History
The museum was founded (and is owned) 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 (northeast of Hawler) 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==
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 (upper) floor that sells genuine stones as well as replicas. The museum's entry is 1500 Iraqi Dinars (approximately $1.0). No-flash photography is allowed but photography of any kind within the shop is prohibited. ==Gallery==
Gallery
File:Erbil Stones and Gems Museum, Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq. Interior 01.jpg|Erbil Stones and Gems Museum, Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq. Interior File:Erbil Stones and Gems Museum, Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq. Interior 1.jpg|One of the galleries File:Malachite from Zaire. Erbil Stones and Gems Museum, Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq.jpg|Malachite from Zaire File:A stone. Erbil Stones and Gems Museum, Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq.jpg|Agate File:Starfish fossil. From? Period? Erbil Stones and Gems Museum. Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq.jpg|Starfish fossil File:Erbil Stones and Gems Museum, Erbil Citadel, Hawler, Iraq. Upper floor, shop.jpg|The museum's shop on the upper floor ==See also==