Museu de la Xocolata de Barcelona

About the museum

The Museu de la Xocolata de Barcelona is an initiative of the Barcelona Pastry Guild (Gremio de Pastelería de Barcelona). It offers a route from the origin of cacao to the legend, history, tradition and craft of Catalan confectionery and chocolate-making, and it champions Barcelona as the capital of chocolate.

It is housed in the former convent of Sant Agustí, in the Born district, a building of great historic and heritage value built in the 14th century. The convent was closely linked to the city and its guilds until it was partly destroyed during the War of the Spanish Succession and became a military barracks. In 1980 Barcelona City Council recovered the space and assigned it to educational, social and cultural bodies, among them the Pastry Guild Foundation.

The permanent exhibition covers around 600 m² and shows the history of cacao and its arrival in the city, industrial development and the rise of artistic work with chocolate. It recalls the role of the port of Barcelona in the distribution of cacao from the 16th century, the 18th-century mills and the large factories of the 19th century. It brings together a collection of chocolate figures, including recent works such as the elephant with which Lluc Crusellas won the World Chocolate Masters 2022. The museum also offers workshops, tastings, a bean-to-bar workshop and a tasting area with café and shop.

Highlights

• Permanent exhibition of 600 m² on the history of cacao and chocolate in Barcelona
• Collection of chocolate figures, including Lluc Crusellas’s elephant (2022)
• Former 14th-century Sant Agustí convent with Gothic cloister
• Workshops and tastings for families and all audiences
• Bean-to-bar workshop and tasting area with café and shop

Permanent exhibition

• Exposición permanente del Museu de la Xocolata – Some 600 m² on the history of cacao and its arrival in Barcelona, industrial development and artistic work with chocolate, with a collection of figures.

Founded

2000

Operated by

Fundació del Gremi de Pastisseria de Barcelona

Director

Marta Tañà Codina

Admission & discounts

Free admission also for holders of the Carnet Super3 (up to four cards per adult with a family link), ICOM members and founders of the museum. To apply a reduced rate, the entitlement must be proven; discounts cannot be combined. Those who book a workshop do not need to buy a ticket: the price of the activity includes a free visit to the museum.

Accessibility

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Kids & families

Great for kids & families

• Family tours & workshops
• Hands-on stations

The museum offers chocolate workshops designed for families and for all ages. The price is the same for adults and children and includes tastings. Under-6s enter free. If there are allergies or intolerances, please inform the museum in advance (reserves@museuxocolata.cat).

Getting there & parking

Amenities & dining

• Café
• Museum shop

The tasting area brings together the café, with chocolates, artisan pastry and an indoor terrace, and the museum shop, with bean-to-bar bars, books and items of its own design. There is also an online shop.

Events & venue rental

• Spaces for rent
• Private parties
• Corporate events

Up to 150 guests.

The Xocolab room (25–50 people), the Pati room beside the Gothic cloister (40 people) and an outdoor courtyard (150 people) can be hired for corporate activities, presentations, meetings or workshops. Information at info@museuxocolata.cat.

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