Madrid 2006
Escuela
de Minas (Madrid)
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The
Madrid School of Mines Show is a small show that is held in a great location.
The School of Mines itself is in a historical
building with a central patio and columns within it. There is a mineral museum
on the first floor that has some great specimens on show, such as the Freieslebenites
from Hiendelaencina.
At
this show one cannot expect to see many dealers, but those that do attend take
the new material they have brought from Tucson . The location is worth seeing
and the atmosphere is pleasant and relaxed, especially with the students spending
time admiring the great minerals. They sometimes cannot believe that the things
that are so hard to study in their text books are so beautiful in nature.
Shots of the whole of the show. As you
can see it is small but charming, with the roof light above the show area and
the arches that surround the central patio where it is held .
One unusual feature of the show is that from 2:30 PM to 5 PM it shuts, which
sometimes catches people out and means they have to wait until it reopens...
On the left you can see
Martin Oliete. While he sold us his collection a few years ago he is still interested
in minerals and has not stopped visiting the show every year and giving us the
pleasure of catching up with him.
The School of Mines Museum is active and keeps buying specimens in order to improve
its collection. This year they bought a Russian Pyrrhotite, shown in the photo
and which is already on display.
The School of Mines is also doing well,
as it recently received a donation of a very important collection - that of the
well known Madrid collector and lawyer Juan Antonio Alajarín. In a great
gesture Sr. Alajarín decided to give his collection to the School of Mines
with two aims: that his beloved museum would gain a significant number of new
specimens, and that he would have the satisfaction of knowing that his collection
would be kept together. So in the future the students studying at the School
of Mines and visitors can admire the minerals he collected. This is an excellent
example of the importance of private collections, in the pleasure they give their
owners and their future value for all of us.
The upper photo shows Sr. Alajarín with Benjamin Calvo, director of the
School of Mines . The next two photos show the display cases that have been set
up just for this collection, which show the effort the Museum has put into saying "thank
you" for this donation. In the last photo you can see a beautiful hematoid Quartz,
an example of the minerals from the collection.
Congratulations on this initiative! Let's just hope that in the future more
people follow his example and that the Museums of Spain, little by little, increase
their specimens.
Just
next to the School of Mines , in the street Rios Rosas, 23 there is another mineral
museum in an unusual building. It is the IGME
(Instituto Geológico y Minero de España) with
an outstanding atrium whose glass roof allows the sunlight to illuminate the
large collection of minerals and fossils that are on display in old cases placed
on the various balconies of the beautiful museum.
During this show a new
Magazine was available for the first time: "Mineral up". It is published by the
G.M.C. and is offered in three languages:
Catalan, Spanish and English. The quality of the photos is exceptional, both
in their printing and in the actual photos, which is not that surprising as one
of the principal contributors is the well know photographer-artist Jeff Scovil.
So congratulations to the people who have made this happen, and we hope that
they keep up the good work needed. We have included a link for those people that
would like to subscribe to the magazine - click on the image of the cover. You
will then find all the necessary forms and instructions.
A publication like this needs, especially in its early days, a large number
of subscribers. Let's see it we can, between us, help this beautiful initiative
move forward.
So
this year's show is over. Next year's show will be held during the second weekend
of March 2007. We hope to once again have the chance to catch up with visitors,
collectors and the students, who above all help make this a special place.
Hasta la próxima...
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Escuela de Minas (Madrid) |
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(esta página en español)
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Shots of the whole of the show. As you
can see it is small but charming, with the roof light above the show area and
the arches that surround the central patio where it is held .
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On the left you can see
Martin Oliete. While he sold us his collection a few years ago he is still interested
in minerals and has not stopped visiting the show every year and giving us the
pleasure of catching up with him.
|
|
The School of Mines is also doing well,
as it recently received a donation of a very important collection - that of the
well known Madrid collector and lawyer Juan Antonio Alajarín. In a great
gesture Sr. Alajarín decided to give his collection to the School of Mines
with two aims: that his beloved museum would gain a significant number of new
specimens, and that he would have the satisfaction of knowing that his collection
would be kept together. So in the future the students studying at the School
of Mines and visitors can admire the minerals he collected. This is an excellent
example of the importance of private collections, in the pleasure they give their
owners and their future value for all of us.
|
Just
next to the School of Mines , in the street Rios Rosas, 23 there is another mineral
museum in an unusual building. It is the IGME
(Instituto Geológico y Minero de España) with
an outstanding atrium whose glass roof allows the sunlight to illuminate the
large collection of minerals and fossils that are on display in old cases placed
on the various balconies of the beautiful museum.
|
During this show a new
Magazine was available for the first time: "Mineral up". It is published by the
G.M.C. and is offered in three languages:
Catalan, Spanish and English. The quality of the photos is exceptional, both
in their printing and in the actual photos, which is not that surprising as one
of the principal contributors is the well know photographer-artist Jeff Scovil.
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The Jordi Fabre Collection
The
Vault
Express Minerals
by C. Manresa
Expominerals
Updates
Minerals - Virtual Museum(#MVM)
The Jordi Fabre Collection |
The Vault |
Express Minerals by C. Manresa |
Expominerals |
Updates |
Minerals - Virtual Museum(#MVM) |
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