[meteorite-list] Omani meteorite museum

[AL Mitterling]

Hi Steve and list,

This isn't exactly true. There is a pretty good group of us (from this 
area) that get to the museum and wear out the carpets, smear the cases 
with our paw prints and create a oxidizing rich environment from not 
wiping our mouths after a long view of precious meteorite specimens. I 
think they have special detail that cleans up after us after the visits. 
Probably meteorite craze recognition software in the Field's cameras so 
they are on guard :-)

Very true that the display hasn't changed for a very long time. Dr. 
Wadawa (sp, sorry Mini) said it was her aim a few years back to work on 
the display but of course you need support from the museum to do such a 
undertaking and they weigh the cost verses the draw of crowds. Sometimes 
the money just gets funneled into other areas deemed more important, 
better draw or so I have been told by other curators of collections.

--AL Mitterling (who prefers to talk to the real Steve Arnold)

MeteorHntr at aol.com wrote:

  I am not sure if they even vacuum the carpet in the meteorite section
  at the Chicago Field Museum but once a year due to the lack of foot
  traffic (I know they haven't spent any money to update the displays in
  about 90 years!).