Discover the fascinating world of calcite at the exhibition "Calcite - Master of Shapes" at the Andrej Kmet Museum.

Did you also collect different minerals in your childhood and try to determine their type? Now you have the opportunity to learn more about one of the most interesting minerals and admire its beauty and various transformations at the exhibition "Calcite - the master of shapes", which will take place from 6 August to 3 November at the Andrej Kmet Museum.

Interesting facts from the exhibition: 

• Calcite has been used in optics in the construction of mineralogical microscopes, due to its ability to refract light twice.
• some calcites show luminescence, i.e. the emission of coloured light when irradiated by ultraviolet light, which is due to the presence of trace elements

This unique exhibition, prepared by the Slovak Museum of Nature Conservation and Caving in Liptovský Mikuláš, will be complemented by fascinating collections of calcite cave decorations from the Demänovské jaskyňa system, the Veľká Stanišovská jaskyňa and other Slovak caves. You can also see samples from the Czech quarry Vitosova and aragonite caves in Crimea.

In addition to the panels with cave decorations, you will be able to admire mineralogical collections from the Slovak National Museum in Martin and the East Slovak Museum in Košice.