Museums and memorial houses of Cavnic
Born and Papp Museum
Address: Str. Eliberarii
Phone: +40 262 295 086, +40 262 295 115
The museum holds a collection of documents, photographs, minerals and scientific papers that belonged to Ignar Edler von Born (1742-1791) and Papp Simon (1886-1970), natives from Cavnic and world renowned personalities of geology. For his contribution in mineralogy and metallurgy, Ignar Edler von Born's name was used for a mineral - bornite.