[Rockhounds] field museum

[Alan Goldstein]

I saw it 10 years ago. There were some beautiful specimens, but the displays 
were uninspiring. I had been in the museum business for 17 years when I 
visited that exhibit. That opinion wasn't based just on professional 
experience, but from looking at other museum exhibits including those at the 
Field Museum itself.  Opinions are like bellybuttons, everybody has one. 
Last time I checked, there is only one "Field Museum" in the country. There 
might be a museum that focuses on fields - corn, wheat, pasture, etc. - but 
I have not heard of any.

Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Siebel" <john at pandemoniumgraphics.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2007 11:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] The Vaux collection at the Academy of Sciencein 
Phily


> Alan wrote:
>>The Field Museum's was sub-par.
>
> Alan - I assume you mean the Field Museum in Chicago and I beg to differ. 
> A childhood visit to their gem room was pivotal to my love of geology. As 
> was the wacky coal mine tour.
>
> John
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