[meteorite-list] Visit to the Meteorite Collection of the famous Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria

[Alexander Seidel]

Hello listees,

on November 11, 2010, a group of Austrian and German private meteorite collectors met at the renowned Natural History Museum in Vienna, Austria, for a joint visit of the famous meteorite collection there on display in hall V.

We had the great pleasure to attend a guided tour led by the curator of the collection, Dr. Franz Brandstaetter, especially arranged for our group of meteorite enthusiasts a few weeks in advance.

The tour of hall V was very instructive, both regarding the history of the meteorite collection as a whole and the very special history of some selected meteorites, like e. g. Hraschina or Ybbsitz, just to name two of many specimen that Dr. Brandstaetter had individual stories to tell about.

My fellow countryman and collector friend Heiner Thiel, who was part of our group, made a movie on this occasion, which he just uploaded to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. As he can not post to the list at the moment, he asked me to post the info for him.

The film caught quite a bit of the great "atmosphere" of this gorgeous exhibition place. Well, folks, have a look – and enjoy:

Part one    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNV4CMsm3Xc
Part two    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMkP_xjaJnE

Best,
Alex
Berlin/Germany