HARIBO’s Musée du Bonbon In May 1996 HARIBO opened the Musée du Bonbon at its Uzès production site. Since then, more than 100 000 visitors, both large and small, have visited the small town in the South of France to find out about the history of liquorice, fruit gum and sweet manufacturing.       A successful launch With its hundreds of old exhibits and documents, the Musée du Bonbon is unique of its kind. Admirers of old promotional items dating from the period around the turn of the century can enjoy a wide variety of historical posters and packaging of all types. Old machines and workshops are used to provide the visitor with a vivid depiction of the history of sweets. These machines and workshops have been rebuilt in a manner faithful to the original. It goes without saying that HARIBO is also an important part of this history. New activities This year, the Musée du Bonbon will be offering new and additional attractions: children and adults can now follow the production of HARlBO Goldbears live on a small pouring machine set up specifically for the purpose. You can use a chip you receive on entry to start up a packaging machine which supplies visitors with ready-packed bags. Hans-Jürgen Riegel says that the concept for the museum places great value on vividness, action and interaction. Well worth a visit If you are on holiday in the South of France, a visit to the HARIBO museum is always worthwhile, particularly since the surrounding area has a lot to offer. Uzès itself is a beautiful little town with a medieval centre, a large market and many street cafés which encourage the visitor to linger. In addition, the Pont du Gard, a Roman aqueduct which is one of the crowning achievements of Roman engineering, is only 16 km from the museum.   Opening times: Closed on Mondays 01 July - 30 September: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. 01 October - 30 June: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The museum is closed for the first three weeks of January.