The CMPB Shows

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Every year, during the second weekend of September , the Circle organizes in Brussels the International Minerals and Fossils Show with an important foreign participation.

Our show , it is more than one hundred exhibitors coming from the whole world (Ukraine, Czek Rep., Poland,
Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Italy, Madagascar, India, Pakistan, China, Russia, Marocco, etc...) spread on 600m of table in 1200 sq meters of the mezzanine of one of the most beautiful old car museum.. It is also about 3000 visitors.

Welcome back on September 13th & 14th, 2008 for the 35th International Show of Minerals and Fossils of Brussels !

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Open from 10am until 6pm
Entrance fee giving access to the Automobile Museum.
Free large parking places.
Free precious stone expertise booth.
Free distribution of specimens to beginners.

Information and Subscription :

Roger Leemans (CMPB) 36 rue F. Delhasse, B-1060 Bruxelles.
Tél / Fax: +32. 2 .538.71.30
leemansroger@hotmail.com

Aragonite - Laurion (Grèce)

General view	From left to right, Charles Picqué - Minister-President of the Brussels-Capitale Region, Roger Leemans, our president and Leon Dejonghe, Director in the Geological Service of Belgium.
The President and Michel Deliens	Michel in animated conversation with Mohammed Akram
Quartz..alas polished...	free distribution booth
The youngest visitor...
Leffe Calcites of our friend André	Quartz
The tombola...The president taken the hand in the bag...	remain meal...
One moves unsold goods towards other shows...hard job...	Go the last !!! Nerve !
Hardly finished that one folds up...	Thee Webmaster working as well...

The preparation of the showroom (photos GLR)

The showroom before the installation...	A small drink before the hard works...
A few hours later, the tables are ready...	And already the first exhibitor is installed !
The 33rd show can start !

Hemimorphite - Santa Eulalia (Mexico)

32nd International Show of Minerals and Fossils of Brussels ( September 10th & 11th, 2005 )

The mezzanine d'Autoworld. One sees very well the continental drift and the fault of San Andreas...	General view
A few stands...
Accomplices Jean & Robert...	The tavern...Ah...the grisette beer !..
The free distribution booth...always a big success...

As every year, a great success, with 114 exhibitors from all over the world, 440 m of table, around 3000 visitors.

One regret : a few romanian exhibitors were presenting a lot of synthetic minerals and mountings...

The pulling of the tombola (Photo JBE)	Roger & Robert (Photo JBE)

The 29th International Show Minerals and Fossils of Brusselshas happened on September 14th & 15th, 2002at AUTOWORLD, Parc du Cinquantenaire at BrusselsThis year, the show has welcome about 3500 visitors.

More than 90 exhibitors coming from the whole world (Russia, Ukrainia, Romania, Poland, Czech Rép., Germany, Netherland,
Italy, France, Marocco, India, Brasil, Pakistan, etc.) have invaded the first floor of the museum.

The free distribution of specimens to beginners was a great success...

The 28th International Show of Minerals and Fossils of Brussels Mene rombea (Bolca - Vérone - Italie) has happened on September 8th and 9th, 2001 at the AUTOWORLD Museum "Parc du cinquantenaire" in Brussels

General view		Roger & Robert

27th INTERNATIONAL SHOW of MINERALS & FOSSILS of BRUSSELS ( September 9th & 10th, 2000 )

The president and his wife A wonderful Quartz (The price was also wonderful: 3000 €)	General view

26th show (September 11th and 12th 1999)

General view (photo RLS)

see also nostalgia for older shows...