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Our chocolate blog

We, the team at the Chocolate Museum and Gerda the Chocolate Girl, are delighted to tell you exciting stories about the Chocolate Museum Cologne on this blog. We'll take you behind the scenes of one of Germany's most visited museums and give you insights that regular museum visitors don't get to see.

Gerda – The Chocolate Girl

Gerda is the chocolate girl from Cologne's Südstadt district. This series of entertaining stories about the Cologne Chocolate Museum, the history of chocolate and the cathedral city of Cologne is all about her. The stories provide an insight into the Chocolate Museum.

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Where chocolate meets racism

In 2025, the redesigned exhibition section on the cultural history of cocoa and chocolate will open step by step. The first room is now open: The colorful world of chocolate from the late 19th to the 20th century is on display in a historic drugstore.

Easter and chocolate

Easter is just around the corner and what would this celebration be without chocolate? Here at the Chocolate Museum Cologne, everything revolves around the sweet temptation and we would like to introduce you to the special connection between Easter and chocolate.

Gerda – The Chocolate Girl

Gerda is the chocolate girl from Cologne's Südstadt district. This series of entertaining stories about the Cologne Chocolate Museum, the history of chocolate and the cathedral city of Cologne is all about her. The stories provide an insight into the Chocolate Museum.

All-round talent cocoa bean!

Wir lieben sie – Schokolade. Weiße, Vollmilch- oder Bitterschokolade, pur oder mit Nüssen und Rosinen, als Tafel, als Riegel, als Hohlfigur oder als Getränk. Unser Alltag ohne Schokolade ist für die wenigsten denkbar.