Events and exhibits

LONG NIGHT OF MUSEUMS

Saturday May 18, 2024 - 6pm to 11:45pm

Open house, free admission

On Saturday May 18, as part of the Long Night of Museums 2024, the Ecole des Mines de Paris (Mines Paris - PSL) is offering free admission to its Mineralogy Museum. We open our doors at 6pm, with last admission at 11pm. To ensure priority access, we recommend you book online: RESERVATION.

For over 200 years , the mineralogical collections of the Ecole des Mines de Paris, housed in the Hôtel de Vendôme, have been among the most comprehensive and spectacular in the world. They contain some 100,000 samples, 5,000 of which are displayed in showcases: minerals, rocks, precious stones (including some gems from the French Crown Jewels) and meteorites are exhibited in an 80-meter gallery of priceless historical and patrimonial interest.

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GEMS FROM THE FRENCH CROWN JEWELS

In the Collection of the Mineralogy Museum

A permanent exhibit

The Mineralogy Museum of the School of Mines dedicates three display cases to the gems from the French Crown Jewels, which entered the collection in 1887. This permanent exhibit will offer the public collections of emeralds, pink topazes and amethystes, along with their fascinating history. Learn more about this exhibit here!