Kamenářský dům Turnov – broušení drahých kamenů

Location: Skálova 71, Turnov, 511 01 · Liberec Region

Category: gemstone cutting museum with live workshop

The Stone-Cutters' House in Turnov – a centre for precious stone grinding. Exhibition on the cutting of garnets and gemstones, live workshop with demonstrations by stone-cutters. Turnov is a world centre for garnet processing. Interactive museum with hands-on elements for families and schools.

Why visit this place?

• The Lapidary House is a copy of the timbered house no. 19 that stood until April 1973 on the corner of Havlíčkovo Square and 28. října Street in Turnov.
• The replica was built by the Bohemian Paradise Museum in 2009 and 2010 as a living house for exhibitions, workshops and crafts.
• Rated 4.6 out of 5 by 54 visitors on Google Maps.
• Besides the tour there are hands-on workshops, so children get to make something themselves.
• Allow roughly an hour and a quarter; the programme is aimed at lower primary, upper primary and secondary students.
• There are 114 more tips within 25 km, enough to build a full-day trip.

Verified against: muzeum-turnov.cz

Practical information

• Opening hours: Tue–Sun 9:00–17:00, Mon closed
• Typical visit: 75 min
• Admission: adults 120 CZK, children 70 CZK
• Visitor rating: 4.6 ★ from 54 reviews on Google Maps
• Suitable for: primary (6–10), lower secondary (10–15), secondary (15+)

For schools

Programme for primary schools – garnets and precious stones of the Jizera region, stone-cutting as a craft, mineralogy. Live demonstration by a stone-cutter.

Official website: https://www.muzeum-turnov.cz/

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