The project that fits the Quartz Museum aimed at upgrading the Monte de Santa Luzia, which for some years has been the target of exploitation of this mineral. The use of this resource left a crater, as a window opened in the earth's crust that is worth watching. At the request of the City Hall of Viseu, the National Museum of Natural History, conceived a project to value the site, involving its acceptance as a geomonument.
The Museum was designed with two floors with a total area of 1240 square meters. The building has a lower floor, which includes the permanent exhibition dedicated to quartz, with a strong interactive component where the mineral is explored ...