Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology
Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology has the oldest collection of its kind in Greece and one of the most significant internationally.
Modern and Contemporary era (1821 - )
1835 The Physiographical Company was created, from which the creation of the collections began.
1908 The museum was created.
1980 Remained inactive for 20 years due to transfer and re-establishment.
2000 Operated again.
Ottoman era (1453- 1821)
Byzantine era (331 AC- 1453)
Roman era (30 BC- 330 AC)
Hellenistic era (322- 31 BC)
Classical era (478-323 BC)
Archaic era (800-479 BC)
Geometric era (-1100- 800 BC)
Prehistory (-1100 BC)
What I can see
The Museum of Mineralogy and Petrology of the University of Athens has four rooms, one with audiovisual equipment and 3 with the collections. The first room has minerals of great beauty in 7 glass showcases. The second has samples of minerals, rocks and industrial minerals with detailed explanations. This room has more of an educational character. The third room has gemstone collections, copies of seals, petrographic and deposit collections and a unique example of quartz, all arranged in additions of the 19th-century. Moreover, in this room, a special tribute is paid to the volcano of Santorini.
What I can't see
It is the oldest collection of its kind in Greece and one of the most important internationally. The museum covers an area of 1,100 sq.m., located within the Department of Geology and Paleontology.
Info
- Address: Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, Athens University Campus
- Postal Code : 15784
- Phone: +30 210 7272124, 7274112
- E-mail: [email protected]
- Website: http://museums.geol.uoa.gr/mineralogy/index.html
Bibliography
http://www.uoa.gr/to-panepistimio/moyseia/oryktologias-kai-petrologias.html
Last visit: 22/9/2015
