As a curator, I have the duty to take care of the exhibit, grow the collection, but also perform research. This last duty includes participating in scientific conferences, and giving talks or present posters. Every four years, there is a Musem & Mineralogy conference, where curators, collection managers, and museum people in general meet, talk about their research, collections, and exhibits. This year, the conference was organized in Dresden, Germany. Dr. Tony Kampf and myself (Eloïse Gaillou) traveled across the Atlantic to attend the conference.
This trip gave us a great chance to discover the magnificent town of Dresden, which had been bombed at the end of the World War II by the Americans, and is still under construction. Most of the downtown has been rebuilt to its former look, and its beauty has been brought back. The tour also included visits to several mineral collections, and a tour of the Green Vault where the famous Dresden Green Diamond (among all the other crown jewels) are displayed.
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