Last week I had the opportunity to give a lecture on amber in the beautiful, about 800 years old, castle-like "Hof zu Wil". Afterwards the participants of the wine club "Vinum et Vagantes" had the opportunity to experience the nearly 50 exhibits of my private amber collection. Many special pieces of raw amber from different countries with a large color spectrum (yellow, brown, red, dark blue, black as well as white) were shown. A number of amber replicas of museum objects from the Neolithic, Bronze, Celtic and Viking periods, the Middle Ages to modern times were also part of the exhibition.
The presentation was structured as follows;
I. How amber was formed
II. properties of amber
III. amber is found on almost all continents
V. Amber as a trade and cultural good
Abbot's room in the castle-like courtyard in Wil
Some exhibits of resin and amber
Further exhibits