Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech

Name: Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech
Address: 60 Bd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France
Rating: 4.7

5th Arr.

Step inside one of the world's largest mineral collections, where 100,000 specimens include rare gems from the French Crown Jewels and actual rocks from Mars. Housed in a beautiful 19th-century academic building near the Luxembourg Gardens, this is a treasury of crystalline wonders spread across twelve rooms of historic display cases.

historic academic museum

one of world's largest mineral collections

French Crown Jewels gems

12 rooms of specimens

Tips

💎"Imagine an old 19th century curio cabinet expanded into rooms!"

🪨"I touched a piece of rock from Mars!" (yes, really)

💵cash only at the ticket desk

Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech

60 Bd Saint-Michel, 75006 Paris, France

www.musee.minesparis.psl.eu

Upcoming at Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech

Thursday, Jun 11

Codex on the Rocks

June 11

Aerosol art meets ancient gemstones in a collision you won't see coming. Street artist Codex Urbanus has taken over the École des Mines' Victorian halls, spraying vibrant murals among thousands of glittering minerals collected over centuries.

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