Events: detail
The ‘Accursed Amethyst’ and the Crystal Skull
- Hosted by:
- Natural History Museum
- Speaker:
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Michael Rumsey, Natural History Museum
- Starts:
- January 20, 2008 at 12:30 pm
- Ends:
- January 20, 2008 at 01:30 pm
- Location:
- Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 5BD United Kingdom
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Description
The mineralogy collection at the Natural History Museum has more than 250,000 specimens, many of which are hundreds of years old. Each has a story, but a few have a darker past. What’s the story of the ‘accursed amethyst’ and how did it come to be in our collections? And what is the origin of the crystal skull? Join mineralogy curator Michael Rumsey as he delves into the dark histories of some of our specimens.
- Registration required:
- Yes
- Free:
- Yes
Additional information
Dates and times: 20 January 2008 12:30, 14:30 Visitor enquiries: 020 7942 5000
Admission: Free
Nearest tube: South Kensington
Website: www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-live
