicherstadt district that had stood for over 100 years. It became the world's first institution dedicated entirely to the subject of spices.
The museum's name plays on the English word "spicy", and its exhibition ties the spice trade to the history of Hamburg, the Speicherstadt and seafaring. Talks, readings and cooking demonstrations are held as special events alongside the permanent display.
The museum occupies an old storage floor in Block L of the Speicherstadt, at Am Sandtorkai 34 since the 2012 move; it was previously at number 32, above the former Afghan Museum. The 350 m² exhibition is on an upper floor of a historic warehouse, so allow time for the stairs and for touching, smelling and tasting spices at the stations.
The museum occupies an old storage floor in Speicher Block L of the Speicherstadt, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1993. It began above the former Afghan Museum at Am Sandtorkai 32 and moved to number 34 in 2012. The 350 m² exhibition holds over 900 objects from five centuries.
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