The Planggenstock Treasure - 1

Earth Sciences / Geology

The Planggenstock Treasure

Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern, Bern

Rock crystals of rare beauty

On September 21st 2005 the crystal hunters Franz von Arx and Paul von Känel opened up a cavity in the rock of their exploratory mine on the Planggenstock peak in the canton of Uri. There, glinting in the light of their torches, were almost fifty large, unusually clear and perfectly formed quartz crystals and crystal clusters. The two were looking at one of the largest and most important finds which the alps had yielded for around 300 years.

In the exposition you're finding a booklet in english.

Date

To  30/5/2025   every Mo   14:00 - 17:00 h
every Tu, Th, Fr   09:00 - 17:00 h
every We   09:00 - 18:00 h
every Sa, Su   10:00 - 17:00 h

Price

Adults: CHF 10.00
Students, senior citizens, groups of 10 and more: CHF 8.00
Free for children up to 16 years, educational groups

Address

Naturhistorisches Museum der Burgergemeinde Bern
Bernastrasse 15
3005 Bern

Contact

Naturhistorisches Museum Bern
Bernastrasse 15
3005 Bern
contact@nmbe.ch
031 350 71 11
031 350 74 99

Category

  • Earth Sciences / Geology

Target groups

  • Also recommended for children

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