UCC Coffee Museum

Audio exhibition guide

101:Exhibit Room 1 History
Origin

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Exhibit room 1 introduces the origin and history of coffee. From one small coffee seedling, coffee has spread around the world and has touched all kinds of cultures.
The front-left screen shows how coffee was discovered in Ethiopia and spread from the Arabian Peninsula to Europe and the rest of the world. Chronology on the right shows events in each era.
If you would like to learn about the history of coffee in greater detail, you can visit the digital library at the end.

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