Museu de la Xocolata

Visited the Museu de la Xocolata with my 7-year-old daughter. We expected it to be a bit bigger, but it did the job for a rainy morning and kept us entertained. The displays were fun and engaging for kids, and afterward we enjoyed a nice coffee at the bar. A sweet little stop if you’re looking for something different to do in Barcelona.

Great museum, I love that the entrance ticket was a chocolate bar! Really like seeing the history and detailed process of chocolate making through time. Really enjoying the amazing sculptures made of chocolate. Of course we also had some treats afterwards from the cafe.

Overall a nice experience. The ticket entry to the museum is in a chocolate form which is creative. The chocolate structures are nice to watch and you get to read about chocolate's history.

A chocolate bar is given to you as your ticket that you have to scan before entering—will cost you 7€ for gen ad. It’s a small museum which won’t take much time but still enjoyable. Some video room (2 of them) were under repair at the moment of my visit but they had one room that was still available to watch, and it has a small bench inside. You can watch it in different languages. This is for history and such. After that, they have a cafeteria and I purchased cortado and hot chocolate. They also sell chocolates, lots of bombones you have to check out.

We visited this museum to take part in the chocolate lollipop workshop. We had great fun and loved making the lollipops. I just wish that it was available in milk chocolate, not only dark chocolate. The museum itself is quite small but it’s amazing to see all the different works of art that are completely made out of chocolate! I wouldn’t visit here without taking part in a workshop though.

An interesting place that shows the history of chocolate. The ticket costs €7 and comes in the form of a piece of chocolate. It is quite unique. The chocolate itself tastes pretty good and not too sweet. There are also some special artworks made entirely of chocolate. Spending about an hour here in the afternoon is just right.

Good for a visit and included in the Barcelona Card. They are exhibiting a couple of models and figures made of chocolate. The history about chocolate and processing has a minor role. The tour is about 10-15min and your ticket is a small chocolate bar.

Very nice experience, I really loved the fact that the tickets are made out of chocolate (which is very tasty btw)😊

This was a fun chocolate museum not far from the Parc de la Ciutadella (Barcelona zoo park area). Great for children and chocolate fanatics with their chocolate displays. The displays show where chocolate comes from, how it is made, history, fun stories, and they have beautiful chocolate statues. There is a chocolate cafe at the end where you can get coffee and chocolate along with lots of chocolate bars.

museum is 30 seconds long and its exceedingly underwhelming. Also a mysterious smell in the front entrance. DO NOT BUY the chocolate figures from there. We just walked by a store in that was selling THE EXACT same chocolate figures. The only thing missing? THE STICKER!

This place is amazing! I'm a lover of chocolate so had to stop im during my visit to Barcelona. I bought the chocolate experience which includes a tour and a choice of activity for 65 euros for 2 people. What a deal. We had the most amazing tour guide who taught us how to make bon bon, clusters , lolipops and candy bars . She was so friendly and nice and taught us a little catalan too. The chocolate tastes amazing and we were encouraged to eat and taste as we went. She spoke great english too and the museum is really cool with all the chocolate scuplures. Chocolatiers in Spain definitely focus on chocolate as a sculpting medium. And make beautiful things out of it. This is the highlight so far of my trip. I highly recommend if you love chocolate , want to learn about its history and make some chocolate too to take home! We have pounds of chocolate now. Spent 3 hours there. Make sure you carve out time. Super fun and worth it. For this experience of a class plus a tour for two email them to book ahead.

An interesting little museum in the old part of Barcelona. It was a 30 minutes diversion from the heat on the day we visited. The museum tells the story of the origin of chocolate, how it came to Europe, in particular Spain and the Catalan tradition of chocolate making. Many chocolate sculptures of traditional Barcelona landmarks, as well as some pop culture icons. Your ticket is a bar of dark chocolate with your country of origin on it. Very neat. A worthy stop if you are looking for something not every tourist will find or visit.

Before you go just want to let you know it's a SMALL museum, Only one level. I would still recommend it if you're in the area and have a sweet tooth. They have a small chocolate cafe inside for you to purchase delicious chocolates I dont think you need tickets for the cafe. Your ticket to enter the museum though is a chocolate bar which is pretty neat.

If you love chocolate and are in possession of a Barcelona card, you can enter the Museu de la Xocolata for free. Yes folks, free admission with your Barcelona card. Otherwise, it's about €4. The Chocolate museum is just that. A place where the history of chocolate is described and you can view various sculptures made of that delicious substance. The ticket they give you to get in is in fact a chocolate bar. The museum is pretty small but also includes a gift shop and cafe. We managed to get there via the metro and a bus transfer but you could technically walk there or take a taxi. Just don't ask the bus driver if he knows where the chocolate museum is. He doesn't know. Even though he drives by it everyday. Inside the museum, there are exhibits detailing the origins of chocolate and how it was introduced to Europe through the port of Barcelona. Yes folks, that's why the museum is here in Barcelona. Go to the museum and try the chocolate in the cafe. Bathrooms can be found on the third floor of the building. Favorites of the day: UP! house, Chicken Little, and Tom & Jerry sculptures made of chocolate.

The Museu de la Xocolata allows you to discover various secrets regarding cocoa and chocolate. It's a unique space, that is operated by a Confectioners Guild, and does a nice job allowing you to travel to the origins of this food, know about the process, and see the works of excellent pastry makers (through a window in the Courtyard) and chocolatiers. There's also a nice gift shop and small cafe in front to further sample this tasty goodness. And all the history might be just an excuse to show off the various ornate chocolate sculptures. The Museu de la Xocolata is located within the historical Convent de Sant Agusti and the architectural details are an extra bonus. In the same Building, also don't miss the Arxiu Fotographic de Barcelona (2 Floors Up). The we were here, Gayle and I really enjoyed a free exhibit by Jacques Leonard that featured intriguing black and white photos of the Gypsy community in Barcelona.

While not a major Barcelona tourist attraction, this fun little museum is a nice change of pace from all the grand medieval and modernisme art and architecture in the city. You may learn a lot, or only a little, but it is interesting and unique, and the value of the ticket price is good. And who doesn't love a little xocolata? Your museum ticket is also a chocolate bar! The museum is divided into several sections through which it is easy to proceed in a unified flow. The front gallery are artifacts and placards detailing the cultural, commercial, and technological history of chocolate, from Mayan times to the industrial age. On the outside wall in the same long room are display cases featuring some modern chocolate creations, such as a Don Quixote scene, a Ben Hur scene, St. George and the Dragon, the Gaudi lizard from Parc Guell, et al (see photos). Further along is a series of audiovisual rooms, each with a short presentation on the history of chocolate to complement the static displays preceding. Towards the back are some placards and photographs describing the great pastry artists and chocolatiers of Barcelona's past and present. Also in this section you will find old chocolate-making machines. If the ticket-chocolate is enough to satisfy your sweet tooth, you have a free bit to take with you (or to eat whilst perusing the exhibits, if you can't wait, like some people I know). If not, the front of the museum, at the beginning and end of the loop, is the museum shop, where you can purchase all types of chocolates and truffles. It's not as if you can't buy candies all over town, but since you probably have a xocolata jones after spending all that time in the museum, why not...

Nothing earth shattering here, but a good albeit brief distraction. Smaller museum set with mostly panelized history or chocolate and chefs, loads of kitchen / processing equipment and inexplicable sculptures of people, places and things (of these the weirdest being Louis Armstrong - why?). One and done on the visit scale.

What a fun place to visit! My favorite part is the ticket because it's a chocolate bar from the country you're from. The museum is basic; the history of chocolate, how to make chocolate, chocolate making equipment and plenty of chocolate sculptures from the Sagrada, Superman, scenes. I do think it's a cute place to visit, but probably one you wouldn't mind missing.

Waste of time but good chocolate. Only 1 exhibit was open and even then, it was mainly random chocolate sculptures. Cool plus was the fact that the ticket was made of chocolate, but overall pretty boring and all under renovation

While taking our taxi to the Picasso museum, I noticed this out of the corner of my eye. My wife *loves* chocolate and I thought it might be a fun little way to kill some time. The museum itself basically explains the history of chocolate, and chocolate making. It features a few displays, as well as a number of installations and videos. It also features many impressive sculptures made entirely of chocolate - perhaps the highlight of the museum. Perhaps the most memorable element was the fact that your tickets are in fact chocolate bars (something my wife was very happy about)! It didn't take us long to get through the place, maybe 30 minutes, but considering the relatively cheap cost of entry, it was an interesting stop to add to our trip.

This place is great to learn about the history of chocolate but if you have a short attention span and are not interested in reading a lot of placards about chocolate's history, then you probably will not be stimulated and will be bored. There is no wow factor here. There are some sculptures made of chocolate but again, this is more for knowledge than to be amazed. I have pictures of only the best chocolate sculpture as the others were not as aesthetically pleasing to me. 3 stars due to my appreciation of the history and the talent of the chocolate sculptures, and the chocolate store at the front was actually good.

The first thing I need to mention here is that Museu de la Xocolata issues the best museum ticket ever. It is a bar of delicious milk chocolate. So, before you enter the exhibition room itself, you like the place already. There are different sections about the history of chocolate, traditions regarding chocolate, machines used in chocolate/cocoa production are on display, too, and some chocolate artists are also introduced. There are lots of chocolate sculptures as well - topics include different legends, sights, tales, celebrities and landmarks. This museum seems to be fun for all generations, as we could see, from great-grandmas to kids everyone can enjoy it. I also think this would make a great first museum experience, probably one of the best choices possible.

Nice spot to pass the time but nothing spectacular .... the candy bar that they give you was a nice touch. Down side was the outside bathroom..... too nice of a place to have outside bathrooms... smh... I think they were renovating though... so this should be fixed shortly. I regret not buying chocolate .... May go back and get some because it actually looked good

We really enjoyed this small museum. Lots of chocolate sculptures and a bit of education. €11.10 for 1 adult and 1 jubliado

Chocolate Messi! How cool is that? Plus a history of Cacao Tip: when buying chocolates, do not ask for the box, they will cost twice as much. Just ask the salesperson for what you like and have it weighed.

This is one of those small thirty minutes and you've seen it all type of museums but well set up, thought out, interesting and free of charge to those holding a "Barcelona Card" available at the local tourist information center. It is about the history of chocolate coming into the Old World with some background about how it was used in the New World. It also has information on the development of the chocolate industry as well as the leading culinary masters of chocolate.

When you first walk in, you see chocolates everywhere. You might think you are just in a store, but there is a museum. It's very inexpensive and fun to check out. They have a lot of history pieces and quotes from famous people about the use of chocolate. It's probably an hour museum tops. They have lots of sculpted chocolate, which is just incredible. We also bought some chocolates and they have been pretty tasty. They are very rich and decadent. You will find a little bit of everything in their store. I would recommend this if you like chocolate and love learning.

Just like Jessica K said.. Calling all chocolate fans! It is small inside but just beautiful work they do with chocolate. It's amazing. It tells you the history of how chocolate started. Love the ticket being a candy bar. At the end of the self tour you can purchase some chocolate and cafe. You can also check out the school behind it. They have see thru glass where the students cook. Now that we missed cause school was not in session. Thanks go my cousin for taking me here love it everything. Or maybe he was just doing it cause I kept bugging him to go. I think that's it. LOL. It's a must see in BCN. But make sure that it is open. They are closed certain days and I think some seasons they are closed also.

I as VERY entertained by seeing all the famous architecture of Barcelona made out of chocolate. It smells great, too. The cafe was fun, nice server, nice selection of drinks and chocolate snacks. Chocolate croissant gets 5 stars, too.

They had me at the chocolate-bar ticket. Once you enter the museum you can eat your ticket. Very informative. Cocoa beans were used as money - so at one point money did grow on trees. Loved the info, but the molded chocolate characters and scenes did absolutely nothing for me. I have to recommend having a mocha afterward - even if its really hot out. OMG!! So good. Espresso and melted chocolate. Melted chocolate - best thing evah! One note - bathroom is well guarded. Best if you know a little Spanish to ask them to open the door, which they do remotely, and rather cheerlessly.

Your tickets are chocolate! What more can I say? They have a great gift shop and the chocolate art is unreal. This is a fun little must do if you have time in Barcelona.

If you love chocolate you will love this place. If you love seeing unique things made out of chocolate you will love this place. If are simply someone looking for something different, you will like this place. Good A nice break from walking around; good to visit on rainy or hot day; chocolate, chocolate and more chocolate; good location Bad Very small and won't take you more than 30 minutes to an hour; not too busy Tip Try something chocolate to eat or drink while you are there. It may cost more than other places, but it is a unique experience.

This is a must visit museum for all the chocolate lovers! You not only learn about the history of chocolate but also get to see amazing sculptures all made of chocolates! They are quite impressive, it must have taken months to make them!! The moment you step in you will get mesmerized by the sweet aroma of chocolate! This is one of the best kept secrets of Barcelona, not many locals and tourists know about it. I came here with my Catalan friend 5 years ago and she had never even heard of it until I mentioned it. We stopped at the museum cafe after the tour and had a delicious cup of hot chocolate. This is a good place to take kids, it's both educational and fun.

There's nothing wrong with the Museum of chocolate - they try - but It's just OK - if you miss it, you haven't missed much. This is coming from someone who loves chocolate more than any other food.

Chocolate lovers of the world unite!! Your ticket to this museum is a chocolate bar...really. This isn't the most popular spot for tourists, but if you love chocolate sculptures, this is the place to be. I wouldn't say its much of a museum: there are signs about the history of chocolate but most of what you see are elaborate Food Network like chocolate displays relating to Catalan culture and more! They have demonstrations sometimes but I missed it. I think the price is very reasonable for the size as well. The best part is they give you a bar of dark chocolate to munch on while looking at the displays..otherwise it would be torture.

This is a review for the chocolate shop/food counter that fronts the museum. The hot chocolate is divine! It's a thick, smooth, rich, dreamy cup of dark chocolate pudding served warm and it's the best freakin chocolate thing this chocoholic has ever tasted. I will relive this experience in my mind for years to come.

There's no need to spend the extra Euros to enter the museum when they folks behind the counter are friendly and offering samples! I had a wonderful time browsing the chocolate treats of this café. The items here make for great gifts if you're willing to lug around bars of chocolate. To add to this place's high rating is the charming neighborhood that surrounds it. The museum can easily go unnoticed, but I'm thrilled I was able to check this place out during our tight travel schedule.

What a cool spot! Learn about the history of chocolate, how its made, why it tastes different when grown in different regions ... Check out some cool sculptures made of chocolate and admire the artists works along the way. Your 5 euros admission gets you a chocolate bar that serves as your ticket for admission. The place just reeks of chocolate which gets you all geared up for everything they have in the cases. You do not need to take the tour and go through the museum to buy chocolate or enjoy treats from the bar. In fact, if you don't care to learn about it, I'd recommend just picking up a few bars or having a hot chocolate (basically a cup of ganache) and pastry right there in the cafe/lobby. Prices on their chocolate are really reasonable and it is all delicious!

I got robbed sitting in their cafe with my son and husband. One guy was walking and said he dropped something and the other guy grabbed my purse and ran. People get robbed there so often that the gave me a printout "what to do if you get robbed at the Museo". They list two police stations. The first one is a traffic cop station. They are not the correct place to file a report. Why don't they get a guard? Or close one of their two entrances? Que una lastima!

Be prepared to wait 10 minutes to get your ticket to go in. The ladies at the counter seemed more attentive to the people buying souvenirs then tickets to get in. Otherwise, this is worth the 4 euro ticket price... It's very small but interesting and you get a free small bar of chocolate. There's a short history of chocolate in multiple languages (yay English), but the cool thing for me was all the sculptures in chocolate scattered through but particularly at the end. They were amazingly done and smelled fantastic. Also, I saw little kids (maybe 3 or 4) in the activity room playing with chocolate.. making paintings and edibles. Very adorable. Don't know about the souvenirs though. Some were cute and tailored to the museum, and some of the chocolate you could buy was interesting (a jar of fondue and a bottle of chocolate gin caught my eye). However, the chocolate tasted no better or worse then what I could get elsewhere in europe and probably at a slightly higher price.

I would skip the Chocolate Museum, but please, do go to the café. The hot chocolate was the best I've had (hence the 4 stars) - thick, rich, creamy, and extremely chocolate-y. The museum itself was a tad boring, and some of the chocolate sculptures made no sense to me. However, the location is great - in the design district, near the Picasso museum, so it is definitely worth it to get a hot chocolate while you are in the area.

It's off the beaten path and interesting. The Chocolate Museum is an interesting array of chocolate sculptures by different artisans. It is cool to walk around and wander if you have done most of the regular things in Barcelona, but it is a pretty quick museum if you aren't fascinated by learning about chocolate and seeing it sculpted. It is nice that your entry is a chocolate bar and really only like 5 Euros. Kids are also fascinated by this museum, there were two school groups there and the kids were so excited by all of the stuff there.

We had a bit of time before we had to leave Barcelona, so we decided to check out this museum. It's located in a nondescript building and a bit hard to find. We paid the admission, got a bar of chocolate candy, and walked past the cashier and started in the history section. We saw a class being taught on chocolate and some technology exhibits. In the courtyard after we left, we saw a professional dessert school for chefs at work. We returned inside to the bakery and café at the entrance and had ... a chocolate croissant, of course. Good way to kill an hour or so in Barcelona if it's convenient.

Service was very slow, and I would have hoped that the sales people would have a rough idea of the percentage cacao of their products at a place like this - but they did not. Also, the cafe area where they have quite a lot of chocolate for sale was quite warm which is a sin against chocolate. And my final complaint... on the bar we bought you can't see the weight until you bought it (it's on the back in tiny print), and the package is padded with chocolate colored cardboard so it looks thicker then it is. In the end however we did find some nut chocolates that were reasonably dark and which we enjoyed.

calling out all chocolate fans! this museum is small but cute! i had a Barcelona card so got in for free. i like there ticket idea, it's a chocolate bar. the museum displayed some amazing sculptures all made out of chocolate. theres even a little school where chocolatiers learn to make chocolate. i was in heaven because the museum smelled like chocolate and chocolate was all around me :)

Pretty boring and the A/V portion wasn't working at all, which was a major drag because a) they neglected to mention it when they took my money and b) I took a child who was looking forward to that part. When I went to let the staff know it was out, the woman's response was "the information in the video presentations feature the same information written on the walls. When I mentioned she could have told me that when I paid, she shrugged. What a waste.

Whoa! Your entrance ticket is a small bar of chocolate with your home country's flag and a Y code. The museum is small. Veerrry small. I was there with a school visit of 20 or so nine year olds so it was crowded BUT I would still go back!! I split my hour between the exhibits and the coffee shop/gift shop. I bought four handmade chocolates, all of which were amazing, as well as a small cup of hot chocolate O. M. G. it was lucious! I also got bars of chocolate for gifts and a tin of chocolate leaves. If you get there when the confectioners kitchen out back is making stuff then you're in for a treat. Go for an hour with a friend so you both have an excuse to try more chocolates!,

It's a 6€ entrance fee which a bar of chocolate is your ticket. My kids loved it especially the Asterix and Tintin exhibits. It's not very big. Easily done in 30- 40mins. I think it's good for kids maybe not as exciting for adults although the exhibits were very well done.

i went to the museu de la xocolata on my holiday in Barcelona and it was great i loved it we got to see lots of chocolate and eat a little to.our ticket was a bar of chocolate sadly it wascdark chocolate but i ate two pieces anyway. they showed some videos about chocolate and then some machines that use to make chocolate.at the end of the tour they were selling chocolatevwe bought three each and i highly recommend it if your on holiday in Barcelona by romy flynn age 10

Wonderful museum where the ticket they give you is a bar of chocolate you can eat. While the museum is rather small for the price it's more than a reasonable visit.

fantastic! I loved the exhibition with all these awesome, incredibly fine pieces of chocolate-art. If you go into the Atrium, you will be able to see the confectioners at work. Also an overwhelming chocolate shop inside, with the best hot chocolate I ever tried.

It's okay to visit. Definitely not "wow" in any way. The price of 5 euro which includes a chocolate bar probably matches what to expect.

Loved this. Great couple of hours with lovely sculptures. Reasonably priced entry. Try the hot chocolate. Very very rich!