GEOLOGY CENTRE TERRAE GENESIS
An exhibition of more than 1500 minerals, a magical black lighted room, a collection of fossils that include the footprint of a Vosges dinosaur, a genuine mammoth shinbone, a unique tracking of the 800 rocks of the Vosges Mountains, but also lectures, thematic movies and a laboratory. The Geology Centre is a crossroads of knowledge and discoveries where amateurs and professionals are honoured. It was built on a historical location of granite and granite workers to whom a tribute is paid with its park.
Open on: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays from 2 to 6 p.m.
Groups and schools:
Guided visits on appointment all year round, morning and afternoon, 15 people min. Tel: 03 29 26 58 10
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER/JANUARY: Open only for groups on reservation and during the school holidays.
During 2019:
A two-level exhibition regrouping minerals, rocks and fossils thus tracing the Earth’s history. The outside park is free and presents all manner of granite-working tools. One of the biggest collections in the whole of France with the black light room and the famous quartz ghost.
From Thursday 04 July to Friday 01 November 2024
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
14:00 to 18:00
- Local and regional quality charters :
- Label Famille + :
- Recreational activities on site / cultural heritage :
- Entertainment on a theme
- Workshop (children)
- Conferences
- Temporary exhibitions
- Sound & Light show
- Type of amenities :
- Museum
- Subject of museum :
- Archaeology
- History
- Industrial and technological heritage
- Natural sciences
- Category of museum :
- Other places to visit
- Tour languages :
- Services - cultural heritage :
- Shop
- Amenities - cultural heritage :
- Projection room
- Audioguide
- Interactive terminals
- Toilets
- Coach park :
- YES
- Conditions of visit (individuals) :
- Visit on your own at all times
- Conditions of visit (groups) :
- Visit on your own at all times
- Guided tours with advanced booking
- Educational tours
- Groups welcome :
- Min. number of people 15
- Max. number of people 50
- Pets welcome :
- NO
- Groups welcome :
- YES
- Method of payment :
- Free :
- NO
- Heritage prices :
- Adult (full rate) 8
- Child 5
- Discounted price 5
- Guided tour 5
- All-in price, guided tour for group 15
- Location :
- In the country
- Languages spoken at reception :
- Information update date :
- in the SITLOR database 30/07/2024 16:31:56