Museum
in Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

Musée des Cristaux – Espace Tairraz

The Crystal Museum offers you a journey through Alpine mineralogy, in France, in Europe and around the world. Come and discover exceptional collections for their quality, their diversity and their beauty through a renewed scenography in 2021.
The exhibition begins along the Alps with exceptional pieces from the Alps (France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria) and more particularly from the Mont-Blanc massif. It offers one of the finest ensembles of pink-red fluorites, smoky quartz, axinites, siderites, epidotes... of international renown.
The exhibition continues around the world, starting from French mines and quarries, it takes you to discover the most emblematic pieces from the five continents: azurites from Chessy-les-Mines, aquamarines from Pakistan, Peruvian pyrites, Congolese dioptases and Australian opals…

New: The Treasure
Gold, silver, copper... Sapphires, rubies, emeralds... Topazes, aquamarines, garnets... Noble metals, precious stones and fine stones, raw or cut, await you in the Treasure of the Crystal Museum

GUIDED TOURS :
Thursdays at 14 p.m. and 16 p.m. during school holidays
Come and discover the Crystal Museum in the company of a crystal maker from the Chamonix Mineralogy Club. Explore with him the mineralogical treasures of the Mont-Blanc massif and discover the world of crystal seekers.
From 10 years old / By reservation / Included in the museum entrance fee

AUTONOMOUS ENTERTAINMENT:
All year round during opening hours:
In the company of Quartzy, explore the world of mineralogy or help him find the mystery crystal!
From 6 years old: Discovering the mystery crystal
From 8 years old: Exploration notebook of the Crystal Museum
Free / On request at reception
We speak: English, French

Themes:

  • Science and technology
  • Arts and culture
  • minerals

Location details

Nearest bus stop: Chamonix Center
Mule Stop: Casino
Nearest train stop: Gare Chamonix center
Parking nearby: Saint-Michel
  • Downtown

Visit

Minimum group size: 10 person(s)
Minimum group size: 50 people

Customers

  • Special family with children
  • Groups welcome
  • School groups welcome
  • Special rate for students
  • Special rate for large families
  • Special rate for disabled people
  • Special rate for job seekers

Language(s) of the visit

Français

Individual visit services

  • Unguided individual tours permanently

Group visit services

  • Unguided group visits on request
  • Guided group tours on request

Opening

Opening hours from March 11 to April 05, 2024
TuesdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Opening hours from April 06 to May 05, 2024
TuesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
Opening hours from May 06 to June 30, 2024
TuesdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 14 a.m. to 18 p.m.
Opening hours from July 01 to August 31, 2024
TuesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
WednesdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
ThursdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
FridayOpen from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
SaturdayOpen from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.
SundayOpen from 10 a.m. to 13 p.m. and from 14 p.m. to 18 p.m.

Exceptional Closure(s)

  • 01/01/2024
  • 01/05/2024
  • 25/12/2024

Prices

PricesMin.Max.
Full price
7.3 €-
Reduced price

5.3 €-
Adult group

5.3 €-
Children group

3.6 €-
MUSEUM PASS €15: Unlimited admission for 1 year to the network of museums in the Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Valley
On sale at the entrance to the valley museums: bring your ViaCham card and an ID photo.
Free for children under 18 years)

Payment methods

  • Bank / credit card
  • Cheque
  • Cash

Services

Equipments

  • Toilets
  • Air-conditioning
  • Parking
  • Covered parking
  • Toll parking
  • Parking nearby
  • Vestiaire Collective

Services

  • Guided tours

Activities on site

  • Temporary exhibitions
  • Permanent exhibition
From 5.30 € / adult

Address

615 alley of the Rector Payot
Saint-Michel car park forecourt
74400 Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
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