Archaeopteryx fossils in the original - the first time under one roof
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Munich (Archaeopteryx-blog) - precious stones, crystals and fossils from around the world to transform the New Munich Trade Fair every autumn in Europe's largest treasury. More than 1,000 dealers and exhibitors from 56 nations showcase on Friday 30 October (trade), to Sunday, 1 November 2009 their finest pieces. As a commercial, shopping and entertainment event as well as an international venue in the industry attract the Munich Mineral Show every year more than 40,000 people - professionals as well as collectors and families. You are purchasing jewelry and gems fair prices, relax and unwind at the spa or exercise in the island Fossilienpräparieren and gold panning. The participation of international museums and private collectors several special exhibitions will be designed. The highlight this year: a new fossil adventure garden with several fossils of the primitive bird Archaeopteryx in the original, which had never see so together.
special show Fossil Park: Petrified witnesses of the primitive world
The paleontological special show the Munich Mineral Show is dedicated in Darwin in 2009 the famous naturalist Charles Darwin: The exhibition presents five of the ten existing fossil record of primitive bird Archaeopteryx in the original. The bizarre creature with teeth, feathers, claws and a dinosaur tail applies to science as a transitional form between reptiles and birds, and thus as evidence for Darwin's theory of evolution. All previously discovered fossils of primitive birds are from Jurassic limestone quarry in Bavaria. The fossils are rare
occasion of Darwin's 200th Birthday for the first time under one roof to see - usually they are in a well-guarded treasures Paleontology Museum in Munich, kept in the mayor-Muller Museum Solnhofen and the Wyoming Dinosaur Center in the USA. The perfect setting for the precious loan is a designed as a fossil adventure garden hall, which simulates the scenery of the Jurassic period 150 million years ago with authentic lakes, plants and islands. Nine real dinosaur skull from the Dinosaur Museum Swiss Aathal complement the exhibition. The rare skull of stegosaur "Moritz" is on view as well as Allosaurus "Big Al Two", a freestanding, eight-foot skeleton of the world's most complete predatory dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic period.
special show India: giant aquamarine and fossilized poetry
While the new fossil park, accompanied the visitors on a fantastic journey into the Middle Ages of the Earth, takes the large mineral-special show this time in the world of precious stones from faraway India. The famous precious stone country with millennia-old history is the magnificent jewels of the Maharaja and the tomb of love, the Taj Mahal. For the special show in the style of a Maharaja's Palace Museum Gargoti could be won, India's first and only private mineral museum. The highlights: the "Emperor of India", a turquoise blue, ten kilogram giant aquamarine, a statue of the Hindu deity Ganesha made of solid rock crystal and created by nature pictures in agate, which look like ferns, mosses and miniature landscapes. The dendritic agates by the Lender as the "fossil poetry" means.
Ground treasures and relaxation with gems
The dealers from Europe and overseas a lot to offer to look at and buy. The jewels of the international scene minerals are shown in International Mineral Pavilion, which is affectionately known as "white temple". In the new Munich Gemworld present renowned engravers and world-renowned stone cutters, including the studio Munsteiner their finest jewelry ideas and gemstone items. Visitors who feel inspired by them, may be equal to finished a draft of the fair for their individual piece of jewelry can be - from young designers and goldsmiths in the newly designed jewelry factory.
recovery from the bustle of the fair offers the popular spa island. Specialists inform you about this precious stone massage and acupressure, gemstone oils or wellness program Gemstone balance and the opportunity for sensible application. Every year, almost all use well-known experts in the industry, the exhibition as a meeting place to deal with information booths, massage presentations and lectures in the forum minerals discuss the latest developments. The wellness area of Mineral Show 2009 will be further increased - Visitors can now massage in individual cabin in peace with healing stones can.
hands-on fun for the whole family
as interactive and fun exhibition with event character, offer the Mineral next special sale items and also a lot of fun for the whole family. Not only see with the eyes but also to understand with his hands is the stated theme. Natural resources in the form of soapstone figures, prepared fossils and gold dust are popular trophies like to take the children home. The new attraction this year: the dinosaur fossils columns expert Ben Pabst and the campaign "Back to the Stone Age" with the known from the SWR-TV About life coach Thomas Patzleiner.
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The top issues of the Munich Mineral Overview:
fossils / Natural Resources: Bavarian great-birds in Munich
minerals, India: India's hidden treasures
Wellness / Fitness: Feel the Power of Healing Stones
Jewelry / Precious Stones: Design on the stone on the minerals days
children / families: Arts researchers on the hunt for natural resources
Alps / Hiking: Alpine Treasures - from the mountains in the vitrine
Design / Interior Design: natural objects - artfully
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Literature:
Ernst Probst: Archaeopteryx. The origin of birds from Bavaria. GRIN, Munich 2008
http://www.grin.com/e-book/114708/archaeopteryx-der-urvogel-aus-bayern
