The meteorite collection at the Museum of Natural History Vienna
was founded in the 19th century and has been continually
enlarged ever since. It is renowned as the world's largest
collection of this type and contains quite spectacular finds
among its diverse exhibits. For the new installation of the
Meteorite Gallery, a concept was developed in partnership with
Arno Grünberger/spurwien to devise a modern method of knowledge
tranfer, which sensitively combines the existing architecture
with multimedia elements and exhibits. Video clips integrated
into the historic glass display cases show pictures and in-depth
information on specific topics, such as "Where and how can I
find meteorites?", or "What are meteorites made of?" The topic
of "Impact" includes an animation simulating the nosedive of a
meteorite crashing to earth, as well as the collision and the
subsequent crater formation. In addition, statistics relating to
average meteorite hits per year are presented, along with the
probability of a large object