Everything you need to know for your visit to the Chocolate Museum

The museum’s permanent exhibition shows the history of cocoa, how it arrived in Barcelona and its impact on the city’s economy. You can observe the evolution of cocoa from its origins to its popularization throughout Europe. In addition, you will learn about how chocolate molding techniques have evolved.

A large area of the museum is dedicated to impressive figures made entirely of chocolate. Some of them have been constructed using ancient techniques while others have applied newer methods.

As you would expect, you can also enjoy workshops and chocolate tastings. You will learn how to mold chocolate into different shapes, as well as learn decoration techniques. For adults, the museum offers wine and cava pairings, among many other types of chocolate tastings from the four continents where cocoa is grown.

In the museum’s cafeteria, you will find a tasting area with chocolates and cocoa handmade in the museum’s workshop. In this workshop, located in the center of the museum, you can watch the workers making chocolate from cocoa that comes from 13 different origins. This is part of the initiative called bean to bar, where they focus on authenticity and real and direct experience to recover the origins of this product, which can be purchased at the museum store.