Sweet! Museum of Ice Cream to open in New York

If you've dreamed of swimming in a pool of rainbow sprinkles, then get thee to New York City. To celebrate July as National Ice Cream Month, the Museum of Ice Cream will soon pop up in Manhattan's Meatpacking District.

But don't take too long in visiting it—like all ice cream, the museum's delights are fleeting, scheduled to melt away in a month. It will open on July 29 and close on August 31, with admission for adults starting at $18. According to the Museum of Ice Cream website, its quirks "include a swimmable rainbow ‘sprinkle’ pool, edible balloons, an immersive chocolate room and a collaborative massive ice cream sundae. Guests will swing on an ice cream sandwich made for two,seesaw on an ice cream scooper and find their match/favorite flavor on a custom app in Tinder Land."

The museum uploaded some pastel-themed sneak peeks to their Instagram account. Here are some of the photos accompanied by basic historical facts about our favorite frozen sweet treats.

Who says ice cream isn't a handy dessert?

 

The U.S. celebrates National Ice Cream Month in July...wink wink! Happy #nationalicecreammonth #MOIC #museumoficecream #icecream @olivialocher @refinery29

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Jul 9, 2016 at 2:06pm PDT

Why drink milk when you can eat ice cream?

 

It takes 5.8 pounds of whole milk and one pound of cream to make one gallon of ice cream @museumoficecream #MOIC #icecreamfactoftheday #museumoficecream

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Jul 11, 2016 at 5:03am PDT

Is this a sneak peek of their pool of sprinkles?

 

Overwhelmed with sprinkles and we're not mad about it @vanessamckeown . . . . . #MOIC #iscreamforicecream #icecream #scoops #sprinkles #museumoficecream #foodie #yummy #dessert #candy #weekend #iscream #eeeeeats #treat #sweettooth #vanessamckeown #summer

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Jul 2, 2016 at 10:06am PDT

Thank the Chinese people for this magical creation!

 

The Chinese are generally credited for creating the first ice creams, possibly as early as 3000 BC. Marco Polo is also popularly cited for introducing these tasty concoctions to Italy - this claim (as well as his introducing pasta to Italy) are questionable . . . . . . #MOIC #museumoficecream #icecream #scoops #sprinkles #museumoficecream #foodie #yummy #dessert #candy #weekend #iscream #eeeeeats #treat #sweettooth

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Jul 7, 2016 at 3:26pm PDT

Is it possible to steal jobs? This John Harrison guy has the best job in the world of sweets: he's an ice cream taste-tester with a tongue insured for a million dollars!

 

John Harrison, the official taste-tester for Dreyer’s Ice Cream, has his tongue insured for $1 million @museumoficecream @ice_cream_books #museumoficecream #MOIC #icecream #icecreamfactoftheday

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Jul 11, 2016 at 11:40am PDT

Ain't no ice cream without the farmers!

 

About 9 percent of all the milk produced by U.S. dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream. @lufainzilber @artsy @livfagon @museumoficecream #MOIC #museumoficecream #icecream

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Jul 11, 2016 at 3:15pm PDT

Oh hail to the creator of sprinkles. Ice cream won't be complete without this edible magic dust on top!

 

Dutch hagelslag (round sprinkles) were invented in 1936 by Gerard de Vries for Venz, a Dutch company made popular by said treat. They were named "hagelslag" after their resemblance to a weather phenomenon prominent in the Netherlands: hail ?????? #MOIC #museumoficecream #icecream @vanessamckeown

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Jul 10, 2016 at 9:10am PDT

— Jannielyn Bigtas/BM, GMA News