World Carrot Museum
The World Carrot Museum is a virtual museum whose mission is to educate, inform and amuse visitors through the collection, preservation, interpretation and exhibition of objects relating to the Carrot. It attempts to collect and present information on all aspects of carrots. The museum does not currently have a bricks and mortar existence but operates only as a website. It was initiated and continues to be curated by John Stolarczyk of Skipton, England. It is a not for profit organization, contains no advertising and sells nothing.
A virtual museum The museum contains information on history, nutrition, cultivation, recipes, trivia, cooking and storage tips, collectibles, games and toys as well as description of carrots as they exist in the wild. It gives an extensive history of the carrot including a timeline, showing how its colour has changed over the millennia, from white or purple to the ubiquitous orange.
It also reports on the resurgence of popularity of the carrot during World War Two rationing, including information on the propaganda material and the alternative recipes and uses for carrot during the food shortages.
Lots of information about the nutritional properties of this healthy vegetable and its effects on bodily functions. It includes interesting recipes and cooking/preparation tips.
Read all about how to cultivate carrots and deal with common pests.
It also reports on the Festivals around the world which celebrate the carrot.
Fun and craft activities for kids and adults.
The Museum gives details of all the collectors of carrot material together with a huge trivia listing.
Ask a Carrot Question, or look up the extensive Q & A.
The information has been thoroughly researched and verified via the leading academic institutions and international Museums and Libraries. Full reference material is here - http://www.carrotmuseum.co.uk/reference.html
See also
External links
- World Carrot Museum Homepage
- Article on Stolarczyk and the museum from The Plain Dealer
- Miami Herald article by Dave Barry about the museum
- Carrot Country article by the editor of Carrot Country Magazine
- article published in academic journal Chronica Horticulturae
- full list of reference material