Look closer +A finer sort of mustard pot.
Porcelain, jasperware and silver, under the case lights.
Middleton, Wisconsin
Yes, there really is a mustard museum.
Welcome to the Condimental Divide.
Not just the
yellow stuff.
Look closer +
Look closer +The labels tell a story.
Vintage glass jars, including Ensslen’s prepared mustard.
Look closer +Before the squeeze bottle.
Antique mustard tins from the museum collection.
Look closer +A place at the table.
Mustard pots are part of the collection, too.
Two floors. One very good detour.
Start with the collection. Finish with a taste. An elevator connects the museum and gift shop.
Downstairs, the museum.
Mustards from all 50 states and more than 70 countries, plus the stories behind them.
See what’s on display →
Upstairs, the gift shop.
Sample mustards and sauces at the free Tasting Bar. Find a jar to take home.
Visit the shop & Tasting Bar →
The curator’s story
Blame it on the Red Sox.
In the wee hours of October 28, 1986, Barry Levenson went to an all-night supermarket after the Boston Red Sox lost the World Series. In the mustard aisle, he heard a voice: “If you collect us, they will come.” He went home with a dozen jars.
Levenson was then an Assistant Attorney General for Wisconsin. He eventually left the law for mustard, and opened the museum to the public in Mount Horeb in 1992. The collection kept growing; in 2009 it moved to downtown Middleton. Today, the jars share the museum with antique tins, porcelain pots and mustard memorabilia. The condiment is the subject. The curiosity is contagious.
Meet the story behind the collection →- 1986The first dozen jars
- 1992Museum opens in Mount Horeb
- 2000A move across the street
- 2009A new home in Middleton
World-Wide Mustard Competition
Serious about the tasting.
Judged blind, with every mustard presented as a numbered sample.
Pommery Dijon Mustard — 2026 Grand Champion.
Meet the winners & the competition ↗On film · National Mustard Day 2024
Mustard Tasting with Red Hot Horn Dawgs
The Gibbons
Collection.
Porcelain. Silver. Stoneware.
A different side of mustard.
Make a day of it
Come curious.
Leave with a favourite.
Walk-in admission is free. Bringing a group? Choose your party to find the right visit.
- Regular hours
- Daily, 10 AM–5 PM.
Check holiday closures and access - Find us
- 7477 Hubbard Avenue
Middleton, WI 53562 - Parking
- Free, next to the museum.
Who’s coming?
Do we need to book? Pick your party.
Under 15 people
Walk in. It’s free.
No ticket or booking needed. Regular hours are 10 AM–5 PM, with holiday closures. Parking next to the museum is free.
15 to 50 people
Book a guided tour.
About an hour, with a tasting of several mustards. Tours run seven days, 10 to 5, except on National Mustard Day and the holiday closures. Guided tours have a fee; the museum’s tour page lists it.
More than 50 people
Call us first.
Guided tours take 15 to 50 people. Larger groups may be split into sessions, so call ahead and plan it together.
A class or youth group
Mustard for Munchkins.
“Zero! Zip! Nada! No charge! Free!” Four mustards to taste, plus the book “Mustard On A Pickle” or the game “Please Pass The Mustard”. At the museum, at a school within 40 miles of Middleton, or by Zoom. One program a week.
Bring a little mustard home
From the shop’s shelves.
Three of the shop’s own picks. Browse current prices and availability in the official online store.
Slimm & Nunne Sweet & Nicely Hot
“The flagship mustard of the National Mustard Museum!”
Ringhand’s Beer Mustard
“Our best-selling Wisconsin-made mustard.”
Norman Bishop Dill & Garlic
“2002 Grand Champion.”
The gift shop is a separate business from the nonprofit museum. Shopping is not a donation.
Hubbard & Parmenter.
Middleton, Wisconsin.
Free admission. Regular hours 10 AM–5 PM.