If you are a chocolate connoisseur or love chocolates, the
Chocolate museum at Kota Damansara in Malaysia is sure to leave you with a sweet
experience. The museum offers a detailed understanding about chocolates, its
history and making. Apart from the interesting facts about chocolates, the
museum also has state of the art equipment and numerous interactive displays
making the visit to this museum quite an amusing and informative one.
Chocolate museum at Kota Damansara is owned by DR Group,
whose founder Dato’ Dahlan Rashid is widely referred as the ‘Chocolate King of
Malaysia’. Apart from importing worldwide brands such as Lindt, Hershey, M&M
etc., the company under the brand name Fidani manufactures its own chocolate products
such as Farell, Danson and Millton.
Though it has a huge display of chocolates for sale, what
attracts both children and curious elders alike are the interactive sessions
that the place offers. With life size replica of Malaysian cocoa trees, artistic
chocolate sculpture collection, giant reading books with information and
stories about chocolate, chocolate train model and miniature Petronas towers
made from chocolate, the museum has a plethora of attractions to keep visitors
engaged.
The museum also displays the journey of cocoa and chocolates,
industrial manufacturing and health benefits of chocolates. Apart
from these, the chocolate making session is a pretty interesting one as it helps
one indulge in the detailed process of how chocolates are made.
Visitors can enjoy some of the freshly crafted
chocolates with various designs at the Chocolate galleria. They also have a
display of various brands of chocolates from world over for the visitors to
purchase.
Location: Selangor Science Park, Kota Damansara
Timings: The museum is opem from 10 AM to 5 PM
Entry Charges: 10 RM