Swarovski Crystal Worlds
A walk through the chambers of wonder
Visitors enter the Crystal Worlds through the head of a water-spouting giant. They cross the blue lobby in which artworks by Keith Haring, Nicki de Saint Phalle, Salvador Dali, and Andy Warhol are exhibited. The lobby also features the Centenar, the world’s largest semi-precious stone. The first stop on your walk through the chambers of wonder is a 3D installation that blends geometric images and sounds into one crystal planet.
Inner and outer worlds
After the museum was redesigned and expanded in 2003, it came to comprise the blue lobby, 13 chambers of wonder, a café/restaurant, a VIP lounge for Swarovski collectors, an area for special exhibitions, and the world’s largest Swarovski shop, which you can visit free of charge. One room is dedicated to a virtual museum named thecrystalweb. In the spring of 2005, a creative laboratory for children was inaugurated. There, young people can create their own crystal artwork.
All green spaces around the giant are both a playground and a flexible display area for sculptures. “The Hand,” artist André Heller’s green labyrinth, has attracted visitors from all over the world.
Admission
Tickets for adults and children aged 12 and over are € 8 per person. For groups of ten people or more, the admission fee is reduced to € 7 per person.Freier Eintritt
Children up to the age of 12 and members of the Swarovski collectors’ club receive free admission. Anybody may visit the shop for free. Please ask for a free shop ticket at the ticket counter.The Crystal Worlds provide full wheelchair access. Special aids were installed on the staircases and in the toilets.
Dogs are not permitted on the grounds of the Crystal Worlds. You may leave your dog in a kennel near the ticket counter.
5.7.2008 - 15.8.2008
