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

[Matthias Bärmann]

Great work, Heiner, compliments! And thanks, Alex, for being the mediator.

This collection is simply breathtaking, as well as the ambience of this very 
special place. May it last unchanged.

Best, Matthias


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alexander Seidel" <alex.seidel at gmx.net>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2010 7:41 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Visit to the Meteorite Collection of the famous 
Natural History Museum, Vienna, Austria


> 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
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