A few days after my presentation about accessible coin exhibits, I got a call from the Bank of Canada Museum, which was previously called the Currency Museum, to enquire about my presentation, and it turned into an on-site visit. I spent a day with the museum’s employees where we discussed my ideas about accessible exhibits, …
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Really BIG Money at the Smithsonian
Recently I learned that the Smithsonian has a new accessible exhibit, called Really BIG Money. And you know me, I just need to check things like that, so I used the excuse that flying home from Cincinnati there was no direct flight and I had to switch flights in Washington DC. Layovers are where good …
The New Orleans Mint, when things don’t go well
I spent the last week in New Orleans, and as soon as I found out about my trip, I started to prepare to visit the Mint museum. However, things didn’t turn out too well. Previously I was writing about fun travels and museum visits, and maybe a few years ago I wouldn’t have admitted what …
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Visiting the Hungarian National Museum’s numismatic collection
Another numismatic bucket list was checked off when we visited the Hungarian National Museum’s numismatic collection. This time, again, we traveled with the family. I kept putting it off, as I was traveling to Hungary quite often and I thought I’ll always have time for it. I wish I have started with this museum. Before …
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World’s Fair of Money 2019
This year I have attended the World’s Fair of Money for the second time. Again, the main reason was because I submitted a presentation which was accepted. Learning from the previous experience in 2015, I prepared very differently this time.
Back to India
I had a feeling that I would need to get back to India for more work, but I didn’t think it was going to be that soon. Though last year I spent almost three weeks in India, there was so much more I wanted to learn about, I was delighted to find out that I …
Collecting in Mexico, braille coins and currencies
It’s been my dream to go to Mexico for almost 20 years. I went to California to a conference almost every year, and for some reason I was never able to go over to Mexico. Either no time, no money, or both.
Collecting in Brazil
I got fascinated with Brazil early in my life. I was about 10 when I have come across a book by Gabor Molnar, adventures in the Amazonas. It was about a Hungarian young man, who went to Brazil at the end of the 1920’s to hunt and collect animals to send to the Hungarian National …
Visiting the Numismatic Museum of Iceland
It was a very unusual start for a trip. In a long time, the first time I wasn’t traveling for business. Just recently they introduced a daily flight from Cleveland to Reykjavik. At home we have talked about it, soon after which My daughter, Emily brought home a book from the library about Iceland, and …
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The Currency Museum in Ottawa
Another dream coming true. I guess I don’t have big dreams, or I’m just way too lucky. I had to go back to Ottawa for a few days, when I thought I missed out on the Currency Museum. Last year when I was in Ottawa, it was just before it opened, so I only missed …