The Hershey Story, The Museum on Chocolate Avenue

10/23/2026

We’re just two weeks away from debuting our new special exhibit! “From Story to Screen: The Making of HERSHEY Movie” opens November 6 in the William E. Dearden Gallery. Link in bio for exhibit details.

10/23/2026

An exclusive special exhibit opening on November 6. Holiday-themed Chocolate Lab classes. A massive LEGO brick project beginning in January. All this--and more!!-- in the Fall/Winter issue of "The Legacy."https://www.mshersheyfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/HS-Legacy-FL-WI-2026-FINAL.pdf

10/22/2026

"Movie Magic: The History of Motion Pictures" is this fall's homeschool program! Register here: https://hersheystory.org/homeschool-fieldtrips/

10/21/2026

Everyone is invited to this attend this free lecture at Hershey Theatre!

The community is invited to celebrate the launch of Urban & The Chocolate King at Hershey Theatre tomorrow, Thursday, Oct. 22, from 5 to 6 PM. A ticket is not required to attend.

Written by architect Gregory J. Scott, Urban & The Chocolate King is the untold story of Milton S. Hershey and his architect, C. Emlen Urban. During this free community lecture, Scott will give an illustrated presentation exploring his research and the remarkable architectural partnership between Urban and Hershey.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4AuqmQ4

10/19/2026

Architect Gregory Scott, author of “Urban & the Chocolate King,” will be giving a free lecture at Hershey Theatre this Thursday, October 22, at 5 p.m. You’re invited to attend! Learn the fascinating story about Mr. Hershey and Lancaster architect, C. Emlen Urban, who designed many of the iconic structures in Hershey. Purchase “Urban & the Chocolate King” at egganddartbooks.com.

Two boys, about five years apart in age, lived a few blocks away from each other in Lancaster city in the latter years of the 19th century. They probably passed

10/19/2026

10/19/2026

10/13/2026

An interesting story from our sister organization, Hershey Community Archives! Attend a FREE event at Hershey Theatre on October 22 and learn more. Details at the end of this post.

10/09/2026

https://stories.hersheypa.com/the-hershey-story-museum-to-debut-special-exhibit-on-making-of-hershey-movie/

The Hershey Story Museum takes visitors behind the scenes of the “HERSHEY” movie in a new special exhibit opening November 6, 2026.

10/09/2026

We’re excited to debut a new special exhibit at the Museum on November 6 that takes visitors behind the scenes of the new “HERSHEY” movie. Link in bio for exhibit details.