Museu do Quartzo - Centro de Interpretação Prof. Galopim de Carvalho

About the museum

Between 1961 and 1986 Monte de Santa Luzia was a site for quartz extraction by the Companhia Portuguesa de Fornos Elétricos, of Canas de Senhorim. The mining left a large crater, a “window into the interior of the earth”, which Viseu Municipality used to build the museum.

Works began in 2006 and the museum opened in April 2012. The venue includes exhibition rooms, a science centre, an auditorium and a library, and uses interactive media and new technologies to present quartz and the geological and natural heritage of the region.

The centre pays tribute to the geologist Galopim de Carvalho, the scientific coordinator of the project. It has a strong educational dimension, with visits adapted to different ages, and also hosts temporary exhibitions on mineralogy.

Highlights

• Museum set in the crater of a former quartz quarry
• Interactive exhibition on quartz and geological heritage
• Science centre, auditorium and library
• Visits adapted for schools and for different ages

Permanent exhibition

• Exposição permanente sobre o quartzo e a geologia – Interactive exhibition on quartz, minerals and the geological and natural heritage of the region, housed in the former quarry.

Founded

2012

Operated by

Município de Viseu

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Great for kids & families

The museum is an interactive centre with visits adapted to different age groups.

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