1 9 2 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁conce ived ▁of ▁by ▁Spanish ▁min ing ▁engineer ▁D . ▁Prim it ivo ▁Hern ández ▁S amp el ay o . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Museo ▁ge omin ero ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Building ▁ ▁The ▁museum ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁headquarters ▁of ▁the ▁Ge ological ▁and ▁M ining ▁Institute ▁of ▁Spain . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Spanish ▁architect ▁Francis o ▁J avier ▁de ▁Lu ue , ▁and ▁built ▁between ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 5 . ▁The ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁museum ▁are ▁displayed ▁in ▁ 2 5 0 ▁show cases ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁floor ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁three ▁per imeter ▁bal con ies . ▁ ▁Col lections ▁ ▁Min eral ▁collection ▁Collection ▁of ▁min eral ▁resources ▁Collection ▁of ▁min er als ▁from ▁the ▁Aut onom ous ▁Reg ions ▁of ▁Spain ▁Rock ▁collection ▁F oss ils ▁of ▁Spanish ▁fl ora ▁and ▁in verte br ates ▁Collection ▁of ▁foss il ▁verte br ates ▁Collection ▁of ▁foreign ▁foss ils ▁System atic ▁collection ▁of ▁foss il ▁in verte br ates ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁museum s ▁in ▁Madrid ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : M useum s ▁in ▁Madrid ▁Category : N atural ▁history ▁museum s ▁in ▁Spain ▁Natural ▁History ▁Category : Ge ology ▁museum s ▁in ▁Spain ▁Category : M ining ▁museum s ▁in ▁Spain ▁Category : F oss il ▁museum s ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁R íos ▁Ros as