The Imhoff Foundation
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.
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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.
Sprüngli anno 1900: cargo bikes and the expensive chocolate of yesteryear
What could be so valuable that you would let a large, impressive guard dog protect it? - The answer is chocolate.
The Chocolate Museum shines in new splendor!
We made this unique creation in our confectionery at the Cologne Chocolate Museum and, of course, tasted it too. Let yourself be enchanted by the tempting combination of melt-in-the-mouth chocolate, crunchy kadayif and aromatic pistachios.
Chocolate is a feeling
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.
Let's go on the "world tour of cocoa"
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
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.
Our glass chocolate factory
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?
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.