Interactive Diamond Museum - Antwerp 

Daily life would be unthinkable without diamonds as a symbol for anything of great value.

When we use words such as "sparkling" and "brilliant", we are merely comparing the outstanding qualities of an achievement with the most durable material in the world: diamond!

Antwerp has been well known for centuries as a world centre for this sparkling stone. This is why the largest Diamond Museum in the world is based here.

A visit to the museum is a sensual experience of sound and vision that immerses the visitor into the fascinating diamond world, through the production process of diamonds, from the origin, the exploitation, processing and manufacturing methods,

to the end result of ornamental or industrial diamonds. In the laboratory the specific qualities of diamonds, such as color, hardness, refraction of light, thermal and
electric conductivity, can be tested.

The Diamond Museum"s magnificent collection of diamond jewellery and illustrious temporary exhibitions in the last treasure chamber, provide a powerful finale to the visit.

The Diamond Museum is located Koningin Astridplein 19-23.  For more information
visit the Diamant Museum website. It is open daily from 05/01 through 10/31;
from 10 AM to 6 PM and from 11/1  through 04/30;from 10 AM to 5 PM.
The museum is closed December 25 and 26 and the whole month of January. Admission: 5 EURO