Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate

The Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate (French: Musée du cacao et du chocolat, Dutch: Museum van cacao en chocolade) is a privately held museum in Brussels, Belgium, established in 1998 at the initiative of Gabrielle Draps,[1] the wife of a famous Belgian chocolate artisan Joseph "Jo" Draps,[2] founder of the Godiva Chocolatier.

Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate
Musée du cacao et du chocolat  (French)
Museum van cacao en chocolade  (Dutch)
Established1998
LocationDe Valck building, Grand Place,
Rue de la Tête d'Or 9-11,
B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium
Coordinates50.846743°N 4.351400°E / 50.846743; 4.351400
TypeFood museum
Historic site
DirectorPeggy Van Lierde
WebsiteOfficial website

History

Gabrielle Draps represented the third generation of a Belgian chocolate artisans and was married to the founder of the Godiva chocolate manufacturer Jo Draps. She opened the museum in 1998 in the De Valck building (dating from 1697), and it was taken over by her daughter, Peggy van Lierde, in 2007.

  • Chocolate tempering machine
  • Tasting of the chocolate
  • Façade of the De Velck building

Trivia

The chocolate and cocoa products follow a long tradition in Belgium. The praline is an innovation of Belgian chocolate artisan Jean Neuhaus.[3]

References
  1. Auzias, Dominique (2006). Petit Futé Guide du chocolat et des confiseries. Nouvelles Editions de l'Université. p. 64. ISBN 978-2-7469-1722-4.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-18. Retrieved 2016-10-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.mucc.be/FR/index_fr.htm


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