The Mineral Museum of Natural Research Centre invites to celebrate the Museum Day together on 19 May, 15:30.
This year the Mineral Museum celebrates the 125th anniversary of the birth of the collector, mineralogist Alfonsas Žukelis and 60 years since his collection reached Lithuania.
On the occasion of the Museum Day, we invite all to get acquainted with the exceptional collection of fossils, rocks, minerals and articles made of them (about 2500 samples) donated to Lithuania by the collector, mineralogist A. Žukelis in 1965 and to see the exposition “For Myself and for Others”, the exhibition of photographs of minerals, and the exhibition of garnets.
During the education, you will be given a possibility to hold and observe stones that have flown “out of the sky” and to compare stone and iron meteorites. You will experience different crystal shapes, colour, lustre and weight, observe nature’s drawings in agates with magnifying glasses, and with the help of a UV torch observe the change in colour of fluorescent minerals, i.e. the spectacular glow of vivid colours.
Number of participants is limited, so registration is required.
Please register by email birute.poskiene@gamtc.lt
