Space has been created in the centre of the collectors‘ cases for the best of all collectors; the great museum collections of Europe. Usually positioned in the large special exhibition, this position meets the needs of both sides far more. Professionally, the collectors benefit enormously from personal contact with the curators. For the museum curators the benefit is the annual meeting with ‘people on the ground’. Their knowledge of new finds and sites is so valuable to them because it is up-to-date. For the collectors it is also the point of contact for all queries about the current collection and its possible location in the future. This year, many leading collectors from Scandinavia have decided to come – welcome to Munich!

Participants 2008:

Min.-Geol. Museum, Universität Oslo
Dr. Rune Selbekk, Norwegen:
• Der weltgrößte Althausit, Mineralien aus der Oslo-Region

Folldal Mine & Museum
Mr. Paul McCormick, Norwegen:
• SFG Folldal Gruve

Fossheim Steinsenter
T.T. Garmo, Lom, Norwegen:
• Sammlerexkursionen

Setesdal Mineral Park
Arnar Hansson, Kristiansand, Norwegen:
• Mineralien aus dem Setesdal

Sveriges Geologiska Undersökning
Dr. Erik Jonsson, Up, Schweden:
• Mineralschätze aus Schweden: Swedish skarn classics such as the hedenbergites and pyrosmalites from Nordmark etc.

Stift Melk
Pater Petrus Lehninger, Österreich:
• Niederösterreich - reich an Stein und Wein

Heimatmuseum Bramberg
Erwin Burgsteiner, Österreich:
• Echte Raritäten aus dem Pinzgau

Museo Tridentino di Scienze Naturali
Paolo Ferretti, Trento, Italien:
• Trittspuren von Reptilien und Dinosauriern