Precious carbuncles sparkle … our exhibition is the competence centre for garnet gemstones. Garnet varieties from all over the world can be found here.

Did you know that many of the precious stones used in making the famous Bohemian garnet jewellery came from Radenthein? Did you ever look into the blood-red garnet eyes of medieval marble heads?

The garnet chamber is the highlight of the Granatium exhibition: it is a space whose walls are covered with thin sliced sheets of garnets. The walls are backlit to show the fascinating play of the stone’s colours.

When you leave the exhibition towards the gallery and the digging ground – and later on dig your own garnet – you will realize that you now understand more of the garnet.