cacao entre dos mundos

The catalogue is the narrative guide for the exhibition held in the Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana dedicated to cocoa one of the most precious treasures from the New World as described and narrated in Brother Bernardino de Sahagns work. According to Aztec mythology, cocoa has a divine origin, closely connected to the god Quetzalcatl. Maps and archaeological, historical, artistic and artisan artefacts tell the story of chocolate, from the Mesoamerica of the Olmecs to the bean to bar movement, a beacon of hope in respect to the Other.