Arnon Grunberg

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Planet

On an afternoon stroll I stumbled upon the Johann Jacobs Museum, I went in, it turned out to be one of the strangest museums I have ever been to.
According to the website 'the Johann Jacobs Museum is dedicated to the global interdependencies of our life-world. These interdependencies become especially clear when tracing the history of important trade goods and their transport routes. Products such as coffee, cocoa, petroleum, opium, sugar, silk, watches and diamonds have had a hand in shaping our planet, impacted cultures and revolutionized societies. Our programmes and events try to convey a broader understanding of these complex relationships.'

The museum is named after Johann Jacobs and although the website is quite discrete about him, he was a businessman who created (Wikipedia) 'Europe's number one chocolate and coffee business.'

From coffee to a museum about global interdependencies and other philanthropies.

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