Lebanon opens first chocolate museum in Middle East

Lebanon opens first chocolate museum in Middle East

BEIRUT, -  The first chocolate museum in the Middle East opened in Lebanon on Friday. “The museum is present in Brussels, New York, Paris, Mexico and Prague.

today we are opening it in Lebanon for the first time in this part of the world,” Mohamad Hashwe, head of the board of directors of the museum.

According to Hashwe, the museum contains 350 paintings and artefacts telling the story of chocolate and the development of this industry over the years.

The museum also has a training centre to provide courses for those interested in chocolate manufacturing, he added.

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