Muzeum Nauk o Ziemi w Sosnowcu
University geological museum in Sosnowiec with about 4,000 specimens of rocks, minerals, fossils and meteorites, and reconstructions of former landscapes.
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About the museum
The Earth Sciences Museum grew out of the passion of the faculty’s staff, mainly geologists, who spontaneously gathered the first collections. In 1977 aluminium display cases were purchased to show the mineralogical collections. The unit, initially called the “Museum of the Earth” (Muzeum Ziemi), was formally established by a rector’s order on 28 October 1994, but it lacked legal regulations and funding.
In 1999, in connection with the construction of the faculty’s new building, the collections were packed and moved to a storage facility. At the turn of 2003 and 2004 the museum received a new room and new display cases, and after an employee was hired in 2004, work began to tidy and inventory the collection. It acquired its present professional form of exhibition after 2005.
The museum is located in the building of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Silesia at ul. Będzińska in Sosnowiec. The collections number about 4,000 specimens: rocks, minerals, fossils and meteorites. The permanent exhibitions have the character of palaeoenvironmental reconstructions, for example “Devonian – the Golden Age of Fauna and Flora”, “In the Land of the Dragon” and “Nothosaurs”. A lapidarium, an educational geological park with multi-tonne rock boulders, is being built next to the building.
Highlights
- About 4,000 specimens of rocks, minerals, fossils and meteorites
- Exhibition “Minerals – Jewels of the Earth” in the main hall
- Exhibition “Meteorites – Matter Older than the Earth”
- Reconstructions of former landscapes, including “Devonian – the Golden Age of Fauna and Flora”
- Lapidarium – an educational geological park
Permanent exhibitions
- Minerały – klejnoty Ziemi – Exhibition of the most beautiful mineral specimens from around the world in the main hall on the ground floor.
- Dewon – złoty wiek fauny i flory – Reconstruction of the wealth of life in the Devonian, from the deep sea and reef to the land with the first forests.
- Meteoryty – materia starsza niż Ziemia – Darkened exhibition with photo-panoramas and meteorites, telling the story of the origin of cosmic matter that reaches the Earth.
- Founded
- 1994
- Operated by
- Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk Przyrodniczych
- Visitors per year
- approx. 40,000
Admission & discounts
Admission is free.
Admission for individual visits is free.
Accessibility
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Kids & families
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Getting there & parking
By public transit
Pogoń Akademiki
The museum is in the building of the Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Silesia, about 3 km from the centre of Sosnowiec. Nearby is the Pogoń Akademiki stop, served by buses 26, 40, 150, 154, 235, 299, 805, 807, 813, 818 and 926 and trams 21 and 27.
Amenities & dining
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Events & venue rental
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Plan your visit
| School programs | yes |
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| Good to know | The museum runs museum lessons (including for upper-secondary schools), workshops and science camps. Lesson dates and bookings: muzeumwnoz@gmail.com. An unusual rock you have found can be submitted for expert assessment. |
