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.
The aroma of fresh chocolate fills the air. We have been busy behind the scenes! The new exhibitions take you on a journey into the world of cocoa and chocolate. What new things are there to discover and what highlights await you?
The new exhibition invites you on an exciting journey of discovery through over 5,000 years of cocoa history. It starts with the origins in Ecuador and takes you all the way to modern chocolate production.
In December 2000, Hans Imhoff established the charitable Imhoff Foundation. In doing so, he turned his desire to do good in his home town into reality.
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.
Cargo bikes were not invented to transport Amazon packages around town, even if that is the impression given in many large cities.
With the new exhibition "Chocolate is a feeling", the Chocolate Museum creates a sensual and emotional journey that will make the hearts of chocolate lovers beat faster.
Have you ever wondered how the cocoa bean travels all the way from West Africa to your chocolate? Or the hard work behind every bar? Then we have just the thing for you: The Chocolate Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a brand new exhibition!
Our tropical house is a real highlight of the exhibition - and not just for the frostbitten among you who want to warm up here in the warm and humid climate of the tropics.
It is impossible to imagine our lives without chocolate. It is a comfort food, nourishment for the soul and a "Genussmittel" at the same time. Did you know that Germany is the largest producer and consumer of chocolate in Europe?
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.
