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{{Short description|Museum in Munich, Germany}}
[[File: Kartoffelmuseum_Muenchen-1.jpg|thumb|240px| Former location of the potato museum in Grafinger Straße]]
'''Das Kartoffelmuseum''' (The Potato Museum) is one of [[List of potato museums|many museums devoted to this staple food]]. It concentrated on the [[Art history|art historical]] aspects of the [[potato]]. It was located in [[Munich|Munich, Germany]], but closed in 2016.
'''Das Kartoffelmuseum''' (The Potato Museum) in [[Munich]] is one of three [[potato]] museums in Germany and is concentrated on the art historical aspects of the potato. It was opened in 1996 by the ''Otto Eckart Foundation''. Otto Eckart was owner of the [[Pfanni]] food manufacturer until its sale to [[Unilever]]<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.zeit.de/1993/33/manager-und-maerkte| title=Manager und Märkte| trans-title=Managers and Markets| date=13 August 1993| newspaper=[[Die Zeit]]| location=Hamburg| language=de| access-date=8 November 2016|url-access=subscription }}</ref> and is the son of the company founder Werner Eckart. In addition to his work as a member of the board of trustees, he served as the [[Consul (representative)#Honorary consul|Honorary Consul]] of the Republic of [[Guatemala]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.botschaft-guatemala.de/component/option,com_contact/catid,22/Itemid,42/| title=Kontakte - Honorarkonsulat München| trans-title=Contact: Honorary Consul in Munich| website=The Embassy of Guatemala in Germany| language=de| access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>▼
== Founding ==
The museum is based on a comprehensive collection of paintings (oil paintings, [[Watercolor painting|watercolors]], [[engraving]]s, drawings, [[Lithography|lithographs]], prints, [[Reverse glass painting|naive glass paintings]], modern graphics). In addition to the exhibition, the museum also includes a specialist library for scientific research.▼
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== Scope ==
Until March 2016, the museum was located in the so-called "Eckhaus" on the former premises of Pfanni factory on Grafinger Strasse, where the company produced potato products. The museum began to prepare for its move that month.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/berg-am-laim-kartoffelmuseum-zieht-ins-werksviertel-1.2908933| title=Kartoffelmuseum zieht ins Werksviertel| date=15 March 2016| trans-title=Potato Museum moves to the Factory Neighborhood| newspaper=[[Süddeutsche Zeitung]]| location=Munich| language=de| access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref> As of November 2018, the museum website states is it temporarily closed and gives no information regarding reopening.<ref>{{cite web| title=Mehr Informationen über: Das Kartoffelmuseum| trans-title=More Information About The Potato Museum| url=http://www.kartoffelmuseum.de/museum/kartoffel/museums_text.html| website=Das Kartoffelmuseum| access-date=23 November 2018}}</ref>▼
▲The museum is based on a comprehensive collection of paintings ([[Oil painting|oil paintings]], [[Watercolor painting|watercolors]], [[engraving]]s, drawings, [[Lithography|lithographs]], prints, [[Reverse glass painting|naive glass paintings]], modern graphics). In addition to the exhibition, the museum also includes a specialist library for scientific research.
The museum
* History: From [[Inca Empire|Inca]] gold to folk food
* Flowers, plants, tubers
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* Gallery of Modern Art
In 2006, the
== Closure ==
▲Until March 2016, the museum was located in the so-called "Eckhaus" on the former premises of Pfanni factory on Grafinger Strasse, where the company produced potato products. The museum began to prepare for its move that month.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 March 2016 |title=Kartoffelmuseum zieht ins Werksviertel |trans-title=Potato Museum moves to the Factory Neighborhood |url=http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/berg-am-laim-kartoffelmuseum-zieht-ins-werksviertel-1.2908933
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