Museum of Ice Cream Sued Over ‘Unsafe’ Sprinkle Pool Injury (1)

The Museum of Ice Cream’s New York City location is being sued for failing to warn people of the dangers of jumping into its social media-famous sprinkle pool, while also promoting and encouraging visitors to dive in.

The museum, which consists of a series of ice cream-themed art installations, created a “reasonable—but false—expectation that the Sprinkle Pool is fit and safe for that activity,” says the lawsuit filed Wednesday in the New York County Supreme Court.

The lawsuit accuses the museum—which has four locations throughout the US—of negligence, including failing to have adequate warnings about the dangers and risks of ...