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“Stones possess something indescribably serious, invariable and extreme, something imperishable or already perished. They captivate through an intrinsic, infallible, immediate beauty, that is accountable to no one.”
Roger Caillois (1913–1978)

A guide for your visit, and a souvenir.
A journey through time and the many spaces at the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, from its permanent exhibition Treasures of the Earth and the Muséum’s reserves, to the Rock Garden. A veritable history of the Earth through the Gallery’s inestimable collections, from the King’s Druggery to the thousands of samples collected thanks to expeditions, donations and acquisitions by the Muséum, including: beryls, diamonds, fossils, garnets, gemstones and mounted gems, meteorites, pearls, zeolites… With photographs of the finest specimens.

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“Stones possess something indescribably serious, invariable and extreme, something imperishable or already perished. They captivate through an intrinsic, infallible, immediate beauty, that is accountable to no one.”
Roger Caillois (1913–1978)

A guide for your visit, and a souvenir.
A journey through time and the many spaces at the Gallery of Mineralogy and Geology, from its permanent exhibition Treasures of the Earth and the Muséum’s reserves, to the Rock Garden. A veritable history of the Earth through the Gallery’s inestimable collections, from the King’s Druggery to the thousands of samples collected thanks to expeditions, donations and acquisitions by the Muséum, including: beryls, diamonds, fossils, garnets, gemstones and mounted gems, meteorites, pearls, zeolites… With photographs of the finest specimens.

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