Museo dei minerali e della miniera
Museum in Zorzone, in the former elementary school, on local mining history up to the closure of the mines in 1980, with minerals and fossils from the area.
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About the museum
The collection began as a private collection in 1970 and the museum was officially opened in 1994. It commemorates the village’s main activity, mining, which ended with the closure of the mines in 1980. It is located in Zorzone, a hamlet of Oltre il Colle, in the former elementary school.
On the ground floor a route with panels and tools traces the history of mining from Leonardo da Vinci’s drawing to the closure of the mine, with a life-size reconstruction of the entrance to a gallery. The first floor holds minerals and fossils: alongside specimens from around the world there are local ones such as galena, sphalerite (blende), malachite, smithsonite and wulfenite, with a display case devoted to fluorescent minerals. On the second floor there is a multimedia area with audiovisual material and a meeting room.
Highlights
- Life-size reconstruction of the entrance to a mine gallery
- Mining history from Leonardo’s drawing to the closure in 1980
- Local minerals such as galena, sphalerite (blende), malachite, smithsonite and wulfenite
- Display case of fluorescent minerals
- Fossils and multimedia area
Permanent exhibitions
- Storia mineraria di Zorzone – Panels, tools and a reconstruction of a mine-gallery entrance on the history of the mines up to their closure in 1980.
- Minerali e fossili – Local and worldwide minerals, fossils and a display case of fluorescent minerals on the first floor.
- Operated by
- Associazione Amici del Museo (con Pro Loco Oltre il Colle)
- Visitors per year
- approx. 1,000
Admission & discounts
| Adults | €1.50 |
|---|---|
| Children & teens | €1.50free up to age 12 · Free up to 12 years; full-price ticket from 13 years. |
| Groups (5+ people) | €1 per personGroups of at least 5 people. |
Adults and young people from 13 years €1.50; groups (minimum 5 people) €1 per person; children up to 12 years free.
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