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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 ist das Schokoladenmädchen aus der Kölner Südstadt. Von ihr erzählt diese Reihe kurzweiliger Geschichten über das Schokoladenmuseum Köln, die Geschichte der Schokolade und die Domstadt Köln. Die Geschichten geben dabei einen Einblick in das Schokoladenmuseum.

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People behind the museum

Do you know how complex the production of a finished chocolate bar on the supermarket shelf actually is? From the cultivation of the cocoa plant to the conching of the cocoa mass to the chocolate bar, the journey of the cocoa to the finished chocolate bar is extremely complex.