Current 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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UK
Edinburgh
A sense of place: new jewellery from northern lands
18/04/2012 – 16/09/2012
The National Museum of Scotland
Chambers Street Edinburgh EH1 1JF
Daily: 10:00-17:00
Admission free, donations welcome
Edinburgh
Treasures from The Queen's Palaces
An exhibition of some of the finest treasures from the Royal Collection which reflects the tastes of monarchs and other members of the royal family who have shaped one of the world’s great art collections. The selection of 100 outstanding works has been made across the entire breadth of the Royal Collection, from eight royal residences and over five centuries of collecting, and includes paintings, drawings, miniatures, watercolours, manuscripts, furniture, sculpture, ceramics and jewellery. Highlights include Imperial Easter Eggs by Fabergé. Most of the works will be shown in Scotland for the first time.
16/03/2012 – 16/09/2012
Palace of Holyroodhouse
Canongate, The Royal Mile, EH8 8DX
Daily 1 April to 31 October, 09:30-18:00, 1 November - 31 March, 09:30-16:30
(Palace and Exhibition) Adult £14.85, Over 60/Student (with valid ID) £13.50, Under 17 £8.50, Under 5 Free
Hastings
Rooms For Ideas - Contemporary Jewellery by The Line Up
This exhibition of contemporary jewellery by The Line Up.... illustrates what is achievable from the random allocation of a starting point. Responding to a room each within the Museum, nine makers local to Hastings present jewellery and related objects in a gallery context.
12/11/2011 – 19/02/2012
Hastings Museum and Art Gallery
Johns Place, Bohemia Road, Hastings, TN34 1ET
October to March: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 12 to 4pm
Free admission
London
Inspired: contemporary views of Renaissance jewellery
closing soon
A display of contemporary jewellery considering the attributes and preoccupations of a 21st-century man by six early-career silversmiths, inspired by the British Museum's Renaissance jewels. The craftsmen and women have all completed postgraduate training at Bishopsland in Oxfordshire. This year-long workshop aims to support young graduates, so they can then establish their own workshop and pursue a career as an independent designer-maker. Since 1993, about 150 silversmiths have taken part in the programme.
11/11/2011 – 30/01/2012
British Museum (room 46)
Great Russell Street, London, WC1B 3DG
Daily 10.00–17.30, open late on Fridays
Admission free
London
Gold: Power and Allure
This exhibition is the most comprehensive and ambitious exhibition ever staged at Goldsmiths’ Hall. It powerfully tells the rich and previously untold story of Britain and its relationship with gold, demonstrating the country’s unique golden heritage. This major project showcases more than 400 gold items ranging in date from as early as 2500 BC to the present day. All the exhibits, displayed over three floors at Goldsmiths’ Hall, have been loaned from distinguished institutions and private collections and many have rarely been seen in public before
1/06/2012 – 28/07/2012
Goldsmiths’ Hall
Foster Lane, London EC2V 6BN
Monday to Saturday 10.00a.m to 5.00p.m
Admission free
London
Cheapside Hoard: A World Encompassed
A century after the discovery of the Cheapside Hoard – the world’s largest collection of Elizabethan and Jacobean jewellery – explore London’s role in the international gem and jewellery trade and its position as a centre of craftsmanship and cultural exchange in the 16th and 17th centuries. The exhibition will also showcase the craft of modern jewellers and designers working in London today.
11/10/2013 – tbc
Museum of London
London Wall, London EC2Y 5HN
Monday to Sunday: 10am-6pm
Admission to museum free; Admission charge applies to special exhibitions.
London
Art Rocks: Contemporary Jewellery,
closing soon
An exhibition of ten designers curated by international jewellery specialist Joanna Hardy. Featuring some of the world’s most inventive jewellers, both established names and emerging talent, including Shaun Leane (UK), Zoe Arnold (UK), Sophia Mann (UK), Leo De Vroomen (UK), Fred Rich (UK), Kevin Coates (UK), Gimel (Japan), Atelier Zobel (Germany), Sevan Biçakçi (Turkey) and, for the first time showcasing in the UK, ARK (USA). The exhibition exemplifies the gallery’s innovative programme and celebrates handcrafted pieces of jewellery by positioning them as works of art.
25/11/2011 – 11/02/2012
Shizaru Gallery
112 Mount Street, London W1K 2TU
10am - 6pm
London
Wendy Ramshaw: Room of Dreams
As one of Britain's leading contemporary designers, Wendy Ramshaw is renowned for her stunning jewellery and distinctive large-scale public art. This major exhibition will show key pieces spanning the past fifty years of her acclaimed career. A fully illustrated book will accompany the exhibition.
28/03/2012 – 24/06/2012
Terrace rooms, Somerset House
The Strand, London WC2R 1LA
10am - 6pm
Free admission
London
Felicity Powell - Charmed Life: The solace of objects
This exhibition is the result of the artist Felicity Powell’s engagement with a collection of 1400 amulets assembled by the Edwardian amateur folklorist Edward Lovett. One of the few people to have had access to this curious collection of ‘charms’, once carried in the pockets of Londoners for luck or protection, Powell was intrigued by the silent witness they bore to countless personal narratives. Amulets have appeared throughout history and across many cultures in an infinite variety of forms. Each has been invested with the hope or belief that it could somehow mediate on behalf of its owner. Reflecting on the potency – sometimes alluring, sometimes repellent – of these much-touched objects, Powell found parallels with her own artistic practice.
6/10/2011 – 26/02/2012
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE
Tuesday to Saturday: 10am-6pm, Sunday: 11am-6pm, Thursday: open until 10pm
Admission free
London
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.
2013
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
A diamond Jubilee Tribute, Fabergé from a private collection
15/05/12 - 25/05/2012
Wartski
14 Grafton Street, Mayfair, London, W1S 4DE
Monday - Saturday 11:00 - 17:00
£10 admission including catalogue for the benefit of the Samaritans
Manchester
Under That Cloud
An exhibition of jewellery by 18 international artists produced in response to their experience of being stranded together in Mexico City in April 2010 under the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud. Their enforced stay became an exciting opportunity to make new work inspired by their impressions of Mexico – the vibrant colours, the traffic chaos, the architecture, the ancient heritage, the music and the people. Work from this show is for sale.
19/11/11 - 15/04/2012
Manchester Art Gallery
Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3JL
Tuesday-Sunday 10am-5pm.
Entry is free
Rochdale
Cloud Nylon: The Jewellery of Nora Fok
The first ever solo exhibition tour by the extraordinary jeweller, textile artist and 3D designer Nora Fok. The artist has established herself as a pioneering maker, crafting her delicate, intricate forms from nylon microfilament. Nora makes her work by hand using techniques she has taught herself: knitting, knotting, tying, weaving, plaiting. The list is deceptively simple; her chosen material of nylon monofilament is fine and hard to work but her results are spectacular. These pieces are often very complicated and take many hours, days or weeks to produce.
17/12/2011 – 11/03/2012
Touchstones Rochdale
The Esplanade, Rochdale, Lancs OL16 1AQ
Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm, Bank Holidays and Fridays 12noon-4.30pm
Admission free
Ruthin
Touching Gold -Jacqueline Mina
closing soon
Contemporary Applied Arts is delighted to announce the launch of Jacqueline Mina’s major retrospective show. Timed to follow her critically acclaimed show at The Goldsmiths’ Company, this touring exhibition offers the opportunity of acquiring rare and unrepeatable pieces dating from the 1980’s to the present day. The exhibition includes the few examples still available of ‘fusioninlay’ – a lavish brocade-like technique in gold & platinum, for which Mina is renowned alongside her exceptional examples of her bold and colourful jewellery in titanium. Jacqueline was winner of the Jerwood Prize for Applied Arts in 2000 and has recently shown at COLLECT with CAA’s sister gallery, Electrum. With previous solo shows at the V&A Museum and frequent international exhibitions, her exquisite work is in high demand.
19/11/2011 – 15/01/2012
Ruthin Craft Centre
Park Road, Ruthin, Denbighshire, LL15 1BB
Open daily, 10.00am – 5.30pm
Admission: Free
Stroud
Cloud Nylon: The Jewellery of Nora Fok
The first ever solo exhibition tour by the extraordinary jeweller, textile artist and 3D designer Nora Fok. The artist has established herself as a pioneering maker, crafting her delicate, intricate forms from nylon microfilament. Nora makes her work by hand using techniques she has taught herself: knitting, knotting, tying, weaving, plaiting. The list is deceptively simple; her chosen material of nylon monofilament is fine and hard to work but her results are spectacular. These pieces are often very complicated and take many hours, days or weeks to produce.
17/03/2012 – 4/05/2012
Museum in the Park
Stratford Park, Stratford Road, STROUD, Gloucestershire GL5 4AF
April to September, Tuesday to Friday 10am - 5pm, Saturday & Sunday (and Monday Bank Holidays) 11am - 5pm
October to March, Tuesday to Friday 10am - 4pm, Saturday & Sunday (and New Year's Day) 11am - 4pm
Admission free
Wimborne
Cloud Nylon: The Jewellery of Nora Fok
The first ever solo exhibition tour by the extraordinary jeweller, textile artist and 3D designer Nora Fok. The artist has established herself as a pioneering maker, crafting her delicate, intricate forms from nylon microfilament. Nora makes her work by hand using techniques she has taught herself: knitting, knotting, tying, weaving, plaiting. The list is deceptively simple; her chosen material of nylon monofilament is fine and hard to work but her results are spectacular. These pieces are often very complicated and take many hours, days or weeks to produce.
1/09/2012 – 28/10/2012
Walford Mill Crafts
Stone Lane, Wimborne, Dorset BH21 1NL
Monday to Saturday 10am - 5pm, Sundays 11am - 4pm
Admission free
Wolverhampton
Cloud Nylon: The Jewellery of Nora Fok
The first ever solo exhibition tour by the extraordinary jeweller, textile artist and 3D designer Nora Fok. The artist has established herself as a pioneering maker, crafting her delicate, intricate forms from nylon microfilament. Nora makes her work by hand using techniques she has taught herself: knitting, knotting, tying, weaving, plaiting. The list is deceptively simple; her chosen material of nylon monofilament is fine and hard to work but her results are spectacular. These pieces are often very complicated and take many hours, days or weeks to produce.
12/05/2012 – 7/07/2012
Bilston Craft Centre
Mount Pleasant, Bilston, WV14 7LU
Tuesday 10am to 4pm, Wednesday 10am to 7pm, Thursday 10am to 4pm, Friday 10am to 1pm, Saturday 11am to 4pm
Admission free
Worthing
Fired, Crafted and Blown
closing soon
New ceramic jewellery from Jane Stirzaker-Evans
17/09/2011 – 21/01/2012
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Chapel Road, Worthing, West Sussex, UK, BN11 1HP
Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00am to 5.00pm.
Admission free
EUROPE EX-UK
AUSTRIA
Vienna
Naga people – Jewellery and Ashes
Long feared by their neighbors as notorious head-hunters, the Naga people live in the mountainous north-east of India. Nobody was interested in them. They recorded the stories of their life and their world not in ink on paper but in a complex system of textile patterns, jewelry designs and wood carvings – one that only they could read and understand. Then the others arrived: the British colonial masters were the first, followed by American missionaries, and finally Indian soldiers who continue to suppress all attempts to build an independent Naga state. These three tidal waves from beyond the borders changed everything. The old material vocabulary was increasingly forgotten, the jewelry turned to ASH. Only a few of the older generation can still decipher the signs of their forefathers. Today they are the ones who give new life to the charred jewelry and burnish it – a glimmer that imparts appreciation of the Naga’s unique identity to the younger generation. These stories are told in the exhibition. Artifacts collected in the old days are made to speak again, newly acquired ones document change and a return to the roots. And the Naga also talk about themselves, either addressing visitors directly or singing songs in which the exhibits feature.
1/02/2012 – 18/06/2012
Museum of Ethnology
Neue Burg, Heldenplatz, 1010 Wien
Monday, Wednesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Adults € 8,00, Concessions € 6,00, Children and teens under 19 free
BELGIUM
Brussels
Quand le corps se fait parure : bijoux et ornements des cultures non européennes
When the body is adornment : jewellery and ornaments of non-European cultures
On every continent since the dawn of time, wherever people still asserts their full membership in the community and the group, body adornment reigns supreme. It is that which regulates the stages of life, notes births and deaths, immortalises weddings, displays blood and wealth, exalts virility or femininity, underlines or emphasises beauty, proclaims the role of man in the cosmos and his relationship with the spirits. The body appears as a language, whose vocabulary is immense and grammar without limit. Body paintings of Amazonian Indians face the strange fashions of the Papuans of New Guinea, the compressed skulls of American Indians contrast with the amazing earrings of the Miao (China), all signs, visible or hidden, that allow men and women to announce their relationship with the world. Warning! Although this small exhibition is open to all, it is actually intended for the visually impaired and blind and the number of exhibits is therefore limited
18/03/2011 - 20/10/2012
Musée du Cinquentenaire (Museum of the Blind)
10 Parc du Cinquantenaire Jubelpark - 1000 - Brussels
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 17:00
Hornu
Perles de liberté - Bijoux afro-brésiliens
Pearls of freedom - Afro-Brazilian jewellery
Among the twenty exhibitions of Europalia Brazil that trace the fascinating history of Brazilian art, Grand Hornu Images offers a unique perspective on Afro-Brazilian jewels, both historic and contemporary. Created and worn by slaves as a sign of recognition and empowerment, or inspired by the gods of the home, Afro-Brazilian jewellery combines symbolic and emotional symbolism with a strong and flamboyant aesthetic. All the jewellery shown is from public and private collections.
23/10/2011 - 26/02/2012
Grand-Hornu Images
Rue Sainte-Louise 82, B-7301 Hornu
Tuesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Adults : 6€, Seniors (+65 years old) : 4€, Children -6 years old : free, Young people -18 years old : 2 €
FINLAND
Lappeenranta
The Spirit of Stone
closing soon
This event will bring to Lappeenranta an exhibition, work-shops and lectures, related to stones and jewellery. The thme of the event is the spirit, mythic and power of the stone. The Spirit of Stone is organized in cooperation with Kalevala Jewelry (Kalevala Koru) and South-Karelia Museum. It will present the prehistory of the stone and some of the best works from the international competition for art jewelry students. The exhibition also includes an invitation exhibition for jewelry artists around the world and a stone jewellery exhibition of Kalevala Koru.
8/05/2011 - 8/01/2012
South Karelia Museum
Kristiinankatu 15, 53900 Lappeenranta (Fortress area)
summer 6.6.-21.8.2011: mon-fri 10-18, sat-sun 11-17
winter : tue-sun 11-17
Adults 6,50 € (summer), 4,50 € (winter); concessions 5,50 € (summer), 3,50 € (winter); children under 16 free
Oulu
Beautiful as the jewellery
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People have used jewellery “always”. The museum’s collections oldest jewellery are from Stone Age; namely amber and slate pieces. The oldest collections of historical period pieces are from the 1700s. Early 1800′s, the Empire era, is represented in jewellery, as well as the late 1800′s. Fairly large amounts of collections are the so-called hair jewellery or 1800’s creations. This was organised to coincide with The Art Museums jewellery exhibition by new or modern designers.
10/04/2011 - 8/01/2012
Northern Ostrobothnia museum (Pohjois-Pohjanmaan museo)
Ainolan puisto PL 26, FIN-90015, The city of Oulu
Jan 1st – May 31st, Sept 1st – Dec 31st: Tue-Sun 10 am - 5 pm, Jun 1st – Aug 31st: Tue - Fri 10 am - 6 pm, Sat-Sun 11 am - 6 pm
Free entrance on Fridays, otherwise the tickets are from 1 to 3 €
FRANCE
Paris
Alphonse Fouquet (1828-1911): des dessins pour des bijoux
Twenty five drawings, taken from a corpus verging on one thousand, reflect the exemplary artistic career of Alphonse Fouquet (1828-1911), one of the most prominent jewellers in Paris in the second half of the nineteenth century.
20/10/2011 - 20/02/2012
Musée des Arts décoratifs
107, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris
Tuesday to Sunday, 11.00 - 18.00, Thursday until 21.00 (Exhibitions only)
Adults 9 euros, concessions 7.50 euros
GERMANY
Baruth Glashütte
Modeschmuck in der DDR. Formgestaltung von Armgard Stenzel für Gablona
Fashion Jewellery in the GDR. The designs of Armgard Stenzel for Gablona
Chains, bracelets, necklaces, brooches, chokers - 60 sets are a representation of Armgard Stenzel's creativity for the jewellery company VEB Gablona and part of the design history of the GDR. Between 1960 and 1977, the designer could develop with great inventiveness a completely new product range "of artistic design," which laid the foundations for national and international recognition of VEB Gablona as a fashion jewellery company. "It was a crazy productive time".
7/11/2011 - 18/03/2012
Baruth Glassworks Museum
Hüttenweg 20, 15837 Baruth Glashütte
Tuesday - Sunday, April - Oct. 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. / Nov.- March 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.
Adults 5.50 euros, students 3.50 euros, children 3 euros
Brandenburg an der Havel
Schätze des Mittelalters – Schmuck aus dem Staatlichen Archäologischen Museum Warschau
Treasures of the Middle Ages - Jewellery from the National Archaeological Museum in Warsaw
This exhibition will present 440 pieces of jewellery from Slavic cemeteries, medieval castle walls and discoveries. The sites are in what is now Poland, Ukraine and Belarus. The beautiful earrings, bracelets and necklaces are made of silver, bronze and gold, glass, semiprecious stones and amber. They represent jewellery styles of the western and eastern Slavs. Thus, the Slavic culture of the Middle Ages is displayed in all its glory and abundance. Accompanying the exhibition is a catalogue produced in cooperation between the Warsaw Museum and the National Museum in Brandenburg.
Autumn 2012 - Spring 2013
Archäologisches Landesmuseum Brandenburg im Paulikloster
Neustädtische Heidestr. 28, 14776 Brandenburg an der Havel
Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 - 17.00
Adults 5 euros, concessions 3.50 euros
Munich
Weiter als der Horizont - Kunst der Welt: Der Mondflüsterer
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Beyond the Horizon - Art of the World: the Moon Whisperer. Native American art prints and silver jewellery of the Canadian Pacific coast from the Larink collectionIn 1979, Renate and Walter Larink "discovered" for the first time the art of the indigenous peoples of Canada's northwest coast and began to collect silkscreen prints, jewellery and wood carvings. Through their collector's passion they quickly developed friendships with artists from British Columbia, and Walter Larink became one of the best connoisseurs of contemporary art of the First Nations of Canada's Pacific coast. Since 2003, Renate and Walter Larink have generaously presented pieces from their collection to the State Museum of Ethnology in Munich. We are pleased that we can now display a selection of screen prints and silver jewellery from this collection.
22/09/2011 – 31/01/2012
Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde
Maximilianstraße 42, D-80538 München
Tuesday - Sunday 9.30 a.m. - 5.15 p.m.
Adults € 3.50/ Reduced € 2.50/ on Sundays € 1,00, Free admission for children under 15
Petershagen
Perlen aus Glas. Farbige Geschichten
Glass beads. Colourful stories
This exhibition invites visitors into a treasure chamber of glass beads from around the world. It tells the surprising stories of the use and significance of glass beads in different cultures: tales of Viking beads which travelled from Tashkent in the Caucasus, to the Viking Aros, Aarhus today, of elegant Venetian beads from the 19th Century, of beads of the rain forest of Borneo, to beads that adorn the Greenland national costume and were brought there by European fishermen. The exhibition represents substantial parts of the collection of the Danish curator Torben Sode. He is an expert in the field of historical beads and has published several studies on this topic. His collection includes objects from antiquity to the present day and has already received several international awards. A catalogue of the exhibition is available from the museum
4/11/2011 – 25/03/2012
LWL-Industriemuseum. Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Industriekultur
Glashütte Gernheim
Gernheim 12, 32469 Petershagen-Ovenstädt
Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 - 18.00
Adults 3 euros, concessions 1.50 euros
Pforzheim
Serpentina – Snakes in Jewellery
In almost all of the world's cultures, the snake is a special symbol, in particular because its symbolism is very complex and multifaceted. On the one hand it stands for eternity and renewal because it sheds its skin, and on the other hand it represents death and destruction. The ›Serpentina‹ exhibition will present remarkable pieces of jewellery featuring the snake. Originating not only from Europe but also from America, Africa and Asia, these pieces were crafted in the most different epochs. They cover the whole gamut from the Uraeus snake of Ancient Egypt as well as examples from Ancient Greece and Rome via exquisite specimens from the 19th century such as those by Castellani, Cartier and Fabergé to some extravagant creations from the Art Nouveau period by Lalique, Mucha or Cranach and finally those designed by jewellery artists of the 20th century. The exhibits from non-European cultures will mainly be from Mexico, the Naga people in India and the Baoulé people in Africa.
26/11/2011 – 26/02/2012
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
Jahnstrasse 42, D-75173, Pforzheim
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 17:00 p.m.
Adults €3, Reduced admission €1.50, Children 14 and under free
Pforzheim
Contemporary Jewellery from Israel
This exhibition will provide insight into contemporary jewellery from Israel, into the specific characteristics of Israel’s jewellery scene and the differences when compared to its Middle European counterpart. Thus, it will also show that the country’s political situation is an important theme for many jewellery artists. The long tradition of contemporary Israeli jewellery will be documented by the works of three artists from the teacher generation. The creations of ten artists from the young generation will exemplify the wide variety of notions of jewellery and the corresponding different positions. The is overseen by curator Jürgen Eickhoff.
16/03/2012 – 3/06/2012
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
Jahnstrasse 42, D-75173, Pforzheim
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 17:00 p.m.
Adults €3, Reduced admission €1.50, Children 14 and under free
Pforzheim
The Universal Language of Ornamentation
Ornamental designs count among the earliest signs of human cultural activity. Starting from simple carvings in various archaeological finds via intertwining lines to Baroque opulence, ornaments can also be found in jewellery. They are a phenomenon that spans the entire world and the most different cultures and, in spite of all its diversity, reveals similar patterns. This show presents the wide variety of ornamental forms of expression in jewellery from the occidental European region, the wealth of variants in the Orient and the opulence on the Indian subcontinent.
23/06/2012 – 30/09/2012
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
Jahnstrasse 42, D-75173, Pforzheim
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 17:00 p.m.
Adults €3, Reduced admission €1.50, Children 14 and under free
Pforzheim
100 Years of the Pforzheim Jewellery + Design Guild
In 1912, when the first of the two traditional goldsmiths’ guilds was founded in Pforzheim, later renamed into ›Turm Pforzheim‹ (›Pforzheim Tower‹). The other guild, founded a few years later and called ›Zunft Jungkunst‹ (›Young Art Guild‹), had a similar programme. The members of both provided important impetus both for artistic and industry-oriented jewellery design. Their active members included renowned artists such as Theodor Wende or Reinhold Reiling. In 2003, both associations combined to form the ›Zunft Pforzheim Schmuck + Gestaltung‹ (›Pforzheim Jewellery + Design Guild‹). In addition to providing a retrospect, this exhibition will also be dedicated to today’s members and their oeuvres.
21/09/2012 – 11/11/2012
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
Jahnstrasse 42, D-75173, Pforzheim
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 17:00 p.m.
Adults €3, Reduced admission €1.50, Children 14 and under free
Pforzheim
Pearls in the History of Jewellery
Extremely rare and thus immensely precious, pearls have always been objects of desire. As early as in antiquity, mussels were gathered in the Persian Gulf in search of pearls of supreme quality. After Alexander the Great conquered Persia, they also made their way to Europe. Countless legends, myths and stories about pearls have developed in the course of time. From classical antiquity to our day and age, pearls have been an integral part of jewellery. By means of historic as well as contemporary examples, this exhibition will present multifaceted ways of how to use pearls in jewellery and the skilled craftsmanship involved.
26/10/2012 – 27/01/2013
Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim
Jahnstrasse 42, D-75173, Pforzheim
Tuesday to Sunday 10:00 a.m. – 17:00 p.m.
Adults €3, Reduced admission €1.50, Children 14 and under free
Schwäbisch Gmünd
"Treu und bestendig". Ringe – ein Versprechen
Trust and confidence. Rings - a promise
Rings promise especially love, friendship and loyalty. Not least because of the construction of the Gmünd church of St John from the vow of the Duchess Agnes, wife of the first Hohenstaufen duke Frederick: she promised to build a church on the spot where she found her lost wedding ring. Given this background, the exhibition presents rings from antiquity to the present. The objects shown are from the collection of the museum as well as from a private collection and loans from the collection recently enriched by a donation. Ursula Röhrs has examined in depth the theme of rings and the collection of the Gmünd museum, and has produced an extensive catalogue, available from the museum.
29/04/2012 – 14/10/2012
Silberwarenmuseum Ott-Pausersche Fabrik
Milchgässle 10, 73525 Schwäbisch Gmünd
Mid April to Mid October: Tue, Wed, Fri 14.00 - 17.00, Thu 14.00 - 19.00, Sat, Sun, 11.00 - 17/00
Adults €2.50, Reduced admission €1.50, Children under 18 free
ITALY
Milan
Oro dai Visconti agli Sforza. Smalti e oreficeria nel Ducato di Milan
Gold from the Visconti to the Sforza. Enamels and goldsmith's work in the Duchty of Milan
closing soon
For the first time, an exhibition will trace the history of goldsmith's work in the Duchy of Milan between the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, testifying to its quality and predominant role, through 60 masterpieces from the most prestigious collections both public and private, Italian and international, including the German Essen Cathedral, the Louvre in Paris and the National Gallery in Washington. A catalogue produced by Silvana Editoriale will accompany the exhibition.
30/09/2011 – 29/01/2012
Museo Diocesano
Corso di Porta Ticinese, 95 - Milano
Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 – 18.00
€ 8,00 (full price) and € 5 (reduced price).
Padua
Pensieri preziosi 7 - gioielli d'Italia
closing soon
This exhibition shows jewellery by 15 contemporary Italian artists with different styles: Fernando Betto, Adreani Bloomard, Patrizia Bonati, Lucia Davanzo, Elizabeth Dupre, Anna Fornari, Maria Rosa Franzin, Simonetta Giacometti, Lisa Grassivaro, Eugenia Ingenuity, Rita Marcangelo, Mauritius ponds, Fabrizio Tridents, Barbara Uderzo, Stefano Zanini. Educational activities for children, organized by Fantale, are also provided.
19/11/2011 – 22/01/2012
Oratorio di San Rocco
via S. Lucia - Padova
Tuesday to Sunday: 9.30 – 12.30 and 15.30 – 19.00
€ 4.00 (full price) and € 2.00 (reduced price).
Ravenna
Ricordi in micromosaico. Vedute e paesaggi per i viaggiatori del Grand Tour
Micromosaic souvenirs. Views and landscapes of the Grand Tour
This exhibition, curated by Chiara Stefani, will show about 40 different types of objects (pictures, snuff boxes, plaques, jewellery), all made of micro-mosaics. Between the second half of the 18th and early 19th century, this technique, became an irreplaceable vector in the spread of the most famous views sought by foreign travelers along the route of the Grand Tour. The works on display, mostly unpublished, come from private Italian and foreign collections, from the Napoleonic Museum and the Vatican Museums, as well as documenting the spread of these particular views of the peninsula, reveal the enduring influence, in the 18th and 19th centuries, of the 17th-century landscape tradition of classical and romantic aspects. Views, first with ruins, and then with picturesque and romantic scenery, therfore became the subjects most frequently treated by Roman mosaics. Their flourishing production contributed to the transposition of views from the public domain to a private function.
29/06/2012 - 16/09/2012
MAR - Museo d'Arte della Città di Ravenna
via di Roma, 13 Ravenna
Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9.00-13.30/15.00-18.00, Wednesday and Saturday 9.00-13.30, Sunday 15.00-18.00
€ 3.00 (full price) and € 2.00 (reduced price).
Rome
Il Vello d'Oro. Antichi tesori della Georgia
The Golden Fleece. Ancient treasure from Georgia
closing soon
The exhibition is inspired by the myth of the Argonauts, a group of heroes who went in their quest for the Golden Fleece. A rich selection of gold and bronze jewellery found in archaeological excavations in the ancient city of Vani, located in the western part of Georgia, corresponding to the ancient region of Colchis: in presenting these findings of exceptional workmanship and beauty, the exhibition brings together ideas from ancient Greek mythology and the Golden Fleece, which Jason and the Argonauts took after a brave and adventurous journey to the borders of the known world. Undoubtedly, the resemblance between the myth and the archaeological finds is striking, they emerged from the tombs in Vani from 1961 to 2004, proving the existence of a highly developed culture, closely linked to Asia Minor and Greece. On display are 120 gold jewels: necklaces, earrings, bracelets, buckles, belts, pendants, plus some silver and bronze pieces, almost all dating between the fifth and second centuries BC.
17/11/2011 – 5/02/2012
Mercati e Foro di Traiano
Via IV Novembre 94 - 00187 Roma
Tuesday-Sunday: 9.00 am - 7.00 pm
€ 11.00 (full price) and € 9.00 (reduced price).
Rome
Lux in Arcana. Documents from the Vatican Secret Archives
An unprecedented cultural and media event: 100 original documents, preserved for 400 years in the Popes’ Archive, will leave the confines of the Vatican City walls for the first time in history. The documents include part of the Archivio Borghese, the most substantial family archive held by the Vatican Secret Archives, made up of nearly 9,000 items mainly referring to the administration of the Borghese family’s wealth. In one of the last boxes, hidden among various accounts and expense notes, numerous watercolor plates are attached to a manuscript inventory of the family’s hereditary jewels. In 1834 prince Francesco (1776-1839) commissioned famous Roman goldsmith Fortunato Pio Castellani to survey the gems possessed by the Borghese household. Even though at the time he was continuously sought-after by the most famous families of the Roman aristocracy for his archaic-looking artefacts, the artisan drew numerous sketches of the jewels, among which some belonged to Pauline Bonaparte, who received them as a gift by brother Napoleon when she married Camillo Borghese, prince Francesco’s brother, in 1803; the emerald tiara and earrings described here are practically identical with those worn by Pauline Bonaparte for the 1807 marriage of Jerome Bonaparte and Catherine of Württemberg and captured by Jean-Baptiste Regnault in his painting which now hangs in Versailles. Subsequently, Pauline’s magnificent jewels were dismembered and remounted according to the time’s fashion for the marriage between Francesco’s son, Marcantonio, and Gwendoline Talbot, the Duke of Shrewsbury’s daughter, in 1835.
1/03/2012 - 9/09/2012
Musei Capitolini
Piazza del Campidoglio 1 - 00186 Roma
Tuesday-Sunday: 9.00 am - 8.00 pm
€ 12.00 (full price) and € 10.00 (reduced price).
Rome
Ricordi in micromosaico. Vedute e paesaggi per i viaggiatori del Grand Tour
Micromosaic souvenirs. Views and landscapes of the Grand Tour
This exhibition, curated by Chiara Stefani, will show about 40 different types of objects (pictures, snuff boxes, plaques, jewellery), all made of micro-mosaics. Between the second half of the 18th and early 19th century, this technique, became an irreplaceable vector in the spread of the most famous views sought by foreign travelers along the route of the Grand Tour. The works on display, mostly unpublished, come from private Italian and foreign collections, from the Napoleonic Museum and the Vatican Museums, as well as documenting the spread of these particular views of the peninsula, reveal the enduring influence, in the 18th and 19th centuries, of the 17th-century landscape tradition of classical and romantic aspects. Views, first with ruins, and then with picturesque and romantic scenery, therfore became the subjects most frequently treated by Roman mosaics. Their flourishing production contributed to the transposition of views from the public domain to a private function.
16/12/2011 - 10/06/2012
Casa Museo Mario Praz
Via Zanardelli 1 - 00186 Roma
Tuesday-Sunday: 9.00 am - 14.00 pm and 14.30 - 19.30 pm
€ 12.00 (full price) and € 10.00 (reduced price).
Venice
Ercole Moretti. Un secolo di perle veneziane
Ercole Moretti. A century of Venetian beads
closing soon
A century of Venetian beads and precious handmade glass works by one of the most famous and ancient Murano Glass factories, the Ercoli Moretti & Bros, celebrating this year the one hundredth anniversary of activity. Among the works on display are the 'Rosetta' bead, famous all over the world, the Mosaic bead, the Millefiori and the well known Murrina, on display together with many other glass works, on the first floor of the Murano Glass Museum.
9/10/2011 – 6/01/2012
Museo del vetro di Murano
Murano, Venice
Tuesday to Sunday: 10.00 – 17.00
€ 8,00 (full price) and € 5.50 (reduced price).
NETHERLANDS
Arnhem
Unleashed!
closing soon
In this state-of-the-art overview, pieces of jewellery will break out of the museum cases and be scattered over the walls and floors and decorate streets and squares. From small imaginative brooches to portraits of pop-stars woven from strings of pearls and meters-high pieces interwoven with street furniture: in Unleashed! an international community of jewellery designers shows that the possibilities and applications of jewellery are almost boundless.
6/11/2011 – 5/02/2012
Museum voor Moderne Kunst Arnhem
Utrechtseweg 87 6812 AA Arnhem,
Tuesday — Friday 10 a.m. — 5 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, and holidays 11 a.m.-5 p.m
Regular € 7,00, concessions € 5,00, Under 18 free
Leiden
The Hidden Garden, Jewellery from India
A small exhibition presenting contemporary Indian jewellery. Researcher Saskia Konniger has studied the centuries old Indian tradition of making jewellery. Styles and use of different materials differ from region to region. During two periods of fieldwork in India she’s been able to expand the museum’s collection with some surprising pieces
10/09/2011 – 8/04/2012
Museum Volkenkunde
Steenstraat 1, Postbus 212, 2300 AE LEIDEN
Tuesday — Sunday 10 a.m. — 5 p.m.
Regular € 5,00, concessions € 3,50, Under 4 free. Free on Wednesday
POLAND
Gdansk
Exhibition of jewellery „Szkatułka”
"Szkatułka" [Casket] is a selection of gems from the Danish Art Foundation collection.
12/01/2012 – 4/03/2012
Amber Museum
ul. Targ Weglowy 26, Gdansk
10 PLN (normal), 5 PLN (reduced)
RUSSIA
St. Petersburg
In the Shade of the Cross. Western-European Crosses and Crucifixes of the 8th - 19th Centuries. From a private collection, Milan
closing soon
23/09/2011 – 29/01/2012
State Hermitage Museum
2, Palace Square, St. Petersburg, Russia
Tuesdays - Saturdays: 10.30-18.00, Sundays: 10.30 - 17.00
full price entrance - 400 roubles
SWITZERLAND
Geneva
L'horlogerie à Genève. Magie des mêtiers, trésors d'or et d'émail
The collections of clocks and watches, enamel work, jewellery and miniatures of the Museum of Art and History form a body of 18'000 items, of which some 1'500 pieces are highlighted in this exhibition.
15/12/2011 – 29/04/2012
Musée Rath
Place Neuve 2, 1204 Genève
Tuesday, Thursday-Sunday 10 am – 5 pm, Wednesday 12 pm – 9 pm
CHF 9 for Adults, CHF 5 for Students, Children under 18 Free. Free First Sunday of Every Month
AMERICAS
USA
Akron OH
The Finer Things: Jewelry and Accessories from the 1890s-1930s
Guest-curated by Elyse Karlin, this exhibit features jewelry that Gertrude Seiberling might have worn. Fashions of the time period will be part of the exhibit. Ms Karlin is Publisher of Adornment Magazine and Co-Director of Associatino for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts. Her area of specialty is jewelry of the Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau movements and the jewelry of the American First Ladies.
1/04/2012 – 28/10/2012
Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens
714 N Portage Path, Akron, OH 44303
April-December only. Tuesday through Sunday from 10am - 4:30pm
$8.00
Bellevue WA
Knitted, Knotted, Twisted & Twined: The Jewelry of Mary Lee Hu
Over the past 40 years, Mary Lee Hu has affirmed her distinctive voice in the world of jewelry with her elegant, voluptuous creations. Using wire the way hand weavers use thread, Hu has blazed a trail as both artist and innovator, exploring the nexus between metalsmithing and textile techniques. Keen to metal's ability to bend and manipulate light within a textured surface, Hu's work is a testament to her sophisticated eye for weightless and rhythmic lines, translated into body adornment. Featuring more than 90 exquisite earrings, rings, brooches and neckpieces drawn from public and private collections internationally, this retrospective traces Hu's evolution from her experimental designs of the 1960s to today's creations full of light and movement.
7/02/2012 – 17/06/2012
Bellevue Arts Museum
510 Bellevue Way NE, Bellevue, WA 98004
Tuesday - Sunday: 11am - 5pm
$10 Adult, $7 Senior (age 62+), Students (with ID), Free for children under age 6. Free First Friday: 11am - 8pm
Birmingham, Alabama
The Look of Love - Eye Miniatures from the Skier Collection
This exhibition explores the little-known subject of "lover’s eyes," hand-painted miniatures of single human eyes set in jewellery and given as tokens of affection or remembrance, with over 75 examples drawn from the private collection of Dr. and Mrs. David A. Skier
7/02/2012 – 10/07/2012
Birmingham Museum of Art
2000 Rev. Abraham Woods, Jr. Blvd, (formerly 2000 8th Ave. N.), Birmingham, Alabama 35203
Tuesday—Saturday: 10am—5pm, Sunday: Noon-5pm
General Admission is FREE
Boston, MA
Jewels, Gems, and Treasures: Ancient to Modern
What is a gem? Today, in the West, we have come to regard diamond, pearl, emerald, sapphire, and ruby as the most precious of materials. That has not always been the case. Throughout the course of world history, other substances have commanded equal attention, including materials that are largely ignored today. Kingfisher feathers, tiger claws, jet beads, and mica appliqués were at one time worn in different parts of the world with great pride. Some materials, such as coral and rock crystal, have served a protective role, in which they were perceived as being able to guard their wearer from dangerous circumstances or malevolent forces. Other substances, especially those that are rare and available to a select few, are signifiers of wealth and power. This exhibition, the first in the Museum's new Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Gallery, will examine the various roles and meanings associated with a wide range of gem materials.
19/07/2011 – 25/11/2012
Museum of Fine Arts
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115-5597
Monday and Tuesday 10 am–4:45 pm, Wednesday – Friday 10 am–9:45 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am–4:45 pm
Adults $20, Seniors and Students 18 and older $18, Youths 6 and under FREE, Youths 7-17 $7.50, free on Weekdays after 3 pm and weekends
Denver CO
Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection
This exhibition features more than 200 pins, many of which Secretary of State Madeleine Albright wore to communicate messages during her diplomatic tenure. The exhibit examines the collection for its historical significance and the expressive power of jewelry and its ability to communicate through a style and language of its own. When she was named the first female Secretary of State in 1997, Albright became, at that time, the highest ranking woman in the history of the U.S. government. While serving under President Bill Clinton, first as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and then as Secretary of State, she became known for wearing pins that conveyed her views about the situation at hand. "I found that jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal," Secretary Albright said. "While President George H.W. Bush had been known for saying 'Read my lips,' I began urging colleagues and reporters to 'Read my pins.'"
15/04/2012 - 17/06/2012
Denver Art Museum
100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204
Tuesday–Thursday 10 am–5 pm, Friday 10 am–8 pm, Saturday–Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Adult $13, Senior (65+) $10, College Student $10, Youth (6–18) $5, Child (0–5) Free. The museum offers free General Admission on the first Saturday of the month
Greenwich, CT
Bijoux: The Origins and Impacts of Jewelry
The exhibition celebrates the long history of personal adornment through jewelry and explores its impact on our culture and environment. The exhibit showcases exquisite jewelry from both local and international private collections which are displayed together with some of the Bruce Museum’s most spectacular mineral and gem specimens.
16/07/2011 – 26/02/2012
Bruce Museum
1 Museum Drive Greenwich, CT 06830-7157
Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm, Sunday 1 pm - 5 pm
Adults $7.00, Students (5-22 w/ valid ID) $6.00, Seniors (65 & up) $6.00
Houston, TX
Treasures from the Hermitage: Russia’s Crown Jewels
Opening delayed for legal reasons
Houston will be the only venue for this fascinating and exclusive exhibition, which includes more than 150 stunning objects selected from The Treasure Gallery of The State Hermitage Museum. Many of these objects have never before left Russia – and all may never leave again. Marvel at gold, silver and jewels, including gemstone carvings, suites of jewelry and jeweled objects created over the last thousand years and acquired by Peter the Great, Catherine the Great, Alexander I and Nicholas II among others who collected only the best of the best.
20/05/2011 – 27/11/2011
Houston Museum of Natural Science
555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston Texas 77030
Monday & Wednesday - Sunday: 9 am - 5 pm (last entry at 4 pm), Tuesday: 9 am - 8 pm (last entry at 7 pm)
Admission prices not yet available
New York NY
International Art Jewelry: 1895-1925
The goal of this exhibition is to show both the enormous range of pieces made during this period as well as the relationship between the various art jewelry/design reform movements in many countries in the early 20th century. It will feature approximately 200 pieces of jewelry
28/10/2010 - 17/03/2012
Forbes Jewelry Gallery
62 Fifth Avenue (between 12th and 13th Streets) New York, NY 10011
Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat: 10 am – 4 pm
Admission is free of charge.
New York NY
Picasso to Koons: Artist as Jeweler
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Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Max Ernst, Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, Jeff Koons and Anish Kapoor are some of the 20th century's greatest and best known artists. What is less well known are the incredible works of sculptural beauty created by these artists in the form of jewelry. In an exhibition of over 240 masterpieces Picasso To Koons: Artist As Jeweler explores works from an array of artists, not known as jewelers, who have created stunning works of jewelry both reminiscent of their existing artistic vocabulary and in other instances representing a striking departure from their oeuvre. These richly imaginative pieces were never intended for mainstream production, but rather were created as one-of-a-kind pieces or limited editions, that were often personal gifts made for family and friends, revealing an intimate view into the lives of the artists who created them. The exhibition will be accompanied by a fully illustrated catalogue published by Flammarion/Rizzoli.
20/09/2011 - 8/01/2012
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
The Jewelry by JAR
This exhibition will feature several hundred pieces by the most acclaimed jewelry designer of the last twenty-five years, Joel A. Rosenthal. Rosenthal was born in New York, educated at Harvard University and moved to Paris immediately after his graduation in 1966. It was there that he began to experiment with jewelry making and quickly became well-known for his designs of vibrant colors and organic shapes. Very early he revealed his special sensitivity to color whether in the hue of an exotic apricot diamond, the shimmer of topaz and ruby, or the simple clarity of a perfect diamond. He has focused on the pavé technique and most often uses a dark metal alloy for the settings to highlight the gem's color. This exhibition will be the first retrospective of his work in America.
Autumn 2013
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 $25, Seniors (65 and older) $17, Students $12*, Children under 12 (accompanied by an adult) Free
Oakland CA
Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta
Presented in conjunction with the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, the Oakland Museum of California presents a retrospective exhibition on the work of pioneer jeweler Margaret De Patta. A seminal figure in the American Modernist Jewelry movement, De Patta was born in 1903 and moved to the Bay Area in 1923. Distinguished as one of the few American jewelers whose work and ideas were allied to the evolving ideas presented in the modern art movement, De Patta’s work was heavily influenced by the Constructivists and features architectural forms with simple lines, structure, and often movable parts. Space-Light-Structure: The Jewelry of Margaret De Patta features 50 jewelry pieces as well as ceramics, flatware, photographs, pictograms, and newly released archival material. OMCA holds the largest collection of De Patta’s work, most of which was donated by her husband, Eugene Bielawski, after the artist’s untimely death in 1964.
4/02/2012 - 13/05/2012
Oakland Museum of California
1000 Oak St, Oakland, CA 94607
Wednesday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m, Thursday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m, Friday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m, Saturday 11 a.m. to 5 p.m,
Admission is $12 general; $9 seniors and students with valid ID; $6 youth, ages 9-17. Free for children 8 and under.
Phoenix, AZ
All that glitters: American Indian Gold Jewelry
This dazzling exhibit chronicles the development of American Indian gold jewelry from the 1960s to the present, featuring stunning items from the Heard Museum's permanent collection. Each artist brings his or her personal aesthetic and experiences to the work resulting in an exhibit that is a must-see for any jewelry lover. Works by Charles Loloma (Hopi), Harvey Begay (Navajo), Charles Supplee (Hopi/French) and the collaborative work of Yazzie Johnson (Navajo) and Gail Bird (Santo Domingo/Laguna) will be on display [left: butterfly pins by Johnson and Bird]. Other well-known contemporary jewelers included in the exhibit are Denise Wallace (Aleut), Victor Beck (Navajo), Shawn Bluejacket (Shawnee), Larry Golsh (Pala Mission), Edison Cummings (Navajo), Elizabeth Wallace (Navajo/Maidu/Washoe), Keri Ataumbi (Kiowa) and Maria Samora (Taos).
10/12/2011 - 5/08/2012
Heard Museum
2301 N. Central Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85004
Monday-Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Adults: $15.00, Seniors (65+): $13.50, Students (w/vaild I.D.): $7.50, Children (6-12): $7.50, Children (5 & under): FREE
Pittsburgh, PA
Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection
This world-famous exhibition and the accompanying book reveal an intriguing story of American history and foreign policy as told through more than 200 of Secretary Albright’s pins. In 1994, Saddam Hussein’s government-controlled press referred to then-U.S. Ambassador to the UN Albright as an “unparalleled serpent.” She then wore a golden snake brooch to her next meeting on Iraq, beginning a career-long practice of using jewelry to convey and reinforce diplomatic messages. According to Albright, “jewelry had become part of my personal diplomatic arsenal.” Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection demonstrates the power of jewelry to communicate through a style and language all its own. This exhibition has been organized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York.
13/12/2011 - 4/03/2012
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
4400 Forbes Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Tuesday–Saturday: 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursday: 10 a.m.–8 p.m. Sunday: noon–5 p.m.
Adults: $15, Seniors (65+): $12, Students with ID and children 3-18 : $11, Members and children under 3: Free
Pittsburgh, PA
Fabergé: The Hodges Family Collection
closing soon
This exhibition features a splendid group of over 100 objects made by famed Russian artist-jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé (1846–1920). From cigarette cases and smoking accessories, to photograph frames, tableware, desk accessories, boxes, clocks, and jewelry, the consummate skill of the House of Fabergé is evident in the ingenious use of precious and semi-precious materials to create luxury objects of the highest order. The objects are from the Hodges Family Collection, the first significant collection of Fabergé assembled in America in decades.
23/10/2011 - 15/01/2012
Frick Art & Historical Center
7227 Reynolds Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15208
Tues.–Sun. 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursdays during the exhibition, 10 a.m.–9 p.m.
San Diego, CA
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.
15/05/2010 to 8/04/2012
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
Maharaja - The Splendor of India's Royal Courts - Decoding Images of Maharajas
Explore the life and times of India’s great kings by getting close to the objects they used and the art they commissioned, collected, and loved. Nearly 200 stunning artworks—including a gold throne, a silver carriage, Man Ray photographs, and a diamond belt—illuminate the dazzling world of Indian royalty from the 1700s to the 1940s, a period of dramatic change. Along the way, discover fantastical art created especially for this exhibition by contemporary artist Sanjay Patel.
21/10/2011 - 8/04/2012
Asian Art Museum, Chong-Moon Lee Center for Asian Art and Culture
200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
Tuesday - Saturday: 10 AM – 5 PM, late night Thursday until 9 PM, January - October
Adult $17, Senior (65+) $13, student (with ID) $12, Youth (13-17) $17, Child 12 and under, and Members of the U.S. Armed Forces (with valid I.D.) plus one guest: FREE
Santa Fe, NM
Folk Art of the Andes
A major exhibition featuring over 850 works of art from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This diverse group of Andean folk arts includes weaving, embroidery, woodcarving, ceramics, painting, and metalwork, reflecting the interweaving of indigenous craft traditions with European art forms and techniques. The exhibition provides a window into the rich spirit and culture shared by the peoples of this highland region of South America through works ranging from costumes, jewelry, utilitarian items, and toys to those used in religious practices and festivals. The exhibit will be accompanied by a richly illustrated 300 page catalog.
17/04/2011 - 9/09/2012
Museum of International Folk Art
Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087
Winter: Open 10AM to 5PM, Tuesdays through Sundays
Summer: Open daily from 10AM to 5PM, with Free Friday evenings from 5 to 8PM
Adult $9, Youth (under 17 years old)- free
Santa Fe, NM
Young Brides, Old Treasures: Macedonian Embroidered Dress
Until the mid-twentieth century, Macedonian women wove, embroidered, and wore magnificent ensembles of dress that indicated to a knowing eye what village and region they came from and where they were in the cycle of life. Historic ensembles, no longer made but preserved in the museum, also illustrate the tumultuous political history of the region; pan-Slavic, Byzantine, and Ottoman influences can be seen in embroidered motifs, materials, garments, and jewelry. On display will be 27 mannequins in multi-layered ensembles as well as individual garments and pieces of jewelry belonging to Museum of International Folk Art. The exhibition will accompanied by a catalog of the same name.
1/10/2011 - 6/01/2013
Museum of International Folk Art
Museum Hill, 706 Camino Lejo, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504-2087
Winter: Open 10AM to 5PM, Tuesdays through Sundays
Summer: Open daily from 10AM to 5PM, with Free Friday evenings from 5 to 8PM
Adult $9, Youth (under 17 years old)- free
Seattle, WA
Dual Nature-Contemporary Glass and Jewelry
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This dramatic exhibition explores the parallel histories of glass and jewelry/metalsmithing which are deeply rooted in the Pacific Northwest, featuring works by eight emerging and established artists. On display are intricate metalwork inspired by botany, organic forms in paper and resin, architectural glass vessels, colorful micro-mosaic brooches, and reflections on cultural roots and identity.
15/05/2010 to 15/01/2012
Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American Experience
719 South King Street, Seattle, WA 98104
Tuesday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
Adult $12.95, Senior $9.95, Student (age 13–18 or with student ID) $9.95, Youth (age 5–12) $8.95, Child (under 5 years old)- free
Tacoma, WA
The Eloquent Silver Curve: The Jewelry of Flora Book
closing soon
Flora Book has combined her passion for elegant jewelry with her love of silver and life-long study of textiles. Unlike many other Northwest jewelry artists who favor narrative content and use found objects, Book has focused almost exclusively on the expressive possibilities offered by meticulous strands of slender silver beads.
Throughout her career, she has focused on constructing refined compositions that evoke the traditional functions of jewelry but also drape and flow with the wearer’s movements. Book describes her work as an effort to transform the hard metal beads into something soft and flexible, like a piece of fabric. Through her techniques, Book realized her vision to create jewelry that both shimmers like water and drapes like fabric—most eloquently seen in a work such as Cascade, on view in this gallery.
For most of the last decade, Book’s work has evolved into other textile processes such as knitting and machine stitching. These works continue her exploration of the contrast between soft and hard while embracing an aesthetic that is more relaxed and expressive. Her use of reclaimed Mylar from potato chip bags or knitted silver chain allows the forms to be less rigid than her earlier works. Yet, even with these less structured forms, Book cultivates her signature elegant style through the eloquent silver curve.
30/07/2011 to 5/02/2012
Tacoma Art Museum
1701 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402
Wednesday – Sunday: 10am – 5pm, Third Thursday: 10am – 8pm with free admission from 5pm – 8pm
Adults $10, Students, Military, Seniors (65 +) $8, Children age 5 and under FREE
Tallahassee FL
Turkomen Jewelry from the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
10/02/2012 to 25/03/2012
Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts
250 Fine Arts Building, Tallahassee, FL 32306-1140
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 4:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday, 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm (September-April)
Admission Free
Washington DC
Anglo-Saxon Hoard:Gold from England’s Dark Ages
On July 5th 2009, Terry Herbert, a metal detector enthusiast, discovered the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found. From farmland near Lichfield in Staffordshire, England, Terry and a team of archaeologists unearthed more than 3,500 pieces from hundreds of individual objects dating to about 650 A.D. Valued at close to $5 million, the hoard includes exquisitely crafted artifacts, most of which are military in nature. More than 100 of these artifacts will be on exhibition at the National Geographic Museum including elaborate gold and garnet sword fittings, decorative elements for helmets, crosses, and a gold strip bearing a Latin inscription from the Bible. Don’t miss the only U.S. appearance of the Anglo-Saxon Hoard!
29/10/2011 to 4/03/2012
National Geographic Museum
1145 17th Street NW, Washington, D.C., US 20036
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily.
Adults – $8, Members/Military/Seniors (over 62)/Students/Groups (25+) – $6, Children (ages 5–12) – $4
Youngstown, OH
Parallel Existence: Jewelry Worlds
This exhibition will give an exciting overview of contemporary jewelry and related experimental non-commercial projects. It will categorize the richness and creativity of jewelers and collaborative groups into several hubs of interests: experimental, modernist aesthetic, classical forms, technical compulsion, conceptual underpinning, social engagement, humor, technology and narrative.
14/09/2012 to 9/11/2012
McDonough Museum of Art
Youngstown State University, 525 Wick Avenue . Youngstown, Ohio 44555
Tuesday through Saturday 11am to 4pm
Admission is free and open to the public
ASIA
CHINA
Beijing
To Be with You
The completion of a piece of jewellery is never just a destination. It could also be seen as a starting point for a journey, during which it travels from the maker to the person for whom it was made. The works to be included in this exhibition will provide a means of discussing the journey and the relationship and interaction between the maker and the wearer, who may know each other, or who may remain as anonymous communicators. The notion of To Be With You is proposed as a perspective for visual practice through the media of jewellery and other related products. It is a kind of attitude and a means of expression. This can be understood on two levels, that of the maker, or the jewellery piece itself, either spiritual or physical. On the one hand, from the point of view of the maker, the visual work can act as a messenger to the future wearer, to convey in confidence an unfailing will, and to make a lasting commitment. On the other hand, when the object has been made, it is born, to be with, and perceived and reinterpreted by the very body of the wearer.
October to November 2012
CAFA Art Museum
No.8 Hua Jia Di Nan St., Chao Yang District, Beijing
Tuesday - Sunday, 9:30 - 17:30
15 RMB, Preferential ticket: 10 RMB
QATAR
Doha
The Dream of a King: Dresden’s Green Vault
closing soon
Masterpieces of goldsmith and jewellery art, valuable items of amber and ivory, as well as vessels of precious stones and elaborate bronze statuettes belong to the selected objects. Next to the original art works from the collection of August the Strong, the exhibition presents needle-sharp photographic reproductions of the walls of the Historisches Grünes Gewölbe, which will convey an authentic impression of the original Baroque arrangement of the works of art to the visitor.
1/11/2011 - 26/01/2012
Museum of Islamic Art
Corniche, Doha Harbour
Sunday, Monday, Wednesday 10:30 - 17:30, Thursday and Saturday 12:00 - 20:00, Friday 14:00 - 20:00
General admission is free, but a charge is made for special exhibitions.