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Jewellery Exhibitions
This list of current and forthcoming jewellery exhibitions is provided as a service to our members. We have no means of checking the accuracy of the information, and cannot take responsibility for any mistakes. Please check in advance before visiting an exhibition to avoid disappointment.
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Edinburgh 6/08/2009 – 30/08/2010 | Dazzle Edinburgh 2010 Dazzle is an important selling exhibition for modern jewellery. It features a wide range of new and established artists. Traverse Theatre Atrium 10 Cambridge Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH1 2ED Open daily 10am - midnight. Admission free | |
Liverpool 22/10/2009 – 31/12/2010 | Glass, Metal and Fire A small selection of work by Ruth Ball; a well established designer enameller from Southport. Ruth is highly acclaimed for her innovation in enamel as well as her commitment to education work in this specialist area. The display focuses on the various methods of enamelling, demonstrating how traditional techniques can be used in a contemporary way. This includes a new painted piece of the Walker Art Gallery which will become part of the Decorative Art collection. ‘Enamelling’; a ‘how to’ book written by Ruth Ball, is also on sale in the Walker Art Gallery gift shop. Walker Art Gallery William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EL Open daily 10am-5pm. FREE ADMISSION to the gallery and all exhibitions and events. | |
London 19/03/2010 – 31/10/2010 | Victoria & Albert: Art & Love This major exhibition is the first ever to focus on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert’s shared enthusiasm for art. Bringing together over 400 items from the Royal Collection, it celebrates the royal couple’s mutual delight in collecting and displaying works of art, from the time of their engagement in 1839 to the Prince’s untimely death in 1861. It will incude a good selection of ‘state’ jewellery (the diamond collet necklace, the engagement brooch, the Oriental tiara, etc), a quantity of insignia belonging to both Queen and Prince, and a selection of ‘personal’ jewellery (such as pebble bracelets, stag’s teeth parures, images of the children, etc). There will be a private view of this exhibition for members of SJH on 15 September. Full details in current JHT The Queen's Gallery Buckingham Palace, SW1A 1AA Open daily, during exhibitions 10:00-17:30 (last admission 16:30) 27 July - 29 September, 09:30-17:30 (last admission 16:30) Adult £8.75, Over 60/Student (with valid ID) £7.75, Under 17 £4.50, Under 5 Free | |
London 14/05/2010 – early September 2010 | extended until early September Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria This display marks the publication of C. Gere and J. Rudoe's book Jewellery in the Age of Queen Victoria: a Mirror to the World (British Museum Press, May 2010). Research for the book has uncovered many unknown images in the Print Room and the display is installed in the Prints & Drawings gallery so that these images can be shown together with related jewellery. The display focuses on three specific aspects of Victorian culture: Victoria & Albert and the royal family; international exhibitions and the cult of novelty, and lastly, the appropriation of historical styles in the creation of national identity. Exhibits range from an astonishing image of Queen Victoria in mourning, a rare depiction in full-face, shown with memorial jewels for Prince Albert, to a startling novelty necklace made of hummingbirds’ heads. The display will also reveal some of the book’s new discoveries: a puzzling inscription on a cravat-pin, ‘Not for Joseph’, turned out to be the title of a popular music-hall hit and is shown together with the song-sheet itself. The British Museum Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG Open daily, 10.00 – 5.30 Entrance FREE | |
London 27/03/2010 - 27/02/2011 | Tuareg: People of the Veil Tuareg: People of the Veil provides a fascinating insight into the culture of the Tuareg people of north west Africa, through the exploration of Tuareg clothing and jewellery. Ornate amulets, veils and slippers are set within their social and historical context to illuminate their significance to Tuareg culture. Horniman Museum 100 London Rd, Forest Hill, London, SE23 3PQ Daily 10.30am - 5.30pm Entrance to the Museum and Gardens is FREE. | |
London 6/11/2010 - 8/01/2011 | Dazzle Jewellery The Dazzle jewellery exhibition brings the best and most creative jewellery designers to London for a two month long extravaganza of all things shiny and sparkly. Filling the gallery space with a fantastic mix of designers new and established, the Dazzle show brings together exciting new talent and recent graduates with designers who have been wowing the jewellery world for years. National Theatre South Bank, London SE1 9PX Monday - Saturday 10am - 10pm; Sunday opening times have yet to be confirmed. Admission free. | |
London 23/02/2010 – 26/09/2010 | David Watkins - Artist in Jewellery, a Retrospective View (1972 - 2010) Celebrate the career of David Watkins, leading British artist jeweller and sculptor in metal. This retrospective will feature 68 pieces of jewellery that show how his early jewellery as miniature sculptures developed to become large scale wearable objects that also exist independently as art objects. The use of different techniques, materials and styles displayed across these pieces will show his versatility as an artist jeweller and herald Watkins as a contemporary force in international design. Victoria & Albert Museum/V&A South Kensington Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL 10.00 to 17.45 daily Admission to the V&A is free. | |
London 17/04/2010 – 26/09/2010 | Grace Kelly: Style Icon The spectacular wardrobe of Grace Kelly will be on display at the V&A. Tracing the evolution of her style from her days as one of Hollywoods most popular actresses in the 1950s and as Princess Grace of Monaco, the display will present over 50 of Grace Kelly's outfits together with hats, jewellery and the original Hermès Kelly bag. Victoria & Albert Museum/V&A South Kensington Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL 10.00 to 17.45 daily Admission to the V&A is free. Admission charge will apply to special exhibitions | |
London 2013 | Love, Magic and Power Whether priceless family heirlooms, or the most modern of costume creations, almost everyone has a piece of jewellery that is precious in a personal sense. This exhibition will examine the human fascination with jewellery, tracing its importance and symbolism from ancient times to the present day. The objects included will showcase jewellery's relationship with every aspect of the arts, including portraiture, photographs, moving images, literary quotations and music. The type and range of jewellery will be vast, placing the humblest of wedding rings alongside the love tokens of kings and queens. Victoria & Albert Museum/V&A South Kensington Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL 10.00 to 17.45 daily Admission to the V&A is free. Admission charge will apply to special exhibitions | |
London 26/06/2010 – 14/11/2010 | Bling. Jewellery Stories from the East End This exhibition explores some of the diverse jewellery stories of people from the East End of London. A collaborative project with the London College of Fashion combining the work of local school children, Foundation Diploma students and contemporary jewellers with an East End link. Every piece of jewellery tells a particular story and what we value is highly subjective. Gold and diamonds make expensive statements about material value whereas an inexpensive trinket might have some profound sentimental value associated with a place, a person or a time in our life. V&A Museum of Childhood Cambridge Heath Road London E2 9PA 10.00 to 17.45 daily Admission free. | |
Saltaire 18/07/2010 – 26/09/2010 | IntoFlora Exhibition An exhibition of exuberant floral jewellery by eight internationally recognised contemporary jewellers, featuring special pieces created in honour of famous personalities who have inspired them, including a fantastical neckpiece made in honour of Florence Welch, and a beautiful and delicate paper necklace made for Cate Blanchett, among others. Curated by Kath Libbert. Kath Libbert Jewellery Salts Mill, Victoria Road, Saltaire, BD18 3LB Monday to Friday 10am-5.30pm. Weekends 10am-6pm Admission free | |
Woodstock 19/09/2010 – 17/10/2010 | JASSO: the Jewellery and Silver Society of Oxford exhibition A stunning collection of silverwork produced during special courses, personal projects and commissions. The Oxfordshire Museum Fletcher's House, Park Street, Woodstock, Oxfordshire, OX20 1SN Tues-Sat 10:00-17:00, Sun 14:00-17:00 Admission free | |
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| AUSTRIA Vienna 5/05/2010 – 26/10/2010 | Ina Seidl. Jewellery Inspired by bees and honeycombs, Ina Seidl forms unique surfaces and structures using wax, in order to use the material that has now processed to the point of no longer being recognizable for her unique items of cast jewelry. The metamorphosis that the pieces of jewelry undergo while being produced symbolize those changes that characterize life. MAK – Austrian Museum of Applied Arts Stubenring 5, 1010 Vienna Tue 10.00 a.m.- midnight. Wed-Sun 10.00 a.m.-6.00 p.m. € 9,90 including MAK Guide, € 7,90 / reduced € 5,50, Tour contribution € 2,00, Free admission on Saturdays. | |
| BELGIUM Antwerp 30/09/2010 – 31/12/2010 | Pour l’honneur et la gloire : les bijoux de la période napoléonienne For honour and glory: jewellery from the Napoleonic era 2010 will see the 200th anniversary of Napoleon's visit to Antwerp with his second wife Marie-Louise. The Diamond Museum has taken advantage of this opportunity to mount an exhibition celebrating the splendour and ostentation of the jewellery and military decorations of the Napoleonic era. Diamantmuseum Provincie Antwerpen Koningin Astridplein 19-23, 2018 Antwerpen 10 a.m. - 5.30 p.m. (entrance until 5 p.m.), closed: every Wednesday individual visitors: 6 euro, 60+, 12 - 25: 4 euro, children -12: free admission | |
Bruges 29/04/2010 – 7/11/2010 | L’ivoire à Bruges. Trésors de musées, églises et couvents Ivory in Bruges. Treasures from museums, churches and monasteries This is an exhibition of precious and delicate jewels. The collection of ivory art works comes from Bruges churches, monasteries and museums. Most of these exceptional objects are of religious origin, but there are also a number of buckles and even an early hairpin. These unique pieces, some of which date back to the 12th century, are brought together for the first time in the medieval wards of Saint John’s Hospital. Memling in Sint-Jan - Hospitaalmuseum Mariastraat 38, Bruges 8000 Tuesday - Sunday, 9.30 to 17.00. Closed on Mondays € 8 (indiv.) | € 6 (red.) | € 1 (youth 6-25 years) | free to children under 6 | |
Brussels 25/06/2010 – 10/10/2010 | A Passage to Asia Europe and Asia have had close relations for thousands of years. Commercial and political networks developed both on land - via the Silk Road - and on sea. Conquerors like Alexander the Great, Attila, and Genghis Khan set out in search of glory, wealth, and power; travellers like Marco Polo, Zheng He, and Magellan were fascinated by riches, silk, spices, porcelain, etc. This exhibition throws light on 2,500 years of exchanges between Asia and Europe and also between different Asian peoples. It presents an exceptional selection of over 300 decorative and artistic objects never previously shown in Europe: burial urns, bronze ritual drums, gold jewellery, ivories, old maps, and unique textiles, as well as extraordinary cargo recently recovered from shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea. BOZAR Centre for Fine Arts Rue Ravensteinstraat 23, 1000 Brussels Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 to 18.00, and until 21.00 on Thursdays. | |
Liège 23/04/2010 - 23/09/2010 | Perles de la Nature - « Du coquillage au bijou » Natural beads - from shell to jewel This exhibition is dedicated to natural products, in particular pearls of all kinds. L'Aquarium-Muséum de l'Université de Liège Quai Van Beneden, 22 B-4020 Liège Weekdays: from 9.00 to 17.00, Weekends and holidays: from 10.30 to 18.00 Adults € 6, Seniors, students and children € 5, under 6 free | |
Mons 8/05/2010 - 22/08/2010 | Lingam. 121 symboles de fertilité contemporains Lingam - 121 contemporary symbols of fertility The exhibition shows more than 120 contemporary interpretations of an age-old Eastern religious fertility symbol: the lingam. At the invitation of guest curator Ruudt Peters, artists, designers, and jewellery makers from 24 countries * including Marcel Wanders, Ted Noten, and Johanna Schweizer * have drawn inspiration from this ancient tradition of fertility symbolism. WCC-BF Site des Anciens Abattoirs 17 - 02, Rue de la Trouille B-7000 Mons | |
Rance 13/03/10 - November 2010 | Du caillou au bijou From pebble to jewel The geographic origin of the stones which are used in jewellery. Musée du Marbre 22 grand'rue, Rance, Belgium, 6470 Tues - Fri: 08:30 - 16:30, Sat: 10:00 - 18:00, Sun: 13:00 - 18:00 Adults € 6, Seniors, students and children € 5, under 6 free | |
Seneffe 9/05/2010 - 29/08/2010 | Bijoux contemporains There is a current trend to create an emotional bond between the wearer and the jeweller. Discover unique jewellery from famous designers or young talents. Château de Seneffe Rue Plasman 6, 7180 Seneffe Tuesday - Sunday : 10:00-18:00. Children and young people under 12 years: free | |
| CZECH REPUBLIC Ostrava 15/12/2010 - 31/03/2011 | Moravian-Silesian Frontier in the Time of John of Luxembourg A major exhibition to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the accession of the Luxembourg dynasty to the Czech throne. Highlights of the exhibition will include part of the Bohemian royal treasure that was discovered in the Polish Silesian town of Sroda Slaska in the 1980s, and the crown of Blanche of Valois. Ostrava Museum Masarykovo namesti 1, 728 41 Ostrava Monday - Friday 9.00 - 17.00, Saturday 9.00 - 13.00, Sunday 13.00 - 17.00 Adults Czk 60, Concessions Czk 50 | |
Prague 4/11/2010 - 6/02/2011 | Royal Marriage – Elizabeth Premyslid and John of Luxembourg 1310. A major exhibition to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the accession of the Luxembourg dynasty to the Czech throne. A highlight of the exhibition will be a large part of the Bohemian royal treasure that was discovered in the Polish Silesian town of Sroda Slaska in the 1980s. Prominent among the precious objects will be a lady's crown that almost certainly was worn by one of the Bohemian queens from the end of the 13th or first half of the 14th centuries and might even have adorned the head of Queen Elizabeth Premyslid herself. The Stone Bell House (Dum U Kamenneho zvonu) Staromestske namesti 13, 11000 Praha | |
Prague 9/07/2010 - 17/10/2010 | Cartier at Prague Castle - The Power of Style This exhibition will present exceptional jewellery, watches and luxurious objects created by the Maison Cartier. The riding hall at Prague Castle will thus, after the Metropolitan Museum in New York, the British Museum in London and other renowned exhibition halls in Paris (Le Petit Palais), Berlin (the Vitra Design Museum), Moscow (the Kremlin Museum), Tokyo (the National Museum) or nowadays in Beijing (the palace Museum in the heart of the Forbidden City), become another place where visitors from all over the world will have an opportunity to acquaint themselves with products of the company Cartier from 160 years of its existence. The exhibition will offer to the visitors in the form of a fascinating and inspiring way a unique regard at the treasures of the royal jeweller. It will show the influences which led to creation of the pieces of art and also original archive materials and biographic stories of their well-known owners. The riding hall Jízdárna at Prague Castle 119 08 Praha 1 - Hrad Daily from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m. in summer season (April 1 - October 31) | |
| FRANCE Cagnes-Sur-Mer 5/06/2010 – 10/10/2010 | Bijoux d’Israël This exhibition is the first time that modern Israeli jewellers have been presented at the Espace Solidor. Among others, they include Vered Kaminski and Degani Stern Schocken, jewellery teachers for over 20 years (respectively at the Fine Arts schools in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv) and heads of the departments of jewellery design. All the most promising young artists from Israel have studied under these two great artists. These creative artists, renowned for jewellery in their own country, reflect their experiences through beautiful and powerful work. Thanks to them, Israel has forged a distinct identity in the contemporary jewellery movement, quite different from that of Europe or America. Although they have participated in artistic activities in Europe, their work is autobiographical and shows that they are above all women living in Israel, and that their culture has greatly influenced them. Espace Solidor Place du Château, Haut-de-Cagnes 06800 Open Wednesday to Sundays 14:00-17:00 (and till 18:00 in June) Entry is free. | |
Compiègne 28/03/2010 – 19/07/2010 | closing soon La politique de l’amour – Napoléon 1er et Marie-Louise à Compiègne 1810, the politics of love - Napoleon I and Marie-Louise in Compiègne This first exhibition in France to evoke Marie-Louise, Empress of the French, intends to celebrate the two hundredth anniversary of the second marriage of Napoleon I to the young Archduchess of Austria, Marie-Antoinette’s grand-niece. It describes the extraordinary preparations for the arrival of the new Empress at the Palace of Compiègne, the splendours of the wedding ceremonies in Paris and the subsequent honeymoon in Compiègne. More than 200 works, wedding gifts, commissions for the sovereign’s trousseau and items of furniture, have been brought together: paintings, drawings, prints, sculptures, objets d’art, clothes, silks and jewellery. Château de Compiègne Museum Place du Général de Gaulle 60200 Compiègne Daily except Tuesdays 10:00-18:00 Full rate: €6.50 (audioguide included with the museum admission ticket) Reduced rate: €4.50 (audioguide included with the museum admission ticket) Supplement for temporary exhibitions | |
Limoges 16/06/2010 – 16/10/2010 | Un peu de terre sur la peau A bit of clay on the skin One hundred and forty works in porcelain — compelling and forceful pieces on loan from eighteen artist from diverse backgrounds and nationalities — question the codes of ancestral artistic expression as a way to cast them within new perspectives. In contrast to traditional jewellery, metal work associated with the applied arts, contemporary jewellery since the 1970’s has become a field of experimentation at the frontiers of art, design and craftsmanship. Fondation Bernardaud 27 avenue Albert Thomas, 87000 Limoges Daily except Sundays 9:45 - 11:15, 13:30 - 16:30 | |
Paris 4/06/2009 – 14/08/2010 | closing soon Boutons, Phénomène artistique, historique et culturel Buttons, Artistic, historical and cultural phenomena The historical centerpiece to the exhibition will be more than 1,500 precious pieces from the Loic Allio Collection, considered to be one of the finest in the world. The collection holds many unique surprises, from a rare 2,500 year old Chinese button to buttons worn by the nobility at Versailles and in the gardens of the Palais-Royal, as well as buttons worn by the revolutionaries who stormed the Bastille prison. It will also introduce the public to exciting new works by a number of contemporary artists who use buttons as their medium, including: Clare Graham, Lisa Kokin, Lauren Levy, Amalia Amaki and Penelope Leaver Green Mona Bismarck Foundation Paris Cultural Center, 34, avenue de New York 75116 Paris Tuesday to Saturday 12:00 to 18:30 Admission FREE | |
| GERMANY Bonn 11/06/2010 - 3/10/2010 | Afghanistan: Hidden Treasures from the National Museum, Kabul In the late 1970s archaeologists working in Afghanistan discovered the remnants of an ancient cemetery dating from around the time of Christ’s birth. Some of the graves yielded large numbers of spectacular gold ornaments of incalculable artistic and cultural value. The legendary finds bear witness to the ancient kingdom of Bactria, situated at the crossroads of a wide range of Eastern and Western cultures. Conceived by the Musée Guimet in Paris, the exhibition presents some 220 works that have miraculously survived the decades of war and destruction that have ravaged Afghanistan. Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland GmbH Museumsmeile Bonn Friedrich-Ebert-Allee 4 • 53113 Bonn Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10 a.m.–9 p.m. Thursdays–Sundays, including holidays (even those which fall on Mondays) 10 a.m.–7 p.m. € 8 / reduced € 5 | |
Frauenau 14/05/2010 - 9/10/2010 | Glas wird Schmuck 2010 The exhibition Glass in Jewellery presents the latest work of 24 jewellery makers from seven countries. Jewellery made of glass is now perceived as an art form, as "art that can be worn" in its own right, not merely as imitation of precious gems. The works currently on display represent a wide spectrum of colors, shapes and techniques. Two years ago, the first exhibition in which was shown exclusively glass jewellery was shown. Meanwhile, much has happened in the area of jewellery design with glass and there are surprisingly many new things to discover. In this current exhibition the variety of glass is wonderfully made visible again. Galerie am Museum / Eisch Atelier Museumsmeile Bonn Grafenauer Straße 8, 94258 Frauenau Monday - Friday 11:00 - 17:30, Saturday 11:00 - 16:00 | |
Hanau until 1/08/2010 | closing soon Die Berliner Goldschmiede Emil Lettre und Herbert Zeitner Lettré Emil (1876-1954) and Herbert Zeitner (1900-1988), made a substantial contribution to Germany's jewellery and appliance design in the cultural capital of the German Reich in the 1920s. Both have close links with the Goldsmithing city of Hanau - Lettré was born and trained there and for a short period (1933/34) taught at the National Academy of Drawing; Zeitner moved as a child to Hanau and also visited the local school for goldsmiths. While Lettré's jewellery expresses the timeless elegance of classicism, Zeitner played with the involvement of "Figurines" in the forms of expressionism. The exhibition consists of over 200 exhibits, jewellery displays, equipment, photos and drafts of the two artists from private collections, as well as works on loan from the Badische Landesmuseum in Karlsruhe, the Jewellery Museum at Pforzheim and the National Academy Hanau. Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Altstädter Markt 6, 63450 Hanau Tuesday to Sunday 11.00 - 17.00 € 2,50 / reduced € 1,50 | |
Hanau until 25/08/2010 | Stroh zu Gold - Staatliche Zeichenakademie Hanau Gold from straw - Student's work from the National Academy of Drawing An exhibition of the National Academy of Drawing, which documents in jewelry, equipment, study, work, sketches and drawings of design processes and their results. Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Altstädter Markt 6, 63450 Hanau Tuesday to Sunday 11.00 - 17.00 € 2,50 / reduced € 1,50 | |
Hanau 15/08/10 - end October 2010 | Different from - Ulla und Martin Kaufmann For the artists, using the techniques before the gold and silver make the basic theme of their vessels, flatware and jewellery. With their practical and aesthetic qualities Ulla and Martin Kaufmann create works in a distinctive kind of classical modernism up to the present day. Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Altstädter Markt 6, 63450 Hanau Tuesday to Sunday 11.00 - 17.00 € 2,50 / reduced € 1,50 | |
Hanau September - November 2010 | NOW. Norman Weber - Best of Jewels Eccentric, provocative, amusing, profound, unusual, lively and intelligent - this is the jewellery of Norman Weber. He learned his craft from scratch and mastered the vocabulary as a juggler of his utensils: He pulls us into the carousel with his brilliant jewellery creations full of ironic allusions. Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus Altstädter Markt 6, 63450 Hanau Tuesday to Sunday 11.00 - 17.00 € 2,50 / reduced € 1,50 | |
Pforzheim 11/06/2010 – 05/09/2010 | Schmuck zum Gwand Traditional jewellery from the Bavarian National Museum Chokers and rosaries, bodice chains and hair pins, watch fobs and rings set with deer's teeth are all part of the traditional jewellery of the south German region since the 17th century. This exhibition shows mainly 19th century pieces from the rich collection of the Bavarian National Museum. Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Jahnstraße 42 • D-75173 Pforzheim Tuesday to Sunday and holidays 10.00 to 17.00 Entry 3 €, concessions 1,50 € | |
Pforzheim 17/09/2010 – 15/11/2010 | Zu Petticoat und Wespentaille - Modeschmuck der 1950er Jahre Christian Dior und Grossé aus dem Hause Henkel & Grosse To go with petticoats and wasp waists - Fashion jewellery from the 1950s Henkel and Grosse was one of the most famous makers of costume jewellery. This exhibition shows some of the pieces made for their partnership with the fashion house Christian Dior from 1955 onwards. Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Jahnstraße 42 • D-75173 Pforzheim Tuesday to Sunday and holidays 10.00 to 17.00 Entry 3 €, concessions 1,50 € | |
Pforzheim 03/12/2010 – 13/02/2011 | Glanz der Macht – kaiserliche Pretiosen aus der Wiener Kunstkammer In Kooperation mit dem Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien The Splendour of Power - Hapsburg imperial Jewellery from the Kunstkammer in Vienna Beauty, distinctiveness and glamour distinguish these imperial jewels from the Kunstkammer in Vienna, itself a jewel among Kunstkammers. These were status-enhancing qualities intended to illuminate their wearers. The exhibition will show precious and exquisite pieces of jewellery, State insignia, and objets d'art made from precious hardstones. Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim Jahnstraße 42 • D-75173 Pforzheim Tuesday to Sunday and holidays 10.00 to 17.00 Entry 3 €, concessions 1,50 € | |
Speyer 5/09/2010 – 13/02/2011 | The Amazons - mysterious warrior women Exhibition about the legendary warriors of ancient times with sensational grave finds from the Eurasian steppes, such as jewellery, weapons and skeletons, presented in public for the first time. Historisches Museum der Pfalz Speyer Historical Museum of the Palatinate Domplatz, 67346 Speyer Tuesdays to Sundays 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Adults €6, Reduced admission €5, Children 6 and under free | |
Würzburg 5/09/2010 – 13/02/2011 | 2000 year-old glass - Jewellery and everyday objects This exhibition shows, largely for the first time, ancient Egyptian jewellery, Mycenaean and Phoenician beads, Greek Perfume bottles, Hellenistic mosaic glass and Roman Oil bottles, tableware and gold glass fragments 2000 years old. Glass manufacturing and glass art brought to life. Martin von Wagner Museum Würzburg Residenz, South Wing Residence Platz 2, 97070 Würzburg Tue - Sat 13:30 to 17:00 Sun 10.00 - 13.30 (18 July, 1, 15, 29 August, 12, 26 September, 10, 24 October, 7 November) Entry free | |
| ITALY Milan 18/06/2010 – 1/08/2010 | closing soon Titani Preziosi Precious Titanium: technology and ornament The exhibition will present the many applications of titanium. In the "Jewels" section, titanium and the technologies used for its production design become an opportunity for reflection by 33 masters and young designers of jewellery, a confrontation material played on the edge of experimentation and research. The works on display will show the techniques of metal processing technology in forming and finishing (Direct Manufacturing, Casting, Hot Stamping, Metal Injection Moulding, laser cutting, sanding, sand blasting, tumbling, Electro-sweet) and coloring ( Anodic Oxidation, Anodic Spark Deposition, Physical Vapor Deposition). Technological choices that affect the design and aesthetic features that are innovating in the field. Triennale di Milano Viale Alemagna 6-20121, Milan Tuesday - Sunday 10:30 to 20:30 hours, Thursday - Friday 10:30 to 23:00 hours | |
Trento 27/06/2010 - 7/11/2010 | L’avventura del vetro. Dal Rinascimento al Novecento tra Venezia e mondi lontani The adventure of glass. From the Renaissance to the twentieth century, between Venice and distant worlds Renaissance masterpieces from Venetian museums, a cargo of sixteenth century pearls and glass recovered from the Croatian seabed, fascinating glass bead necklaces destined for the African market, and also Napoleon’s glass flute which was recovered by the English after the Battle of Waterloo will be among the magnificent collection of objects on display. A rich section will be dedicated to multicoloured necklaces of glass beads from public and private collections. Castello del Buonconsiglio Via Bernardo Clesio, 5 - Trento Tuesday to Sunday 10.00 - 18.00 Full € 7,00, Reduced € 4,00 Admission and hours may change for temporary exhibitions | |
Treviso 23/10/2010 – 08/05/2011 | Manchu, the last empire. The exhibition will present the precious collections from the old imperial capital of Mukden and the summer palace of Jehol, the legendary wardrobe of the Emperor's warriors, and the refined objects created by the finest artists of the Celestial Empire, not only jewels of exquisite workmanship in gold, jade and precious stones, but also musical instruments, weapons, harness for horses, along with historical evidence of the fatal confrontation with the West in the mid-nineteenth century culminating in the Boxer Rebellion in the summer of 1900. Casa dei Carraresi Via Palestro, 33/35 - Treviso Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 9.00 am – 7.00 pm, Friday, Saturday and Sunday: 9.00am – 8.00 pm Full: €10,00, Concessions: €8,00 (University students with student ID, over 65s), Reduced: €7,00 (under 18s), Free: children under 6, disabled and assistants. | |
Venice 15/05/2010 – 30/11/2010 | Altino. Vetri di laguna Altino: Glass of the Venetian Lagoon This exhibition is being held to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Museum, by organizing an event that highlights its glass legacy, in terms of archaeological artefacts, and at the same time, promotes and introduces glass to a wider public. Starting with the legacy preserved at the Museum, the objective of the exhibition is to provide a deeper understanding of glass techniques used during the Roman era and supported by the artefacts uncovered during the excavations in the area of Altino (both in the necropolis and the inhabited areas). The objects that will be displayed represent an important 'dictionary' of the techniques that were used and known at the time when Altino, with Ravenna and Aquileia, was one of the great ports on the Adriatic Sea. The exhibition will highlight the line of continuity between the ancient Altino glass and Murano glass, whose production has its roots in the forms and techniques of ancient workmanship. Around 400 pieces of glass are shown - jars, bottles, jugs, cups, glasses, plates, balm, but also jewellery (rings, bracelets, pearls, glass paste). National Archaeology Museum of Altino Via S. Eliodoro, 37 Quarto d'Altino (VE) Mon - Sun 9am - 7pm | |
| LATVIA Riga 28/05/2010 - 28/08/2010 | Guntis Lauders: In Search of the Lost Court Ten years ago – on May 20th, year 2000, the Putti gallery was opened with jewellery designer’s Guntis Lauders' solo show. This year, again in May, Guntis Lauders – wiser for 10 years and inspired by Shakespeare’s sonnets, invites you to his solo show “In Search for the Lost Court”. Putti Art Gallery Marstalu iela 16 1050 - Riga Monday - Friday 11.00 - 19.00 Saturday 11.00 - 17.00 | |
| NETHERLANDS Amsterdam 18/09/2010 - 18/03/2011 | The immortal Alexander the Great. The myth, the reality, his journey, his legacy No ruler in antiquity appeals to the imagination as much as Alexander the Great (356 BC – 323 BC, king from 336 BC). Everywhere he went - Egypt, Syria, Bactria, Persia, India and Mongolia - he founded new capitals and named them all Alexandria. He left behind a legacy of Greek culture in the form of Hellenism. His fame lived on, long after antiquity. He was an example to many European, Russian and Islamic rulers. Paintings, tapestries and decorative art depicted Alexander’s life and history. The exhibition covers all these aspects, with over 350 objects from classical antiquity to the modern age, of Western and non-Western origins, including important Hellenistic jewellery and cameos. Hermitage Amsterdam Magistratenlaan 100, Amstel 51, Amsterdam Daily from 10 am to 5 pm, Wednesdays to 8 pm Adults: € 15, I Amsterdam Card € 3, Children under 17: free | |
's-Hertogenbosch 26/06/2010 - 5/09/2010 | Designers on Jewelry: Twelve Years of Jewelry Production by Chi ha paura…? Who is afraid…of contemporary jewelry? This exhibition surveys the extraordinarily inventive jewelry produced between 1996 and 2008 by the Chi ha paura…? Foundation in the Netherlands. These bold new works are based on the highly imaginative, sometimes humorous, often conceptual, and always thought-provoking designs of the most pioneering artists working in the contemporary design field. With over seventy examples by more than fifty artists from the Netherlands, England, Germany, France, Switzerland, New Zealand and elsewhere, this exhibition demonstrates the Foundation’s success in pursuing “intelligent jewelry design”. Stedelijk Museum 's-Hertogenbosch Magistratenlaan 100, NL 5223 MB 's-Hertogenbosch Tuesday - Sunday : 1 pm – 5 pm Evenings of Tuesday and Thursday till 9 pm € 4 : - visitors aged 18 – 64 € 2 : - students (18+) | |
| RUSSIA Moscow 25/05/2010 – 15/08/2010 | closing soon Treasures of the Ottoman sultans The exposition comprises outstanding Turkish artworks from the funds of the famous Topkapi Palace in Istanbul, the city called "a cultural capital of Europe of 2010". It explores a variety of techniques and forms of the Turkish decorative and applied arts as well as delicacy of craftsmanship of the makers at the Sultans’ court. The display includes remarkable pieces of weaponry, jewellery, interior utensils, executed on the order of the Turkish Sultans or granted to them as precious gifts. Assumption Belfry Moscow Kremlin Open daily, except Thursdays, from 10:00 to 17:00 | |
Moscow 16/09/2010 – 9/01/2011 | René Lalique and his art A collection of art nouveaux jewellery designed by Rene Lalique, including sketches as well as the jewels themselves. With the participation of the Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon, Portugal, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, the Lalique Museum, Hakone, Japan, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Assumption Belfry Moscow Kremlin Open daily, except Thursdays, from 10:00 to 17:00 | |
Moscow 26/10/2010 – March 2011 | Foreign orders in Russia. The foreign state decorations received by Russian emperors and empresses One-Pillar Chamber of the Patriarch's Palace Moscow Kremlin Open daily, except Thursdays, from 10:00 to 17:00 | |
St Petersburg 1/06/2010 – 5/09/2010 | Wind in the Pines... 5000 years of Korean Art The 354 exhibits brought from Seoul to create “Wind in the Pines,” which takes its name from a traditional Korean melody, include 12 items that hold the status of Treasure or National Treasure. The artifacts include finds from archaeological excavations of royal burial mounds, jewelry, sculptures, books, prints, portraits and even furniture. The exposition is chronologically arranged, opening with pots dating from 3000 BC, and Bronze-Age stone daggers and horse-shaped belt hooks. One of the highlights of the show is a selection of gold jewelry found in the burial mounds of Silla, which emerged from the Three Kingdoms Period as the ruling dynasty of Korea until the late 9th century. The celebrated finds included six gold-leaf crowns, one of which has been brought to the Hermitage, along with a phoenix ornament from a crown, and some spectacularly long, intricate earrings, rings and bracelets. Other jewelry on display includes necklaces made out of glass and jade and curved jade pendants. The Hermitage 2, Dvortsovaya Ploshchad (Dvortsovaya Square) 190000, St Petersburg Tuesdays - Saturdays, 10.30 - 18.00, Sundays, 10.30 - 17.00 Admission: 300 rubles. | |
| SWITZERLAND Geneva 15/10/2010 - 1/05/2011 | Décor, Design & Industrie. Les arts appliqués à Genève Decoration, Design & Industry. The Applied Arts in Geneva. This multidisciplinary exhibition will be staged in a setting inspired by the atmosphere of the trade fair. Founded on the principle of transversality in collections, it will present works produced in Geneva, including the arts of measuring time, printing on fabric, metalwork, etc. Musée d'art et d'histoire Rue Charles-Galland 2, CH-1206 Tuesday - Sunday, 10.00-17.00 Admission free | |
Zurich 15/04/2010 - 15/10/2010 | The development of Beyer and the watch industry Times have changed radically since the Beyer dynasty was founded. And with it, the instruments used to measure it. The Watch and Clock Museum Beyer is holding a varied exhibition presenting a foray though 250 years of watch-making history. Clock and Watch Museum Beyer Bahnhofstrasse 31 - 8001 Zurich Monday to Friday, 2.00–6.00pm. Admission to the Museum is CHF 8.-- Children under 12 are admitted free of charge. | |
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| CANADA Montreal 26/03/2010 – 29/08/2010 | Inspiria. A renowned jewellery firm celebrates the Cirque du Soleil The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts unveils a spectacular private collection of twenty exceptional pieces of jewellery, the fruit of a collaboration between the Cirque du Soleil and one of the most distinguished jewellery houses of the Place Vendôme, in Paris. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts 1379-1380 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal Tuesday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Wednesday to Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., (from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. only temporary exhibitions with fees are open); Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $15 adults, $10 seniors, $7.50 students, Children under 12 free Adults half-price Wednesday evening | |
Toronto 20/10/2010 – 27/02/2011 | Maharaja: The Splendour of India's Royal Courts Spanning the last 300 years of India's culture - from the beginning of the 18th century, to the end of British rule in 1947, and concluding with a look at the legacy of the Maharajas today - the exhibition examines the social and historical role of these kings and their courts, bringing to light the ancient royal traditions that have permeated the lives of descendants worldwide. Among the 200 objects on view are some of India's greatest treasures, including the magnificent Patiala Necklace, part of the largest single commission that the French house of Cartier has ever executed. Completed in 1928 and restored in 2002, this piece of ceremonial jewellery contains 2,930 diamonds and weighs almost one thousand carats. Organized in collaboration with the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, this exhibition will make its sole Canadian stop at the AGO. Art Gallery of Ontario/Musée des beaux-arts de l’Ontario 317 Dundas Street West, Toronto M5T 1G4 Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. $19.50 adults, $16 seniors, $11 students, Children under 5 free FREE Wednesday evening 6.00-8.30pm | |
| USA Chadds Ford, PA 26/11/2010 – 9/01/2011 | Golden Impressions of Andrew Wyeth by Donald Pywell This exhibition features exquisitely-crafted jewelry inspired by Andrew Wyeth's paintings. Goldsmith Donald Pywell collaborated with Wyeth on the initial design for each piece of jewelry, and architectural designer Timothy Mark Cole created the settings for them, which are also based on Wyeth's paintings. Brandywine River Museum U.S. Route 1, P.O. Box 141, Chadds Ford, PA 19317 Daily, 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Adults, $10.00; seniors (65+), students with ID and children ages 6-12, $6.00, Free for children under 6 | |
Charleston 6/11/2009 – 6/09/2010 | Preciousness Preserved: Jewelry from the Charleston Museum's Collections from Antiquity to Today Donated by generations of Charlestonians, these pieces span the globe and date from 500 B.C. to the mid-20th century. Jewelry collections ranging from men's accessories to mourning and hairwork pieces will be exhibited. Visitors can also view natural jewelry incorporating jet, corals, pearls, and lava rocks. And, finally, a display of gemstone jewelry will feature amethysts, garnets, diamonds, and pastes (faceted highcontent leaded glass that closely imitated diamonds). Cleveland Museum of Art 11150 East Boulevard Cleveland, Ohio 44106 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Wednesday, Friday 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. The museum’s collections are FREE of charge to visit. Some special exhibitions may carry a charge and tickets may be purchased online. | |
Cleveland, OH 16/06/2010 – 2/01/2011 | The Jewelry of John Paul Miller At once an artist, teacher, and craftsman, John Paul Miller personifies a lifetime of creative expression. This exhibition celebrates this living legend and master goldsmith in an installation of more than 50 of his incredible works, including sketchbooks and drawings, spanning nearly 60 years of his illustrious career. The Charleston Museum 360 Meeting Street, Charleston Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Adults $ 10, children (3-12) $ 5 | |
Columbus, OH 12/09/2009 – 31/10/2010 | Dichotomies in Objects: Contemporary South African Studio Jewelry from the Stellenbosch Area This exhibition is comprised of jewelry artists from Stellenbosch South Africa. The artists have been selected with the assistance of Carine Terreblanche a jeweler and educator from Stellenbosch. All selected are all affiliated with Stellenbosch University; the only school in South Africa teaching conceptual approaches to jewelry making, either as faculty, students, lecturers, or alumni. They have been selected to represent a diverse cross section that reflects both highly conceptual practices, to tongue-in-cheek kitsch, to more poetic material investigations of form. Jewelers in Stellenbosch are trained with a high technical proficiency but the samples also include artists working with contemporary media such as digital video. The Ohio Craft Museum 1665 West Fifth Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43212 Monday-Friday 10 am to 5 pm, Saturday-Sunday 1 to 4 pm Admission is free, but donations are appreciated. | |
Dearborn, MI 8/05/2010 - 8/08/2010 | closing soon Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection Organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, this exhibition features approximately eighty examples of exquisite North African jewelry and nearly thirty original photographs taken in Morocco, Algeria and Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A full color catalogue with essays by Cynthia Becker and Kristyne Loughran accompanies the exhibition. Arab American National Museum 13624 Michigan Avenue Dearborn, MI 48126 Wednesday to Saturday: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Sunday: noon – 5 p.m. $6 – General, $3 – Students, Seniors, Children (6-12), Free – Children 5 and under | |
El Paso 28/03/2010 - 25/07/2010 | closing soon Bedazzled : 5,000 Years of Jewelry This exhibition will provide examples, both in depth and range, of stunning jewelry from 3000 B.C.E. through the early 20th century. It will feature some of the Walters Art Museum’s greatest masterpieces as well as many hidden treasures on view for the first time. This selection of more than 150 pieces will not only present the evolution of techniques and materials, but also demonstrate the importance of jewelry as an expression of creativity and often wealth and position. In addition, a special exhibition section will be devoted to rings, the only type of jewelry worn continuously through the ages. Assembled primarily by one of the Walters Art Museum’s founders, Henry Walters, during the first three decades of the last century, this renowned collection contains superb examples of expert craftsmanship. El Paso Museum of Art (EPMA) One Arts Festival Plaza, El Paso, Texas 79901 Tuesday - Saturday 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Thursdays 9:00 am to 9:00 pm, Sunday 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Adults $10 | |
Little Rock 28/05/2010 - 22/08/2010 | The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf This is the first exhibition and first major monograph with a retrospective view of the artist’s work. Featuring approximately sixty pieces dating from the 1970s to the present, the exhibition conceptualizes Metcalf’s work in relationship to his interest in architecture, the comics, and the narrative. It examines the social, moral, and political issues that Metcalf has raised in published essays about the handmade and that are acted out by his rueful bigheaded and vulnerable protagonists on miniature stages. In their dual life as wearable brooches, they venture into the world, where they engage the unsuspecting viewer with their stories and distinctive visual language. Arkansas Arts Center 501 E. 9th Street, Little Rock, AR 72202 Tuesday 9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. Wednesday - Friday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. Admission to the Arkansas Arts Center Foundation collection is free for all visitors. There may be a charge for special exhibitions. | |
Louisville, KY 22/04/2010 - 17/07/2010 | closing soon Glass Jewelry : An International Passion The ancient art of making jewelry from glass has undergone a revolution. Today, artists from around the world are creating spectacular pieces, both wearable and purely sculptural, where glass in all its forms complements or even take the place of precious metals and gemstones. The artists in this exhibition employ highly sophisticated glassworking techniques such as blowing, flameworking, casting and sandblasting to realize their ideas. The results exploit the mystery, sensuality, color and reflective properties of glass. The 33 participating artists in this exhibition represent 10 different countries including Australia, Canada, China, Denmark, England, Finland, Germany, Scotland, The Netherlands and The United States. This exhibition is being held in conjunction with the Glass Art Society 40th Annual Conference, which will take place in Louisville June 10 - June 12, 2010. Kentucky Museum of Art and Craft 715 West Main Street Louisville, KY 40202 Monday - Friday, 10am - 5pm. Saturday, 11am - 5pm Adults - $5.00, Seniors - $4.00, Children Under 12 - Free | |
Memphis 2/04/2010 - 23/05/2010 | exhibition postponed until after October 2010 Dichotomies of Place and Object: South African Studio Jewelry This exhibition is comprised of jewelry artists from Stellenbosch South Africa. The artists have been selected with the assistance of Carine Terreblanche a jeweler and educator from Stellenbosch. All selected are all affiliated with Stellenbosch University; the only school in South Africa teaching conceptual approaches to jewelry making, either as faculty, students, lecturers, or alumni. They have been selected to represent a diverse cross section that reflects both highly conceptual practices, to tongue-in-cheek kitsch, to more poetic material investigations of form. Jewelers in Stellenbosch are trained with a high technical proficiency but the samples also include artists working with contemporary media such as digital video. National Ornamental Metal Museum 374 Metal Museum Drive, Memphis, Tennessee 38106 Tuesday - Saturday: 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sundays: 12:00 noon to 5:00 p.m. Adults: $5.00, Seniors 62+: $4.00, Students (with valid ID) and Children 5-18: $3.00, Free for children under 5 | |
New Orleans, LA 22/04/2010 - 15/07/2010 | closing soon Brooching the Subject: One-of-a-Kind This exhibition will include one-of-a-kind, wearable brooches from 22 artists. Each artist has a Southern connection, based on where they choose to live, work or teach. "Studio art jewelry is different from fine jewelry because the materials involved may include found objects, plastics, toys, wool, enamel, glass, semiprecious stones, paper,” said Katz, a former jewelry designer, and curator of the Center for Southern Craft and Design at the Ogden Museum of Southern Art. “It’s not prized for the weight of the stones or the value of the metals. It’s prized for the sculptural or narrative quality, or just its beauty." The Ogden Museum of Southern Art’s Center for Southern Craft and Design University of New Orleans, 925 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 Wednesday through Sunday: 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m, Thursdays 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. with live music $10 Adults, $8 Seniors, 65 and over, $5 Children 5-17, Free Children under 5 | |
New York NY 18/02/2011 - 5/06/2011 | Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels Since its opening on the Place Vendome in Paris in 1906, Van Cleef & Arpels has played a leading role in style and design innovation.Its timeless pieces have been worn by style icons including the Duchess of Windsor, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor. This exhibition will explore the historical significance of the firm's contributions to jewelry design in the 20th century, including the establishment of Van Cleef & Arpels in New York with the advent of World War II. On view will be more than 250 works including jewels, timepieces, fashion accessories and objets d'art by Van Cleef & Arpels, many of which were created exclusively for the American market. The exhibition will examine the work through the lenses of innovation, transformation, nature as inspiration, exoticism, fashion and celebrity, and will include design drawings from the Van Cleef & Arpels archives. Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum 2 East 91st Street, New York, NY 10128 Monday–Friday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Saturday: 10 a.m.–6 p.m. Sunday: 11 a.m. –6 p.m. General Admission: $15:00, Senior Citizens and Students with I.D.: $10.00, Children 12 and under: FREE. | |
New York NY 16/02/2010 - 8/08/2010 | closing soon Portable Treasuries: Silver Jewelry from the Nadler Collection Collectors Daniel and Serga Nadler have assembled a unique collection of silver jewelry from around the world, including massive neck ornaments, anklets, bracelets, complex earrings, and a wide variety of brooches and fibulae. The exhibition will present approximately 150 works, from North Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, and the hill tribes of Southeast Asia. This marks the inaugural exhibition of the Nadler Collection, which was generously donated as a promised gift to the Museum of Arts and Design. The jewelry is beautifully crafted, and sadly is in diminishing supply; over the years, many works have been melted down for their silver. Museum of Arts and Design 2 Columbus Circle, New York Ny 10019 Tue. - Sun. 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Thurs. 11:00 am to 9:00 pm General: $15, Students/Seniors: $12, Children 12 and under: FREE. Thurs. 6:00 - 9:00 pm: Pay-What-You-Wish | |
New York NY 5/05/2010 - 15/08/2010 | closing soon American Woman: Fashioning a National Identity This exhibition is the first Costume Institute exhibition drawn from the newly established Brooklyn Museum Costume Collection at the Met. It will explore developing perceptions of the modern American woman from 1890 to 1940 and how they have affected the way American women are seen today. Focusing on archetypes of American femininity through dress, the exhibition will reveal how the American woman initiated style revolutions that mirrored her social, political, and sexual emancipation. "Gibson Girls," "Bohemians," and "Screen Sirens," among others, helped lay the foundation for today's American woman. Each of the fashion styles also has a lovely piece of vintage jewelry from the appropriate era. Metropolitan Museum of Art 1000 Fifth Avenue at 82nd Street New York, New York 10028-0198 Tuesday–Thursday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday: 9:30 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Sunday: 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Adults $20, Seniors (65 and older) $15, Students $10, Children under 12 (accompanied by an adult) Free | |
New York NY 12/10/2010 - 9/01/2011 | Think Again: New Latin American Jewelry The Museum of Arts and Design presents the first comprehensive overview of contemporary art jewelry from Latin America to be seen in the United States. The exhibition was organized by Otro Diseño Foundation for Cultural Cooperation and Development, and curated by Valeria Vallarta Siemelink. Think Again showcases more than 80 works by over fifty Latin American jewelry artists/designers including Mirla Fernandes and Claudia Cucchi (Brazil); Valentina Rosenthal (Chile); Elisa Gulminelli and Francisca Kweitel (Argentina);Jorge Manilla and Akides Fortes Cape Verdian (Mexico); and, Miguel Luciano (Puerto Rico). The contemporary works will be shown in context with a group of historical works primarily from Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Cuba, to further enhance the visitor's understanding and viewing experience. Museum of Arts and Design 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019 Tue. - Sun. 11:00 am to 6:00 pm, Thurs. 11:00 am to 9:00 pm General: $15, Members: FREE, Students/Seniors: $12, Children 12 and under: FREE | |
Philadelphia, PA 4/09/2010 - 5/12/2010 | Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography from the Xavier Guerrand-Hermes Collection Organized by the Museum for African Art, New York, this exhibition features approximately eighty examples of exquisite North African jewelry and nearly thirty original photographs taken in Morocco, Algeria and Egypt in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A full color catalogue with essays by Cynthia Becker and Kristyne Loughran accompanies the exhibition. Philadelphia Museum of Art 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, PA 19130 Tuesday through Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Adults: $14, Seniors (ages 65 & over): $12, Students (with valid ID): $10, Children (excluding groups) ages 13–18: $10, ages 12 & under: Free. Sundays: Pay what you wish all day | |
Pittsburgh 12/06/2010 - 17/10/2010 | Pittsburgh Adorned: Classic to Contemporary Orr's Jewelers, presenting sponsor More than 60 exquisite pieces from private local collections and Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History celebrate the many passions—including love, status, and even political beliefs—that jewelry evokes. The exhibition explores design trends of the past 200 years and features works by Alexander Calder, Barry Kieselstein-Cord, and David Webb, as well as contemporary local designers ROY and Ronald McNeish. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Wertz Gallery: Gems & Jewelry in Hillman Hall of Minerals and Gems 4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 Tuesday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday: 12 p.m.–5 p.m. Closed Monday, September–June. Open Monday, July & August. Adults: $15, Seniors (65+): $12, Students with ID: $11, Children 3-18: $11 , Members and children under 3: Free | |
Racine September 2010 - January 2011 | The Miniature Worlds of Bruce Metcalf This is the first exhibition and first major monograph with a retrospective view of the artist’s work. Featuring approximately sixty pieces dating from the 1970s to the present, the exhibition conceptualizes Metcalf’s work in relationship to his interest in architecture, the comics, and the narrative. It examines the social, moral, and political issues that Metcalf has raised in published essays about the handmade and that are acted out by his rueful bigheaded and vulnerable protagonists on miniature stages. In their dual life as wearable brooches, they venture into the world, where they engage the unsuspecting viewer with their stories and distinctive visual language. Racine Art Museum 441 Main Street Racine, Wisconsin 53403 Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am-5:00 pm Sunday Noon-5:00 pm Adults $5, Seniors (over age 62) $3, Full-time Students $3, Young Adults (age 12-18) $3, Children (under 12) Free. Free admission to everyone the first Friday of every month! | |
Richmond 28/05/2010 - 15/08/2010 | closing soon Tiffany: Color and Light Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), son of Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of the famous Tiffany & Co. in New York is unquestionably one of the most talented artists of all time. This exhibition, previously shown in Paris and Montreal, will include approximately 160 works (stained glass, vases, lamps, objects, jewelry and mosaics, drawings, watercolors and vintage photos) to prove his remarkable creative contribution both to the glass industry and to all decorative arts. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 200 N. Boulevard, Richmond, Virginia 23220-4007 The main galleries of the museum are curently closed, until 1 May 2010. | |
San Diego 15/05/2010 to April 2012 | All That Glitters: The Splendor & Science of Gems & Minerals Did you know that every glittering ruby, sapphire, diamond, and opal has a history as old as the Earth itself? Discover how the same Earth processes that build landscapes produce dazzling gemstones and precious metals—even right here in San Diego County, one of the most famous gem-producing regions in the world. Witness a stunning selection of spectacular natural mineral crystals, exquisite jewelry, and works of art. See objects on display for the first time ever. Discover “first finds” in the world, found right here in California: benitoite, gold, kunzite and morganite. View stunning objects on loan from private collectors and major U.S. institutions including the American Museum of Natural History, Gemological Institute of America (GIA), Harvard University Mineralogical Museum, Newark Museum and National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution. San Diego Natural History Museum 1788 El Prado, Balboa Park San Diego, CA 92101 Daily: 10 AM–5 PM Adult $16, Senior (62+) $14, Active military, youth (13–17), student (with ID) $11, Youth (13-17) $11, Child (3–12) $10, Child 2 and under FREE | |
San Francisco, CA 1/07/2010 – 31/07/2010 | closing soon Dichotomies in Objects: Contemporary South African Studio Jewelry from the Stellenbosch Area This exhibition is comprised of jewelry artists from Stellenbosch South Africa. The artists have been selected with the assistance of Carine Terreblanche a jeweler and educator from Stellenbosch. All selected are all affiliated with Stellenbosch University; the only school in South Africa teaching conceptual approaches to jewelry making, either as faculty, students, lecturers, or alumni. They have been selected to represent a diverse cross section that reflects both highly conceptual practices, to tongue-in-cheek kitsch, to more poetic material investigations of form. Jewelers in Stellenbosch are trained with a high technical proficiency but the samples also include artists working with contemporary media such as digital video. Velvet da Vinci Gallery 2015 Polk Street San Francisco CA 94109 Tue - Sat 11 to 6, Sun 11 to 4 | |
Santa Fe 4/06/2010 – 2/01/2011 | Silver Seduction: The Art of Mexican Modernist Antonio Pineda In the years following the Mexican Revolution (1910–20), Mexican jewelry and other silver objects were crafted with an entirely innovative approach, informed by modernism and the creation of a new Mexican national identity. Antonio Pineda was a member of the Taxco School and is recognized as a world-class designer. Pineda’s jewelry is especially known for its elegant acknowledgment of the human form. It is often said that a Pineda fits the body perfectly, that it feels right when it is worn. Nearly two hundred examples of Pineda’s acclaimed silver work will be displayed. Museum of International Folk Art On Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo, off the Old Santa Fe Trail September through the end of May: Tuesday - Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m, Memorial Day, May 31, 2010 through Labor Day, September 6: DAILY from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. $9 adults, FREE for children 16 and under | |
Sarasota, FL 24/04/2010 – 30/01/2011 | Splendid Treasures of the Turkomen Tribes from Central Asia The Central Asian landscape can be bleak and harsh, but the lives of the Turkomen tribes who inhabit the region are enriched by their skill at creating sophisticated and elaborate jewelry. This exhibition features a collection of more than 40 objects, recently donated by Stephen Van C. Wilberding, former senior advisor to the Saudi Arabia Monetary Agency, created in the late 19th to early 20th centuries, focusing on the important milestones and rhythms of daily life of these semi-nomadic people. These objects provide a unique window into the extraordinary decorative and spiritual elements of these tribes and their pastoral lifestyles. The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art Ringling Museum Estate, 5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, Florida 34243 Open daily, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m Adult $25, Senior 65+ $20, Child 6-17 and Students 18+ w/ID $10, Children under 6 Free | |
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| CHINA Shanghai 1/05/2010 - 31/10/2010 | Expo 2010 Massive world expo featuring jewellery in many of the national areas, including Columbian emeralds, Austrian Swarovski crystals and Belgian diamonds. In October there will be an exhibition of the best of Italian jewellery from the 2500-year-old gold of Tarantum to the latest creations of Bulgari. Expo 2010 Shanghai | |
| ISRAEL Jerusalem 23/04/2010 - 12/11/2010 | Women's Tales: Four Leading Israeli Jewelers International art jewelry designer and sculptor Wallace Chan continues his world tour showcasing his creations. The jewelry artists featured in this exhibition - Bianca Eshel-Gershuni, Vered Kaminski, Esther Knobel, and Deganit Stern Schocken - have chosen jewelry as an appropriate medium for personal comment. Although all sought inspiration in their local surroundings as well as in their personal life, these four artists have developed very distinctive styles. While Eshel-Gershuni and Knobel use figurative imagery to relay their personal experiences and memories, the works of Kaminski and Stern Schocken are more abstract in form and focus on the process. Following singular journeys of self-discovery, these four women artists have made major contributions to the field of avant-garde jewelry making in Israel. The Israel Museum, Ruppin Boulevard, Jerusalem, 91710 Sun, Mon, Wed, Thurs 10 am – 5 pm, Tues 10 am – 10 pm, Fri 9 am – 2 pm Adult 36 NIS, Student 26 NIS, Child (aged 5 to 17) 18 NIS Free entrance for children on Tuesdays and Saturdays | |
| MALAYSIA Kuala Lumpur 31/07/2010 - 30/12/2010 | Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals This is the most lavish display of historic jewellery ever seen in Malaysia. The pieces in this exhibition exemplify the artistic sophistication and technical finesse of Indian craftsmen in the age of the Mughals, especially during the 16th to the 18th century. The Indian Subcontinent is a land naturally rich in gems and is home to the most highly developed range of the jewelled arts of any nation on earth. Some of the most remarkable pieces on view here belonged to a succession of Mughal emperors, while many other objects were the proud possessions of a variety of princely patrons. All demonstrate the dazzling mastery of the Indian jewellery artists, whose materials typically were gold, rubies, emeralds, diamonds and pearls. The objects on display are from the personal collection of Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussah al-Sabah of Kuwait, the most significant collectors of Indian jewelled arts in the world. Over the past ten years the exhibition has travelled to a number of leading cultural institutions, including the Louvre and the British Museum. Kuala Lumpur will be the last stop on this global tour. Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia Lake Gardens, Kuala Lumpur Mondays to Sundays 10am - 6pm Adults RM12.00, Students (with ID) RM6.00, Senior Citizens (Malaysian 55 and over) RM6.00, Children (6 and under) FREE | |