Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, Natural history museum in Jardin des Plantes, France
The Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology spans 187 meters with neoclassical architecture and presents 600 specimens from a collection of 770,000 minerals and rocks.
The gallery's collection began in 1625 as a royal drug cabinet, later moving to the Royal Garden of Medicinal Plants before the current building's construction in 1833.
The museum features eight thematic alcoves explaining mineral identification methods and differences between substances through scientific criteria and physical properties.
Visitors can reach the gallery via bus lines 24, 57, 61, 63, 67, 89, 91 or metro stations Gare d'Austerlitz and Censier Daubenton.
The gallery displays twenty giant Brazilian crystals collected by Ilia Deleff in the 1960s, including specimens that developed over millions of years.
Location: 5th arrondissement of Paris
Inception: 1625
Official opening: 1837
Accessibility: Wheelchair inaccessible
Operator: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Part of: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Address: 36 Rue Geoffroy-Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris
Opening Hours: Monday 10:00-18:00; Wednesday-Sunday 10:00-18:00
Phone: +33140795479
Website: https://mnhn.fr/fr/galerie-de-geologie-et-de-mineralogie
GPS coordinates: 48.84181,2.35778
Latest update: June 23, 2025 09:49
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