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Minerals and MuseumsMineral Museum/Collections in Barcelona?

18th Sep 2014 00:02 UTCAnonymous User

Hi,

I am heading to Barcelona for a conference and have a bit of time to do some tourist activities. I have read about the famous Folch mineral collection but it seems as this is a private collection and not available for viewing. I looked up the website for the Blau Museum which is the Natural History Museum and do not see reference to a mineral collection on display. Any one have any info on where to check out some rocks in Barcelona? Also I am heading to the Pyrenees mountains around Andora for some trout fishing and am wondering if there is any interesting minerals/geology around there.

Thanks,

Thomas

18th Sep 2014 00:58 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

There is the very nice mineral museum Mollfulleda Museum of Mineralogy, near the beach in Arenys de Mar, about 25 miles NE of Barcelona. Definitely worth a day trip, and easy to reach by either train or car.

20th Dec 2014 18:23 UTCsamad mursalin (2)

Plz visit the link to see my collections.

http://www.pinterest.com/mksons/

I have large collections of aesthetic minerals from Pakistan and Afghanistan.Yon can see it at the link above

regards

samad

6th Jun 2016 12:56 UTCKeith Compton 🌟 Manager

Hi Thomas

You should probably make contact with Jordi Fabre in Barcelona.

Cheers

Keith

6th Jun 2016 13:47 UTCBecky Coulson 🌟 Expert

Just NE of La Rambla (the popular tourist street leading to the statue of Columbus), there is a small mineral museum set in the large gardens (Museu Geologia) - you can find this easily using Google earth, and the gardens are a nice place for a break from the chaos. The collection contains both Spanish and world specimens - it's small, but interesting.

There is also a small mineral shop, again near La Rambla near the cathedral, and the website:

http://www.cristalljoia.com/en_GB We had a great time browsing and found some nice specimens.

Good luck!

Thomas, Barcelona is a wonderful city to visit - by all means, take the hop-on, hop-off bus tour if you can. I will give you serious advice - Barcelona is notorious for pick-pockets (although violent crime is rare and the city is safe)...this is especially true on the metro system, La Rambla, and any other crowded place. The pick-pockets are expert at distracting you (even with cute dogs, etc.) and it only takes a second. Leave your passport in a hotel safe, and carry only the cash/cards you need for each excursion. Don't use a backpack if you can avoid it, and keep your eyes open every minute on the metro. I cannot emphasize this enough. You'll have lots of fun and meet wonderful, friendly people, but watch your pockets and anything you carry.

6th Jun 2016 14:35 UTCAlfredo Petrov Manager

If you want a bit bigger mineral museum, I recommend Mollfulleda Museum of Mineralogy, near the beach in Arenys de Mar, about 25 miles NE of Barcelona. Definitely worth a day trip, and easy to reach by either train or car. When you get tired of minerals, it's just a couple minutes walk to the beach, where you can take everything off and not suffer from tan lines. There are plenty of tapas bars and other edibles and drinkables around there too.

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