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A Family, a Mineral Collection, and a Museum in a Gas Station (S01/E06)

A Family, a Mineral Collection, and a Museum in a Gas Station (S01/E06)

FromMuseums in Strange Places


A Family, a Mineral Collection, and a Museum in a Gas Station (S01/E06)

FromMuseums in Strange Places

ratings:
Length:
24 minutes
Released:
Dec 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hafsteinn Thor has always been interested in geology, nature, biology, and philosophy...and acting and directing...and singing and learning new instruments. But when he met his wife's family, he was draw into their decades-old passion for stone and mineral collecting. Last year, he and his father-in-law finally set up a museum with the family's collection...in the gas station of their small town in the south of Iceland. In this episode, I visit the Ljósbrá Steinasafn, the Hveragerdi Stone and Mineral Museum, to hear the family story and find out more about the gorgeous samples in their collection.  Music in the first part of the episode is by Hyson.
Released:
Dec 18, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (43)

I believe that museums are one of the best ways to discover a place, whether it’s your first time visiting or you’ve lived there your whole life. Join me on this adventure as I get to know the world….one museum as a time. I’m your host, Hannah Hethmon, and in each episode I visit a different museum to discover its stories, discuss challenges and triumphs with fascinating museum professionals (and volunteers), and get to know each season’s country, state, or region through it museums. Interested in starting a podcast at your organization? Check out my new book, "Your Museum Needs a Podcast: A Step by Step Guide to Podcast on a Budget for Museums, History Organizations, and Cultural Nonprofits," available on Amazon.  PLEASE NOTE: This show is still active! I'm just very busy producing professionally and don't have time to do new episodes very often.