Chocolala Chocolate Museum

Chocolala Chocolate Museum
Chocolala Šokolaadimuuseum
Exterior view of the Building
Established June 1, 2018 (2018-06-01)
Location Suur-Karja 20, Tallinn, Estonia
Coordinates 59°26′05″N 24°44′49″E / 59.4347722°N 24.7469108°E / 59.4347722; 24.7469108
Type Specialty museum
Founder Kristi Lehtis
Website www.chocolala.ee/en/chocolala-chocolate-museum/

Chocolala Chocolate Museum (Estonian: Chocolala Šokolaadimuuseum) is a specialty museum dedicated to the history of the Estonian chocolate industry. It is located in the Tallinn Old Town district near Freedom Square, Tallinn, Estonia.[1]

History

The museum opened to the public on 1 June 2018 [2] [3] [4]. Its founder, Kristi Lehtis, is an established Estonian chocolate maker and chocolate art collector. The objective of the museum is to show and inform visitors about the history of the Estonian chocolate industry and traditions since 1806.

Building

The museum is located in a historical building bordering on Suur-Karja Street 20 / Pärnu Road 12. The Property was built in the years 1899–1900 by architects Rudolf von Engelhardt and Nikolai Thamm Junior for the Tallinn's German Club [5].

The premises are located around a courtyard, the main hall is located on Suur-Karja street. The building was remodeled in 1922, 1928 and 1938 according to plans by architect Edgar Johan Kuusik. By then, the building was housing Krediit Bank and the main Post Office. In the basement of the building, parallel to Pärnu maantee, there was a bowling alley.

Between 1913 and 1939, Paul Kroll's hairdressing company [6]was located in the building.

Today, the building comprises business offices. Chocolala Chocolate Museum is located in the basement of the building that used to serve as the vault of a local bank.

Collections

The collections of the museum are categorized into boxes, wrappings, and molds for chocolate and marzipan. There are approximately 1,500 items, exposed in a 150 square meters dedicated space. Movies on Estonian chocolate making from the 1930s and 1950s are projected. The museum exposes also original art pieces from Estonian artists, such as a large chocolate sculpture inspired from a work by Simson von Seakyl, a dress made from chocolate wrappings, a wall painting of the Mayan God Quetzalcoatl and a cocoa tree.

Management

A private non-profit organization, the museum benefits from the support of the City of Tallinn's museums, the Estonian Ministry of Culture, the Estonian national archives and private collectors and enthusiasts. Admission is free.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Google Maps". google.com. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
  2. ↑ Article in Postimees Newspaper on the Chocolala Chocolate Museum Opening last accessed on July 20, 2018.
  3. ↑ Article in Institut Français Estonie, last accessed on July 20, 2018.
  4. ↑ Article in Estonian TV website, last accessed on July 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ Former German Club of Tallinn - 1899.
  6. ↑ Office address of Paul Kroll in 1928 , Last accessed 8 August 2018
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