{"id":21795,"date":"2024-06-12T16:13:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T21:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/visit-mustard-museum-2021\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T15:20:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T20:20:09","slug":"visit-mustard-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visitmiddleton.com\/visit-mustard-museum\/","title":{"rendered":"Quirks & Spice and all Things Nice-The National Mustard Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Mustard Museum<\/strong><\/a> is the best kind of weird there is.<\/p>\n

Located in the heart of Downtown Middleton \u2014 a city known for its Good Neighbors and amazing food \u2014 is a little museum and shop solely dedicated to America\u2019s favorite condiment.<\/p>\n

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Patti Bridges, National Mustard Museum gift shop owner; and Barry Levenson, the National Mustard Museum curator — Middleton, WI<\/p><\/div>\n

Through the front door is the National Mustard Museum Gift Shop<\/strong>, full of hundreds of types of mustards for sale in-house and online, from spicy to sweet to fruity to brat-worthy \u2014 many of which are available to taste test first. There is an assortment of gift items, like sassy dish towels, silly cheese spreaders, Wisconsin- and mustard-themed games and charcuterie boards, as well as Wisconsin honey, maple syrup and barbecue sauce.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen people enter the gift shop, I want them to be wowed by the variety of mustards available,\u201d said Patti Bridges, gift shop owner. \u201cThe wide assortment of gift options is great for building your own mustard-themed gift boxes, as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

And downstairs is the famous, entirely free National Mustard Museum<\/strong>, complete with more than 6,500 mustards from around the world on display in jars, cans and tubes. Also find a large collection of antique mustard pots in all shapes, sizes and characterizations; the \u201cMustardpiece Theatre\u201d showcasing the history of mustard; and a variety of other mustardy memorabilia.<\/p>\n

And on the first Saturday of every August, the city shuts down the street and the National Mustard Day Festival<\/strong> <\/a>appears with games, food, live music and, of course, lots and lots of mustard! The National Mustard Day Festival is a long-standing tradition in Middleton and one everyone should experience for themselves! (Aug. 2, 2025!)<\/p>\n

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And all of this draws thousands of visitors of every age to Middleton each year.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy has mustard been so popular? It’s delicious, affordable and good for you!\u201d said Barry Levenson, the curator and founder of the museum.<\/p>\n

Barry has also written the book on mustard, \u201cThe Art of Mustard,\u201d (available for purchase in store and online) and provides most of the scheduled group tours, school presentations and media interviews.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gift shop sells more different mustards than any shop in the world,\u201d he added. \u201cI\u2019ve been to France, and mustard shops there, and have seen nothing that compares to what we have here.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s really the best place for mustard-lovers \u2014 and for those just wanting a really good story to tell.<\/p>\n

Hours: Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Location: 7477 Hubbard Avenue, Middleton, WI 53562<\/strong><\/p>\n

Admission: Free!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Group Tours\/Guided Tours: Available by reservation<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Two young visitors test out some of the interactive museum exhibits in the National Mustard Museum.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n

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