Garvies Point Museum Presents New Exhibit Exploring “The Story of Crystals”

Visitors examine the Garvies Point Museum collection of minerals.

Did you ever wonder how crystals form? Why they are shaped geometrically and what they are made of? The Garvies Point Museum and Preserve answers those questions and more in its new exhibit about crystals, announced Nassau County Executive Thomas R. Suozzi.

The exhibit includes items used in everyday life, along with the minerals that are mined in order to produce them, as well as gemstones and jewelry with the natural mineral types from which they are made.

A “mineral of the month” birthstone will be a regular feature of the exhibit. As part of the exhibit, museum geology curator George Allgaier has also assembled diagrams and photos of unique but lost geologic features throughout the U.S., such as Spirit Lake (no longer in existence) at Mount St. Helens.

“This is a beautiful and intriguing exhibit for both youngsters and adults,” says Kathryne Natale, curator of Garvies Point. “In particular, visitors can view the rough crystals and see how they metamorphose into the gemstones that are ultimately purchased by consumers.”

The Garvies Point Museum and beautiful adjoining 62-acre preserve are located along Hempstead Harbor at 50 Barry Drive in Glen Cove. In addition to its permanent exhibits, the museum offers a regular schedule of films and other programming related to Native American life and geology. The museum is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fees are $2 for adults and $1 for children 4-14 years of age.For additional information, call 516-571-8010.