In Miami Beach, city officials acted quickly to curb the sprinkle fallout, issuing a courtesy notice and sanitation violation, which carries a $1,000 penalty. “What is the purpose of this tiny piece of plastic other than a selfie moment?' 'Most plastic has a purpose, like bottle caps and food wrappers,” Eva Holman, an environmentalist affiliated with the Surfrider Foundation, told Martichoux at the time. In October of last year, Alix Martichoux of SF Gate reported that the faux confections were making their way out of the museum and onto city streets. The Museum of Ice Cream launched in New York in 2016, and then traveled to Los Angeles and San Francisco before reaching Miami Beach. This isn’t the first time that environmentalists have raised alarm bells about the sprinkle pool. As Mindy Wiesberger of Live Sciencenotes, the world’s oceans are believed to contain 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic, which pose a threat to sea creatures that mistake the plastic for food. The Museum of Ice Cream, in other words, could be contributing to a much bigger problem. Activists are concerned that rain will wash the sprinkles into storm drains and then into Biscayne Baye, where they could entice marine animals to take a bite. After the Museum of Ice Cream opened in Miami Beach last month, local environmentalist Dave Doebler filmed little bits of candy-colored plastic-which most likely hitched a ride on visitors-scattered on the sidewalks and streets around the museum. But in Miami Beach, where the Museum of Ice Cream is currently stationed, runaway sprinkles have prompted city officials to slap the museum with a $1,000 fine for creating an “environmental hazard,” according to Brittany Shammas of the Miami New Times.Īs it turns out, fake sprinkles are like glitter: They get everywhere. More than 2 million people (including Beyonce) have visited the Museum of Ice Cream in its hometown of New York City, as well as at pop ups in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Miami, so there's little doubt this will be a hot ticket.One of the main attractions of the Museum of Ice Cream, a pop-up that has been touring the country and taking over your Instagram feed, is a giant pool filled with fake sprinkles, where visitors can frolic and temporarily forget that they are adults with responsibilities. experience also includes a spiked treat during your visit.

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The all-ages Day Experience is $39 per person and includes five treats. Tickets are currently on sale and come in two packages. Museum of Ice Cream is taking over 11506 Century Oaks Terrace #128, in the Domain. We could not be more thrilled to continue our mission to spread joy and connection through the universal power of ice cream in Austin.” 'We knew then that the combination of Austin's love of amazing food, experiences, art and, most importantly, its inclusiveness and welcoming culture would make the city a wonderful home for MOIC. “We started the journey of Museum of Ice Cream in Austin as an idea at SXSW in 2016,' says Ellis in a release.

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