“Rūtos” šokolado muziejus — Attraction in Šiauliai

The museum is not big, very compact. The exhibits tell how and where cocoa beans grow, the biology of plants, the history of chocolate and the factory itself. At the entrance you have a tasty ticket - a small chocolate bar. You answer questions when you get acquainted with the museum exposition and at the exit you receive a chocolate prize. The children, and then we, enjoyed watching a film about the chocolate factory. The museum offers workshops and tastings. The museum staff is deeply in love with chocolate and is happy to share their love and warmth with us. What is created not only for profit lives a long and beautiful life. In the shop on the 1st floor we bought a sweet gift for a visit, a bar of pink chocolate for ourselves to enjoy and sets of small chocolates. And in the coffee shop across the street we tried chocolate, "according to the recipe" of American Indians. No sugar, also spices and almost the standard of bitterness. And our son - milk with...

The museum is extremely small. It very briefly presents the history of chocolate and the history of the "Rūta" factory itself. The ticket price is 5€ for an adult and 3€ for a child which is way overpriced for such little experience. Therefore, it is simply not worth visiting it for the family. For a better experience, you should probably take part in a chocolate workshop, which costs extra. The chocolate shop is also very small and doesn't offer anything more than you can buy in any mall. All products are behind the counter and you cannot view them conveniently. I miss the vibe that is usually found in other brand chocolate shops elsewhere. In summary - the museum is very overrated, more of a tourist trap than an...

Very interesting! Rūta is a popular brand of chocolate in Lithuania with a very interesting and longstanding history. When visiting the museum you get a card with questions to answer, kind of like a treasure hunt, with chocolates (of course) as a reward if you do well. The history of the brand is very interesting and the presentation of it is very well done. We learned a lot! Of course there is a souvenir shop where they sell a wide variety of Rūta chocolates, including the new Ruby chocolate, which is pinkish in color but not fruit flavoured as the colour might lead you to believe. We highly recommend...