Jun
12
2020
Mughal-Style Cup and Saucer
This translucent cup and saucer set is carved from nephrite and is generally known as vessels of the Mughal or Hindustan style, a term coined by the 1...
Jun
10
2020
Virtual Stone Hunt!
Disappointed that you missed out on Stone Hunt this year? Don't worry, we've got you covered! Watch as our geologist identifies some rocks!
Coming ...
Jun
03
2020
Re-Carving the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes and Jades
The Special Exhibit Re-Carving the Past: The Art of Chinese Bronzes and Jades has been extended through January 3rd, 2021. Check out this video on the...
May
28
2020
The Illustrious Puzzle Ball
The ivory carved puzzle ball displayed at the Lizzadro Museum was made in Canton (today’s Guangzhou) as an export curio to Europeans during the 19th c...
May
20
2020
40th Anniversary of Mount St. Helens Eruption
Check out our Educator, Sara Kurth, a Master of Science in the field of volcanology, discuss the 1980 Mt. St. Helens eruption and the related volcanic...
May
11
2020
Watch Popcorn Rock Grow!
Watch as we grow a Popcorn Rock!
Watch as our Museum Shop manager grows a popcorn rock! You can do it too by visiting our shop online!
For the full ...
May
08
2020
Coral Guanyin
Coral Guanyin
H: 11.75 in.; W: 3.37 in.
Carved in China
As the most widely worshiped bodhisattva, Guanyin is the Chinese form of Avalokit...
May
06
2020
Geologists Date Rocks, Metamorphically Speaking
During your visits to the Lizzadro Museum, you may have noticed a small rock in the Rocks display. This rock is a part of the Acasta Gneiss (pronounce...
May
05
2020
Lapis Lazuli Carving of Mountain
Featuring an idealized mountain with a landscape scene, this carved stone or shanzi in Chinese is fashioned from a single piece of lapis lazuli, one o...
Apr
27
2020
The Cave of the Crystals, the truth is stranger than fiction!
As one enters the Rock and Mineral Experience at the new Lizzadro Museum, they are treated to a beautiful image of the Cave of the Crystals.
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