Crystal Museum

Worth a visit. The colours of the crystal. The size of some of them. I enjoyed this much more than I expected to on a snowy afternoon. Use your Carte de hôte to get money of entrance price. Takes about an hour, hour and a half to wander round. It's very warm inside but they've lockers to put your stuff in and they are free.

The crystal collection itself is absolutely stunning — truly beautiful, rare, and impressive specimens. It’s clear that the museum holds an exceptional and valuable collection. However, the overall experience was very disappointing due to the extremely limited opening hours (only 10:00–12:00). We arrived at 11:00 and simply didn’t have enough time to properly enjoy the exhibition. What made it worse was the staff repeatedly reminding us that the museum was closing soon — twice while we were still calmly viewing the crystals — which broke the experience and made it difficult to focus. Then, 5 minutes before closing, a staff member stood nearby in a way that clearly pressured us to leave. Such behavior feels unnecessary and detracts significantly from what should be a calm and inspiring museum visit. A collection of this quality deserves more reasonable opening hours and a more respectful visitor experience.

We visited this place to fill a gap between two activities and ended up discovering an amazing spot! The staff at the counter were super friendly, and we even got a small discount by showing the guest card provided by our hotel in Chamonix. The exhibits are fascinating and beautifully presented, showcasing unique stones and minerals from all around the world. It’s an incredible demonstration of the amazing creations our planet can produce. This is the perfect activity for a rainy day or bad weather while in Chamonix — highly recommended!

I’m a bit of a rock geek, so this was up my alley. Very cool selection of gems and crystals. Only downside is there was no other language description of anything. I know, I know… it’s in France, but as a main tourist town where most things have translations that was a little disappointing. However it was good value, and I got the gist of it, the displays were very good.

The most beautiful, unbelievable museum ever! The photos don’t do it justice. Hundreds of specimens from around the world.

With a huge collection of rocks along with a cheap ticket, the Crystal museum is a must visit for anyone in Chamonix. Though all the explanations are in French, you can decipher most of it and you honestly don’t need to be able to read it to have a good visit. There are a few large pieces of quartz that are open to being touched. With a hotel discount, adults are €5 and kids are free. Without a discount, adult tickets are still only €7. They offer a large French and international collection of beautiful and unique minerals, including a little exhibit for rare treasures. Overall an amazing place for any type of person, and it will broaden their interest in minerals and geology.

Brilliant place to explore. Price is next to nothing for the handsome collection of minerals that are available to see. Staff were friendly and pleasant. Has one of the most beautiful Opals I've ever seen which you can find in the treasurey room.

I went here on the 17/1/2026 and the museum was small and a scam for the extortionate price of the ticket. It was also very dirty and full of dust. The staff was very rude It’s not worth a visit if you happen to be nearby