The Carpathians form a 1.500 km-long mountain range in the heart of Central Europe. Its territory is shared among Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Ukraine and Romania. Treasures of its mountains, and minerals, have been known and mined since ancient times. The most significant noble metal and salt mines of Europe worked here in the Middle Ages. In the world, about 4.700 mineral species are known, from which nearly 1.300 minerals can be found here. Our exhibition intends to present the mining history, excellent mineralogists and of course, minerals of the Carpathians.

Divisions of the exhibition:

1. Moravian and Polish Carpathians
2. Little Carpathians, Tríbeč Mountains, Little and High Fatra Mountains, Low and High Tatra Mountains
3. Štiavnické and Kremnické Mountains
4. Poľana, Javorie, Karancs-Medves and Cerová Vrchovina Mountains
5. Mátra, Cserhát, Börzsöny and Visegrád Mountains
6. Buda, Pilis, Gerecse, Vértes, Velence and Bakony Mountains, Balaton Highland, Mecsek and Villány Mountains
7. Spiš-Gemer Ore Mountains
8. Aggtelek-Rudabánya, Bükk and Uppony Mountains
9. Prešov-Slanské, Vihorlatské, Spišská Magura and Tokaj Mountains
10. Ukrainian Carpathians
11. Maramureş, Rodna and Bistriţa Mountains
12. Călimani, Gurghiu, Harghita and Perşani Mountains
13. Oaş, Gutâi, Ţibleş and Lăpuş Mountains
14. Giurgeu, Ciuc and Vrancei Mountains
15. Făgăraş, Cindrel, Sebeş, Lotru and Parâng Mountains
16. Banat area and Poiana Ruscă Mountains
17. Metaliferi Mountains
18. Gilău and Trascău Mountains, Transylvanian Basin
19. Bihor, Codru-Moma, Vlădeasa, Pădurea Craiului and Plopiş Mountains