The Zagreb Chocolate Museum will now welcome guests in a larger and more attractive space, still in the very center of the capital. The new address is Gundulićeva ulica 26, and the new space will allow visitors to even better enjoy the stories from the past and present of the most famous and beloved dessert.
The Chocolate Museum Zagreb is designed for a family outing with children, as well as for a friendly get-together or a romantic date with a loved one. In the new, larger space, this will be possible in an even better and more diverse way. Soon, museum visitors will be able to participate at any time in drop in workshops, make your own chocolate souvenir and thus experience the experience of sweet creative engagement in the best way. In addition, the museum has additionally expanded and equipped the space for group tasting workshops and children's birthday parties (from March 2025), where visitors will be able to participate in the production of chocolate with an expert chocolatier. A big novelty is the launch of a chocolate factory, where visitors will be able to follow the process of producing various chocolate delicacies.
Domagoj Ilija Cerovac and Ruzica Bozic Cerovac, the founders of the Chocolate Museum Zagreb stated at the opening of the new location: “Six years have passed since the founding of the Chocolate Museum Zagreb, and during that period we have continuously grown, enriched the exhibition and refined the offer for our visitors. At one point, the old space began to limit us in terms of the ideas we had, so last year we finally decided to take this leap. Now, with almost double the area, we can offer visitors even more content, both historical and cultural, as well as direct work with chocolate. The frequently requested children's birthday parties and so-called drop-in workshops, where visitors will spontaneously be able to make their own chocolate, are starting soon. The gallery space has also grown, so we are planning regular special exhibitions. Last year, Tripadvisor declared us one of the top 10% of the best travel activities in the world. We hope that with this offer we will be able to surpass that even further. "
Numerous representatives of the media attended the event on the occasion of the move to the new space, where the management of the museum introduced them to the novelties and enabled them to experience the expanded, enriched museum assortment for the first time.
About the Chocolate Museum Zagreb
The Chocolate Museum Zagreb is a place where you will find out all the relevant facts about the world of chocolate. You will learn all about the history of chocolate, which dates back to the ancient Indians of South and Central America, taste numerous types of chocolate from a tasting box, take pictures in the unique space of a mystical rainforest, a luxurious baroque palace or Willy Wonka's magical factory, and try to grind cocoa beans like the Aztecs. metathea or froth liquid chocolate with a prayer… You can enjoy a praline workshop (by appointment), enjoy tastings or reserve your place on an expert guided tour. And in the chocolate boutique, the most richly equipped chocolate shop in the center of Zagreb, you can buy artisan i craft chocolates and pralines from Croatian chocolatiers – as an original gift or for yourself. The museum's display consists of seven rooms that follow different periods of consumption and the greatest innovations in the world of chocolate. The tour begins with a story about the cocoa bean, the first tools for grinding and preparing chocolate, as well as sketches about the South American tribes who used it more than 3500 years ago.
The chocolate we eat today was preceded by centuries of development of bean fermentation, grinding, conching and tempering. Until the 19th century, chocolate was consumed in liquid form, with various spices and extracts, until the first bar was made in a mold in 1848. The entire process is documented in the Chocolate Museum Zagreb, and the collection includes tools, chocolatiers, molds, packaging, and even early advertising materials from newspapers. The exhibition ends very symbolically, in a room with gifts for every occasion. The last room points to the widespread use of chocolate and its incredibly high demand. These are just additional reasons for every visitor to return to the beginning and once again, very concentrated, walk through each room.
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