Oddball Museums Around the World #1
Last updated: Thursday August 25th, 2022
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I found out about this museum (and some of the museums coming up) from reading The Genius Files by Dan Gutman. Some of these will be places Mrs. McDonald visited for her website Amazing But True.
Sources: Wikipedia & SPAM Website
The SPAM Museum
Yep, you read that correctly. There is a museum devoted to a brand of canned meat. The SPAM Museum tells about the history of one of Hormel Food's most famous products.
History
The SPAM Museum was originally called the Hormel Foods First Century Museum, which opened in 1991, and, as the name implies, it was constructed for the 100th anniversary of Hormel. It was renamed the SPAM Museum in September 2001 and featured only SPAM-related exhibits.
Exhibits
Some of the exhibits at the SPAM Museum are the World Market, 1891 and Beyond, Can Central, World War II, and SPAM Brand 101. At the World Market exhibit, you can learn about how SPAM is advertised in 44 other countries around the world. Can Central is in the center of the museum, and at the SPAM Brand 101 exhibit, you learn about the 15 varieties of SPAM, and you and others compete to see how fast you can create a SPAM can. Also, the World War II exhibit shows how important SPAM was to the American troops.
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Do You Want to Visit?
| Quick Facts | |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, Minnesota |
| Address | 101 3rd Ave NE |
| Admission | Free |
| Hours | |
|---|---|
| Monday-Saturday | 10 A.M.-5 P.M. |
| Sunday | 11 A.M.-3 P.M. |
Use this link for more info: SPAM Website