Discover the story behind chocolate, from its beginnings as a Mayan royal drink and favorite of the Aztec god Quetzacoatl to the first time it was mixed with sugar, which transformed it into the mass-produced and widely available guilty pleasure it is today.
Learn about the cacao bean and “follow the history of chocolate culture and science from the 10th-century rainforest to the modern-day corner store.” Chocolate: The Exhibition includes more than 100 objects on display, like a life-size cacao tree, vintage chocolate molds, early advertisements, European silver and porcelain servers and more.
Through Jan. 6, 2019. $14 adults; $12 seniors; $10 child; $7 member adult; free member child. Cincinnati Museum Center at Union Terminal, 1301 Western Ave., Queensgate, cincymuseum.org.
This article appears in Jun 27 – Jul 4, 2018.
