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Lou · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: CA

Hello to all,

I will be visiting Barcelona in April. Can the audience recommend any mineral museums?

Regards,

Lou

Brokenstone · Joined: 29 Jul 2007 Posts: 20 Location: Cantabria

Good morning Lou, here is the info:
- Museo Municipal de Geologia.Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona
-Museo de Geologia "Valenti Masachs".Av. Bases de Manresa nº61.Manresa. Barcelona
-Museo de Geologia "Sant Celoni". Barcelona
-Museo "Molfulleda" de Mineralogia". Arenys de mar. Barcelona
-Museo de Geologia y del Guix. vilobi del Penedes. Barcelona
I hope you"ll enjoy your visit to Barcelona.
Pablo

Jordi Fabre · Posted: Mar 22, 2008 16:26 Post subject: Re: Barcelona Mineral Museums

Lou,

On my opinion the most suitable Museum to visit is the Geology Museum on the Parc de la Ciutadella, for the wonderful place where the Museum is located, its historical building and the mineral collection, not great, but correct.

The link of the Museum's web page is:

https://w10.bcn.es/APPS/wprmuseuciencies/Museu.GeneradorPagines?idioma=3&seccio=32_2

Unfortunately the great Folch's collection is not accessible for private visitors. I'm sorry for it.

Jordi

Xavier Martinez · Posted: Mar 26, 2008 17:21 Post subject: Re: Barcelona Mineral Museums

In Barcelona city, the museum of geology of the park of the Citadel and if you had time and occasion would recommend you the Museu Mollfulleda in the town of Arenys of Sea, Street Església,37-39.

museu(at)arenysdemar(dot)cat

That you enjoy an excellent stay in Barcelona.

Carles Curto · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 160 Location: Barcelona

Lou, as curator of Mineralogy, and except for few (now indeterminated) days I will be traveling, I will be here, at Barcelona Museum, if you visit it, please ask for me.

Joan R. · Joined: 16 Mar 2007 Posts: 75 Location: Barcelona

Close to Barcelona you could find the Mollfulleda Museum as Xavi said.
Take a look:
https://www.fabreminerals.com/forum/Message-Board/viewtopic.php?p=426
and enjoy there the best seafood and paella...(of course not in the Museum).

Also you could visit the Bellmunt del Priorat Mines (close to the town of Falset, Tarragona). You could try to collect there in the old works.

Joan

Lou · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: CA

Thank you all for your wonderful suggestions.

I will make it a priority to visit the Natural Science museum.

Mr. Curto, I will certainly ask if you are available to say hello.

It seems like I do not have enough time to enjoy wonderful Barcelona.

Best regards to all,

Lou Rector

Lou · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: CA

Dr. Curto,

I will be visiting Barcelona again next week. Can you tell me the normal opening hours on Saturday and Sunday (May 1-2). I would like to visit your wonderful museum on one of those days.

Regards,

Lou

Carles Curto · Joined: 14 Sep 2006 Posts: 160 Location: Barcelona

Sorry, Lou, but May 1 and 2 I'm not in Barcelona. Actually the Museum is not avaliable to public because we are remodelling and translating the exhibition to a new building and the exhibit halls are in a terrible mess and, so, closed.
We expect to open the new permanent exhibition in (more or less) a year.

Lou · Joined: 19 Mar 2008 Posts: 5 Location: CA

Carles,

I am sorry to hear that the mineral display is currenly closed. However I am glad to hear that the exhibit is being remodeled, which is contrary to the current condition of many US mineral museum displays.

Regards,

Lou Rector

Jordi Fabre · Posted: Oct 03, 2011 08:30 Post subject: Barcelona Mineral Museums - Warning

WARNING
The former Barcelona's Geology Museum changed its name and moved to a different area. More info here -> https://www.mineral-forum.com/message-board/viewtopic.php?t=1973

luvecor · Joined: 02 Aug 2011 Posts: 2 Location: Albemarle

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