Jane August’s new podcast, “The Next Stop Is…“, recently featured the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum. Hurrah! Have a listen below or read the full transcript. Jane AugustHello and welcome to the next stop is with me, Jane August. This is my podcast where I talk to cool New Yorkers and todayRead More →

Barry spritzes seltzer into his mouth

As you might know, I recently founded the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum with Alex Gomberg and his family. We developed many of the exhibits with graduate students from New York University and Columbia University Teachers College. Below is a fantastic video that was just released by NYU promoting the space andRead More →

The first batch of tickets for the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum just became available! We can’t wait to meet you in person for our September soft launch. Click here to check ticket availability. As a reminder, the Museum celebrates the production of seltzer, the science of seltzer, its cultural importance, and the valueRead More →

NY1 coverage

NY1’s Roger Clark, at New York City’s local 24-hour news station, visited the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum on May 11th and 12th, 2023. It was the first TV coverage of the museums and the 5min+ segments ran all morning on Friday (I estimate around six times). As soon as they began airing,Read More →

This weekend The New York Times ran a front-page article on the weekend Metropolitan section focused on the new Brooklyn Seltzer Museum and the larger seltzer works. It is also full of online-only videos and photographs. You can read the full article (by Corey Kilgannon) here with photos and videoRead More →

In October I shared that I am working with the Brooklyn Seltzer Boys in Cypress Hills to explore the development of the first seltzer museum in the western hemisphere. As we approach the end of 2022, I wanted to share a few updates. Let’s start with this heart-warming commercial madeRead More →