Halloren Schokoladenmuseum, Chocolate museum in Halle (Saale), Germany.
The Halloren Chocolate Museum occupies part of the Halloren chocolate factory complex in Halle (Saale). Its 900 square metres of exhibition space trace the history of chocolate and the company, and a panoramic window looks onto the working production line. A cylindrical display column covered with vintage advertisements and a yellow shelving unit with glass jars stand in the exhibition.
The museum opened in 2002 inside the Halloren chocolate factory complex on Delitzscher Strasse. In 1879 Ernst David and his brother took over the business from their father; the new factory building dates from shortly before 1896. The exhibition grew with a cinema area and, on 25 November 2004, the chocolate room, then expanded to 750 m² in 2007 and now covers 900 m².
The Chocolate Room, about 17 m², is a walk-in artwork made from roughly 1.5 tonnes of chocolate in some 5,000 working hours. Since March 2017 it depicts Ernst David's study around 1896–1900, with a life-size chocolate figure of David at his desk; figure, desk and chair alone used almost 400 kg.
The museum sits inside the Halloren factory complex on Delitzscher Straße, and a panoramic window lets visitors watch production without entering the plant. The exhibition area grew to 750 m² in 2007 and now covers 900 m². The chocolate room occupies about 17 m², and the chocolate relief of Halle weighs around 500 kg.
The museum features a large chocolate relief map that shows more than 200 buildings from the city's historic center. This artwork weighs hundreds of kilograms and captures the architectural variety of downtown from a specific moment in the past.
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