Museo del Dulce, a journey through time through the traditional elaboration of Morelian sweets – MonitorExpresso.com

Morelia, Michoacán. – The Museum of Sweets of Morelia, is founded by the Torres Villicana family, who were interested in the dissemination and conservation of the candy tradition in Morelia, they took on the task of taking from the old trunks all those stories, anecdotes, images and documents that endorse 176 years of work in the manufacture and marketing of sweets and sweets started by Don Marcial Martínez in Calle Real in 1840 and gave rise to Morelian sweets “from Calle Real”. This new concept recreates the splendor of the old candy store “El paraíso”, with an atmosphere that immerses the visitor in history, through an experience that captivates all their senses, located in the place where it all began, on Calle Real (today Avenida Madero), the most iconic avenue in Morelia. This company seeks to keep this culture alive with the creation of the Sweet Museum for the enjoyment of its visitors and to continue with the tradition of the Morelians with a wide variety of typical sweets. The city of Morelia has always been famous for its exquisite sweets that arise from the fusion of Spanish cuisine with the gastronomy of the indigenous peoples, resulting in a wide variety of products that today make up a whole candy tradition, inherited and perfected over time.In this museum you will be able to witness the beginning of the elaboration of the sweet in the convents and monasteries of the city, in the rooms of this place you can admire the life of Morelia from its beginnings to the present day, full of complex social customs and exquisite architecture, as well as its context in the times of independence, reform and revolution, thanks to his collection of old photographs.  In addition to enjoying the museum’s rooms, you can tour the candy store, rejoice with a drink and/or dessert in the on-site cafeteria, or buy a handmade toy native to the region. Museum Rooms: 
History room, where you can find the models of the Ex Convent of Santa Rosa de Lima, the artisanal way in which ate was made and the steam machinery of the twentieth century.
The room of the colonial kitchen, in which you can see the elaboration of the sweet called ate.
The Gallery with more than 130 photos, collection of the chronicler José Antonio Romo.
The cinema of the forties, where the history of the sweet from ancient times to the present day is projected.
Original factory, the first machinery with which traditional sweets were made dating back to the 40s. 
Carriage yard, you can find four original carriages from the nineteenth century that were used in the city of Morelia.Prices for access to the Museum of Sweets: Adults: $35 pesos. Children, students and seniors: $30 pesos. Opening hours: Sunday to Friday – 11:00 am / 07:30 pmSaturday – 10:00 am / 8:30 pm In high season (holidays, long weekends and holidays)Sunday to Friday – 10:00 am / 07:30 pmSaturday – 10:00 am / 8:30 pm

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