The largest collection of gemstones in the world and one of the main minerals are permanently exposed in Manchester for 10 years in the future museum to be opened based on the former tobacco factory in the city of Málaga, which will be rehabilitated.

The owner of this collection is the European Economic Interest Grouping Royal Collections, which has shown so far some of his pieces in countries like Hungary and the United Arab Emirates has signed an agreement with the city of Malaga of 10 years renewable for another 10.

The complex, with an expected 600,000 visitors in the first year and the target of 1.1 million per year, will occupy 25,000 square meters, of which 80% will be devoted to museums and cultural content.

Fulgencio Alcaraz, vice president of Royal Collections, has shown the 'flagship' of the collection is' Eldorado ', the' greater and more perfect "imperial topaz in the world, with 31,000 carats worth more than six kilograms.

Other outstanding pieces are the topaz 'Lua de Maraba ", of 25,250 carats of emerald' green heart ', 456-carat sapphire' Star ', from 243 carat ruby' Star of Jaipur", of 4,185 carats, and garnet 'Giant' "of 8,175 carats.

All of them converted to Málaga "in the new world capital of colored gemstones, as the most important are colorless in the Tower of London and belong to the British Crown, recalled Alcaraz.

In the space devoted to "luxury arts" will be presented over three hundred sculptures and carvings made of gems, like a censer in the Han Dynasty of the second century BC, a fifteenth-century Mughal scepter or pre-Columbian sculptures.

To these are added contemporary sculptures made of gold and silver and made by Picasso, Dali, Benlliure, Gaudí, Julio Gonzalez and Manolo Hugué, among others, that comprise a collection that continues to expand with pieces of contemporary writers.

There will also be a collection of tapestries made with threads of gold, silver and silk, with more than 30,000 gems inlaid in the predominantly Indo-Islamic style and Mughal.

While in the area of ​​Earth Sciences will house the 'Eden', a tropical garden "with butterflies and hummingbirds flit among the visitors, who can feed on their hands", and "The Enchanted Forest," a recreation of a Tertiary period garden "dedicated primarily to amber," said Alcaraz.

The area devoted to minerals show about 2,500 copies and there will be two separate facilities such as auditoriums, workshops, themed shops.