Choco-Story Brussels facts for kids
Facade of the De Valck building, housing Choco-Story Brussels
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| Established | 1998 |
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| Location | De Valck building, Grand-Place, Rue de la Tête d'or / Guldenhoofdstraat 9–11, B-1000 City of Brussels, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium |
| Type | Food museum Historic site |
Choco-Story Brussels, formerly known as 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, the wife of a famous Belgian chocolate artisan Joseph "Jo" Draps, founder of the Godiva Chocolatier.
History
The Museum of Cocoa and Chocolate was founded in July 1998 on the initiative of Gabrielle Draps. Gabrielle Draps represented the third generation of a Belgian chocolate artisans and was married to the founder of the Godiva chocolate manufacturer, Joseph "Jo" Draps.
The museum is housed in a house dating from 1697, formerly called the De Valck building, at 9–11, rue de la Tête d'or/Guldenhoofdstraat, just off the Grand-Place (Brussels' main square). It spans three exhibition floors. The museum's management was taken over by Gabrielle Draps' daughter, Peggy van Lierde, in 2007.
In May 2014, the museum was renamed "Choco-Story Brussels" following the association of the Van Lierde-Draps family with the Van Belle family, already owner of Choco-Story Bruges, the Bruges Chocolate Museum.
Gallery
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Chocolate tempering machine -
Tasting of the chocolate
Trivia
The chocolate and cocoa products follow a long tradition in Belgium. The praline is an innovation of Belgian chocolate artisan Jean Neuhaus.
See also
In Spanish: Choco-Story (Bruselas) para niños
