Erbil Stones and Gems Museum

Erbil Stones and Gems Museum is a small museum located within the Citadel of Erbil, at the heart of the city of Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan.

History

The museum was founded by Sarbast Majeed. Majeed, a graduate of Mosul College of Sciences, Department of Geology in 1985, had gathered his 40-year collection of gemstones from many parts of the world and displayed it originally in a house in the small city of Shaqlawa in 2014.
In 2016, the museum was relocated to the Citadel of Erbil and now occupies one of the traditional 2-story renovated buildings.

Exhibits

The museum displays a multitude of common and rare stones and gems from within Iraq and many other countries as well as meteorite fragments and fossils and a variety of other items; the first and only of its kind in the Republic of Iraq and its Kurdistan Region. There is a shop on the 1st floor that sells genuine stones as well as replicas. The museum's entry is 1500 Iraqi Dinars. No-flash photography is allowed but photography of any kind within the shop is prohibited.