Exhibitions Archive - post-Victorian

Style periods

Surrealist Jewels 101

Marking the 101st anniversary of the movement, this show will explore surrealism in jewellery, showcasing unique pieces that blur the line between art, imagination, and adornment.
The exhibition includes rare loans, new acquisitions and commissions, many of which are being shown publicly for the first time. 'Surrealist Jewels 101' will also introduce a selection of lesser-known designers and makers, personally selected by Louisa Guinness. This reinforces the gallery’s long-standing commitment to supporting emerging and independent talent by presenting their work to collectors, curators and institutions. Placing new voices alongside established names is a fundamental part of the gallery’s ethos, a curatorial approach that creates unexpected dialogues between generations of artists. The exhibition offers the opportunity to explore intricate, one-of-a-kind jewellery that challenges our perception of reality and logic while transporting visitors into a world of surreal imagination.

25/09/2025 - 7/11/2025

Louisa Guinness Gallery, 104 Kensington Church Street, London, W8 4BU, UK

Napoli Liberty. “N’aria ‘e primmavera”
Liberty style at Naples. 'Spring in the air'

The exhibition demonstrates the spread of the modernist style and the original character of art in Naples in the period between 1889 and 1915. During the Liberty season, the applied arts that integrate with the major arts occupy an important role. High quality manufactories will be exhibited, in the sector of precious goldsmiths and semi-precious stones (coral, mother of pearl and tortoise), a genre in which Naples is pre-eminent in Europe. Among these precious objects, the jewels of Emanuele Centonze, Gaetano Jacoangeli, Vincenzo Miranda and the Ascione Manufactury are famous throughout Europe for diadems, brooches, clasps. The Coral School of Torre del Greco will also be represented, which has distinguished itself for a refined, eclectic and modern processing of semi-precious stones, applied to objects of functional value, in great demand on the market, such as buttons, jewellery boxes and 'pettenesse'. Central to this section is the painting 'Seductions' (1906) by Vincenzo Migliaro, which depicts a window of the Jacoangeli jewellery store, in which you can see a female figure who lets her intense emotionality shine through in front of those objects of desire.

25/09/2020 - 24/01/2021

Gallerie d’Italia – Palazzo Zevallos Stigliano, Via Toledo 185, Napoli, Italy

The Jeweller’s Art – Revolutionary jewellery from the 1960s & 1970s

Remember swinging London in the 1960s? The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Twiggy? At the same time and in the same city, a new generation of jewellery designers burst onto the scene. Goldsmiths flouted the rules of jewellery and experimented with new techniques, materials and influences. You can relive that vibrant period here! The 100-plus items of jewellery on display in the exhibition all come for the private collection of Kimberly Klosterman, who started collecting jewellery from the 1960s and 70s about 30 years ago. They include pieces commissioned by Bulgari, Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Masenza and designed by illustrious names like Andrew Grima, Arthur King, Cesare De Vecchi, Charles de Temple and David Webb, whose work features in several museum collections. They also include jewellery by the Belgian pioneer in modern jewellery art Fernand Demaret. Never before have these items been on display together.

30/10/2020 - 14/03/2021

DIVA, Suikerrui 17-19, Antwerpen - BE - 2000, Belgium

Jablonec 68 – The East-West-Jewelry-Summit

2018 marks the 50th anniversary of the 1st International Silver Smithing Symposium Jablonec ’68. Thanks to the Prague Spring in 1968, at the invitation of the Czechoslovak Artists’ Association, European jewellery artists from East and West converged on Jablonec nad Nisou in northern Bohemia for a European summit of jewellery artists. Now, half a century after Jablonec ’68, the 70 jewellery items will be presented again for the first time, having been preserved to this day in the Muzeum skla a bižuterie (Museum of Glass and Jewellery) in Jablonec nad Nisou. The exhibition will be accompanied by a publication in German/English by Arnoldsche Art Publishers, including a reprint of the original catalogue (printed in only a few copies in 1969) on the jewellery and artists of the Jablonec ’68 symposium.

5/07/2018 - 3/10/2018

Bröhan-Museum, Berliner Landesmuseum für Jugendstil, Art Deco und Funktionalismus, Schlossstraße 1a, 14059 Berlin (opposite the Charlottenburg palace), Germany

Knox: Order & Beauty

The world’s largest exhibition of works by Archibald Knox is set to be unveiled in a new exhibition showcased in the National Art Gallery at the Manx Museum, featuring over 200 pieces from collections across the British Isles, including rare pieces of silver, pewter and jewellery from iconic collections including the V&A, The Peartree Collection, Titus Omega, Manx National Heritage and major private collectors.
Famed for his work for 'The Silver Studio' and Liberty & Co, Archibald Knox was a leading exponent of the ‘British Celtic Revival’ design style. His metalwork designs with their distinctive interlace patterns, are seen as iconic examples of early 20th century design. He also embraced Arts and Crafts, British Art Nouveau and Modernism.
Born on the Isle of Man, Knox was known locally as the man who could ‘paint the wind’. Sketching and painting for his own pleasure, he painted evocative landscapes, rural scenes, buildings and other subjects. The exhibition will be the largest exhibit of Knox material the world has ever seen, with over 100 pieces on loan from private collections and museums and a further 100 pieces drawn from Manx National Heritage’s extensive collection, which is believed to be the largest and most diverse Knox collection in the world. The exhibition will be the first time many of the pieces will have been seen in public to tell the story of Knox’s life and work.

5/04/2025 - 1/03/2026

The Manx Museum and National Art Gallery, Kingswood Grove, Douglas, IM1 3LY, Isle of Man

The Art Jeweller: From Castellani to Knox

The Fine Art Society is delighted to present a dazzling exhibition of nineteenth- and early twentieth-century jewellery, in the line of previous jewellery designers exhibitions held at the gallery between 1900 and 1987. The extensive crossover and merging of artists and jewellery designers was specific to the mid- to late nineteenth century and can only be said of a small number of jewellers before this time. It is during the period covered by this exhibition, roughly 1860 to 1920, that jewellery was raised to the rank of fine art and, by extension, that jewellers came to be considered artists.

9/11/2015 – 13/11/2015

The Fine Art Society, 148 New Bond Street, London W1S 2JT, UK

The Partridge Family of Barnstaple: Ethel Mairet, Fred Partridge and the Arts and Craft Movement

This exhibition tells the little-known story of Barnstaple’s Partridge family who became influential members of the Arts and Crafts movement.
The project explores the lives and work of Ethel, Fred and Maud Partridge, who were born and educated locally in the late nineteenth century and went on to become part of the artistic community of Ditchling, where their circle included Bernard Leach, Shoji Hamada, Eric Gill and many more.
The exhibition brings together items from the Museum’s own Partridge Geology Collection with loans from national and regional museums including: examples of Ethel’s celebrated handmade textiles from the Crafts Study Centre and Ditchling Museum of Arts and Craft; jewellery created by Fred from the V&A, Fitzwilliam and Birmingham Museums; and a first edition copy of a book on Mediaeval Sinhalese art from the British Library.

14/05/2022 - 29/10/2022

Museum of Barnstaple and North Devon, The Square, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX32 8LN, UK

A New Woman: Clara Barck Welles, Inspiration & Influence in Arts & Crafts Silver

Clara Barck Welles has long been recognised as the founder and owner of the Kalo Shop of Chicago, famous for its elegant Arts & Craft silver hollowware, flatware, and jewellery. Under her tutelage, the Kalo Shop trained and supported generations of designers, jewellers and silversmiths from its heyday from the early 1900s through the depression, until it finally closed in 1970. Originally formed in 1900 by Clara Barck (still unmarried at the time) and five other women graduates of the School of Art Institute of Chicago, the Kalo Shop was incorporated by Barck in 1905. Owned and directed by her, it was, as Darling noted in Chicago Metalsmiths, “the city’s most influential concern producing handwrought silver.” She served as its proprietor, manager, and guiding light until her retirement in 1939, when she moved to San Diego. In 1959, at the age of 91 years old, she gave the business to its remaining four employees.
Focusing on a select number of stellar works from the Kalo Shop and silversmiths in its orbit, and complementing the exhibition with scholarship on Clara Barck Welles’s larger career and social concerns, "A New Woman – Clara Barck Welles, Inspiration and Influence in Arts & Crafts Silver" will document an important chapter in the history of the American Arts and Crafts Movement. The well-illustrated exhibition catalogue will demonstrate the intrinsic quality of the works on view, and offer a fascinating window into the life of the uniquely gifted woman who was at their centre.

9/10/2021 – 2/10/2022

Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon, 1430 Johnson Lane, Eugene, OR 97403, USA

Arts & Crafts Jewellery: the work of Arthur and Georgie Gaskin

This husband-and-wife team are best known for their stunning artistic jewellery based on leaf and flower forms highlighted by this exhibition. Also on show will be examples of their work as illustrators. The Gaskins worked mainly in Birmingham but moved to Campden in 1924. This exhibition is kindly sponsored by Mallams.

10/10/2013 – 24/11/2013

Court Barn Museum, Church Street, Chipping Campden, GL55 6JE, UK

Fashion Jewelry. The Collection of Barbara Berger

Featuring over 450 pieces of fashion jewelry by designers such as Miriam Haskell, Marcel Boucher, Balenciaga, Kenneth Jay Lane, and Gripoix, this exhibition is an eye-opening display of necklaces, bracelets, and earrings, many of them one-of-a-kind, drawn from the world-renowned collection of Barbara Berger. The daughter of an American diamond merchant, Barbara Berger began her collection of some 3,000 bijoux de couture when she purchased a pair of Chanel earrings at a French flea market as a teenager and went on to assemble one of the largest and finest collections of couture jewelry in the world. Many of the works were expressly made to be worn with haute couture clothing by fashion designers that range from Chanel to Yves Saint Laurent, and Dior to Dolce & Gabbana. The Berger collection and this exhibition are virtual encyclopedias of this exciting and provocative era of fashion history. The exhibition also underscores the continuing popularity of couture jewelry today through stellar contemporary works.

25/06/2013 - 22/09/2013

Museum of Arts & Design, 2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 10019, USA

GLANZ EINER EPOCHE. Jugendstilschmuck aus Europa
Brilliant Times- Jugendstil Jewellery from Europe

Based around the innovative jewellery designs of members of the Darmstadt Artists´ Colony - Peter Behrens, Rudolf Bosselt, Paul Bürck, Hans Christiansen, Johann Vincenz Cissarz, Ludwig Habich, Patriz Huber and Joseph Maria Olbrich - a unique exhibition of European jewellery history from around 1900 will once more take place in autumn 2011. It will be held in the exhibition rooms of the Museum Künstlerkolonie (Darmstadt Artists´ Colony), housed in impressive Jugendstil-era buildings. Highly valued pieces of jewellery by René Lalique, Georges Fouquet, Jan Eisenloeffel and Fabergé present a detailed overview of the outstanding creativity these artists expressed through the Jugendstil. As well as including the Museum Künstlerkolonie´s finest jewellery, the exhibition displays a selection of particularly exquisite objects from the outstanding Jugendstil jewellery collection in the Hessisches Landesmuseum. This museum´s inventory is based on the collection of the Dutch court jeweller Karel A. Citroen (b. 1922). On display are works by the famous Parisian jewellers, goldsmiths and enamellers René Lalique and Georges Fouquet as well as André-Fernand Thesmar and Lucien Gaillard. Lalique sparked a revolution in the field of jewellery design while inspiring Viennese jewellery production at the turn of the century, which neverthless developed in a different direction. Josef Hoffmann´s stricter designs are a statement that the artistic composition and handworked quality of a piece of jewellery is more important than its value in raw materials.

25/02/2011 – 20/06/2011

Leopold Museum, Vienna, Austria

21/08/2011 – 11/12/2011

Museum Künstlerkolonie, Darmstadt, Germany

Alltagstauglich! Schmuck von Jugendstil bis Art Déco
Suitable for everyday use! Jewellery from Art Nouveau to Art Deco

From simple to extravagant, but always original and creative - this is how the fashionable jewellery designed primarily for everyday use was designed in the first three decades of the 20th century. Even more strongly than today, a distinction was made between day jewellery and evening jewellery: day jewellery was usually "No diamonds before 6 pm". The favourite material was often silver, sometimes gilded, set with less precious gemstones. As a result, cheaper to manufacture and purchase, the pendants, brooches or bracelets worn by ladies during the day offered plenty of space for innovative solutions and the implementation of new stylistic influences such as Art Nouveau or Art Deco. More than 350 objects, mainly from Germany and Austria, encourage people to come to terms with the jewellery of the early 20th century. They all come from the private collection of Astrid Ratz-Coradazzi, never before shown in public, who invested her pocket money in her first Art Nouveau piece at the age of seven. But it is not just collecting, but also exploring that interests and preoccupies her. Having long been assisted by her husband, she successfully works through archives and libraries to link the jewellery with its manufacturer. Thus, as well as the accompanying catalogue, the exhibition is a "Who's Who" of German and Austrian jewellery design.

10/05/2019 - 11/08/2019

Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt, Friedensplatz 1, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany

Oosters Licht. De invloed van Japan op de Westerse kunst
Oriental Light - The influence of Japan on Western art

With the birthplace of European civilization we often think of Syria, Sumeria, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece and Rome. Although this is where the roots of Western civilization lie, we must note that in the mid-19th century an unexpected influence came from the East. Through the Kanagawa treaty in 1854, Japan opened its doors to the West. The treaty led to a civil war in Japan that was only stopped in 1867 by the installation of a new emperor, also known as the Meiji restoration. In Europe, the second industrial revolution had made it possible for a new elite within society to emerge that had acquired power not through inheritance (such as nobility) but through its own efforts. This led to a new injection of capital but also to the loss of the old guild systems. In England in particular, people longed for the old craftsmanship. Under the leadership of William Morris and John Ruskin, the Art & Crafts movement was established that had set itself the goal of reintroducing well-crafted craftsmanship at an affordable price. Yet this movement, together with the influence of Japanese art in the West, led to a new movement, 'Art Nouveau' from 1895. Although Art Nouveau was the result of everything that preceded it, it was also a complete break with it. The forms focused on nature and old animistic or polytheic symbolism. The latter in particular differ essentially from the Christian tradition in which oppositions such as "good and evil", "god versus devil" are decisive for thinking. Within the animistic "thinking" or rather "perceiving" one experiences everything as a "whole" and therefore undivided. This influence could not only be observed in art, but above all in the new way of thinking within Western society. The oeuvre of this exhibition will include work by the following artists: Lalique, Mucha, Gallé, Daum, Knox, Van de Velde, Majorelle, Macintosh, Maison Vever, Fouquet, Gautrait and many others. Work by other artists will also be exhibited that is generally not as well known to the general public but is of the same high quality as that of Lalique or Mucha.

8/07/19 - 7/11/2019

Lalique Museum Nederland, Gasthuisstraat 1, 6981 CP, Doesburg, Netherlands

René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass

This major exhibition will bring together glass, jewelry, production molds, and design drawings by René Lalique (French, 1860─1945), dating from about 1893 to Lalique’s death in 1945. As a successful jeweler Lalique experimented with glass in his designs, which eventually led to a career in which he fully embraced the material. His aesthetic choices in his designs informed the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco in France, and the objects he created have become iconic reflections of these periods. This exhibition will be drawn primarily from the Museum’s permanent collection.

17/05/2014 – 4/01/2015

The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way - Corning, NY, USA

Designing for a New Century: Works on Paper by Lalique and his Contemporaries

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, René Lalique’s jewelry, and then his beautifully designed glass objects and vessels, made him an influential figure in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. His work was acclaimed at the international industrial expositions, particularly the 1900 and 1925 Paris Expositions. This exhibition surveys the extraordinary glass art created by Lalique and his European contemporaries, including Maurice Marinot, Auguste Herbst, Emile Gallé,and Val St. Lambert, through design drawings, trade catalogs, period photographs, and rare books from the Rakow Library’s special collections.

17/05/2014 – 4/01/2015

Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way - Corning, NY, USA

Art nouveau. Unique objects with a tale to tell

Discover the art nouveau masterpieces from the King Baudouin Foundation’s collection and the interesting stories and anecdotes behind each of the objects.
Thanks to the generosity of its patrons, the Foundation has been able to acquire work by Victor Horta, Philippe Wolfers and Henry Van de Velde. The wide variety of unique pieces – from art jewellery to furniture and book covers – are all part of different public collections, but will now be showcased in one and the same exhibition at the BELvue museum.

7/06/2023 - 7/01/2024

BELvue Museum, Place des Palais, 7, 1000 Brussels, Belgium

Goddesses of Art Nouveau

The Allard Pierson, in partnership with two museums in Germany, is compiling an exhibition about the international art nouveau movement. Key features of this style, which held sway throughout Europe from 1890 to 1910, are flowing lines and floral motifs. Another characteristic is the frequent depiction of beautiful females. Many of them are divine figures taken from classical antiquity, Byzantine icons, medieval legends and contemporary muses. In this exhibition the fascination for female beauty is examined more closely in the context of the social developments of the period. What is particularly striking is that the women, with their luxuriant hair and transparent robes, not only looked like goddesses but also functioned as such. Almost invariably they symbolized something larger than themselves, lending designs a symbolic meaning and often embodying higher ideals, human feelings or timeless virtues. On display are works by Alphonse Mucha, Gustav Klimt, Aubrey Beardsley, René Lalique and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, as well as countless objects by other celebrated designers, with particular attention for female artists. Photography and film also feature, with the exhibition including a film recording of the revolutionary Serpentine Dance by Loïe Fuller, the dancer who greatly inspired art nouveau artists.

9/02/2020 – 24/10/2021

Allard Pierson, Oude Turfmarkt 127-129, 1012 GC Amsterdam, Netherlands

18/12/2021 - 11/09/2022

Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe Palace, Schlossbezirk 10, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany

A New Art. Metamorphoses of Jewelry, 1880 – 1914

From the 1880s onwards, aesthetics underwent a profound change. A radical renaissance of the imaginary, enriched by an extraordinary dissemination of scientific knowledge, enhanced creative potential in all spheres of art. At the end of the century in France, this movement converged towards Art Nouveau in a creative spirit that enlivened the work of the workshops.
Far from being simply the reflection of a history of forms written elsewhere, jewellery was fully engaged in a fascination with nature and its phenomena. Free from practical considerations, the only constraint being that associated with working with metals and stones, precious objects lent themselves admirably to all sorts of experiments, allowing the most varied combinations and the most evocative fantasies. Artists such as René Lalique, Georges Fouquet, Élisabeth Bonté, Victor Prouvé, Jean Dampt, Jules Desbois, Edward Colonna and Eugène Grasset then took possession of an art form for which the primary source of invention was its materials.
From a technical point of view, it is mainly characterised by its subtle combination of stones, metals and materials of different value, based on a conviction that the beauty of a piece of jewellery lies in its artistic design rather than the cost of its components. The latter, ductile, colourful and shimmering, form feminine silhouettes, foliage and flowers, insects and enchanting arabesques. Brooches, combs, pendants and rings borrow the flowing curves of the natural world, in a bewildering diversity of themes often viewed through the prism of dreamlike fantasy.
Although, in the early 1910s, artists opt for an esthetics more inspired by geometry, Art Nouveau ultimately developed a rich legacy: its decompartmentalisation of the arts, contact with the sciences, and assimilation of a living visual culture would ultimately modernise the art of jewellery.

2/06/2023 - 30/09/2023

L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, 31 rue Danielle Casanova, 75001 Paris, France

Imperishable Beauty: Art Nouveau Jewelry

The organic beauty of jewelry from the Art Nouveau movement shines in this intimate exhibition. Selected from the finest American private collection, Imperishable Beauty features over one hundred works from France, Germany, Austria and the United States by major art nouveau designers and jewelers, including René Lalique, Henri Vever, Philippe Wolfers and Tiffany & Co. Organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

23/07/08 - 9/11/08

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, USA

24/10/2009 – 25/01/2010

Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Hand and machine - Reconstruction of Art Nouveau jewellery from Pforzheim

The focus of the presentation, with over 100 pieces of jewellery, is the conservation, preservation and transmission of traditional manufacturing and jewellery production. At the beginning of the 20th century, more than 30,000 highly qualified professionals in the manufacture of jewellery were active in Pforzheim, in such companies as Levinger & Bissinger, Lauer & Wiedmann, Rodi & Wienenberger, Victor Mayer, F. Zerrenner, Kollmar & Jourdan and Theodor Fahrner.

29/11/08 – 11/01/09

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany

06/09/2009 – 15/11/2009

Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany

1925-2025. One Hundred Years of Art Deco

In 1925, the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts in Paris marked the peak of Art Deco. Decorators, manufacturers, magazines, department stores, artists, and even foreign nations competed fiercely to occupy Parisian buildings or erect temporary structures to display their latest creations. This exhibition aims to celebrate this movement in all its facets and contradictions. In a succession of viewpoints, it will cover the multiple incarnations of Art Deco, from its beginnings in the 1910s to its contemporary reinterpretations, including its rediscovery in 1971. The many masterpieces of the museum’s Art Deco collection, the largest in the world, will be on display, such as Groult’s shagreen chiffonnier, the elegant pieces by Jacques-Émile Ruhlmann and the library desk from the French Embassy by Pierre Chareau, reinstalled for this anniversary. The frenetic pace and thirst for freedom of the Roaring Twenties will be the leitmotif of this exhibition, where contemporary creation inspired by this movement will find its rightful place.

22/10/2025 - 26/04/2026

Musée des Arts décoratifs, 107, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

Bijou Art déco et Avant-garde. Jean Després et les bijoutiers modernes

The exhibition is both a celebration of Art Deco jewellery and of the work of the jeweller and precious metalsmith Jean Després (1889-1980). 180 of this major yet little-known artist’s works, inspired by Cubism and machinery, are being shown together for the first time, alongside works by the great names of French jewellery in the 1930s: Jean Fouquet, Gérard Sandoz, Raymond Templier (all three members of the Union des Artistes Modernes), and also by architects (Robert Mallet Stevens), interior designers, (Jean Dunand) and silversmiths (Jean Puiforcat), all illustrating the formidable attraction jewellery exercised over the artists of the period.

19/03/09 – 12/07/09

Musée des Arts décoratifs, Paris, France

The Dres. Händel Art Déco Jewellery Collection

The "Dres. Margarete and Heribert Händel Collection" was donated to the Jakob Bengel Foundation in 2023 by Dr Aurelia Händel-Weber, daughter of the deceased collector couple, to mark the 150th anniversary of the founding of the Jakob Bengel watch chain and jewellery factory.
The collection includes over 300 pieces of jewellery produced between 1930 and 1935. Most of the pieces of jewellery are made of nickel-plated brass and the early plastic Galalith (= "milk stone"). The collection also includes other, unlisted jewellery objects, Galalith samples and a large number of art-historically significant documents. The Dres. Händel collection is presented in the historic sample room and office of the Jakob Bengel company.

3/07/2023 - 31/12/2024

Industriedenkmal Jakob Bengel, Wilhelmstraße 42a, 55743 Idar-Oberstein, Germany

Art Déco: Schmuck und Accessoires der zwanziger Jahre

Art Deco: Jewellery and accessories from the 20s

20/9/08 – 11/01/09

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Germany

Surreal Things: Surrealism and Design

Surreal Things offers a new perspective on the surrealists’ contentious and ambiguous relationship to the commercial fields of design, fashion, advertising, architecture, film and theatre. The exhibition explores how the increasing pressures of burgeoning consumer culture conflicted with surrealism’s first principles. Nonetheless, there was significant creative, cross-fertilization between surrealist artists and designers. The exhibition brings together some of the most extraordinary objects ever created, and will include painting, sculpture, architecture, works on paper, jewellery, ceramics, textiles, furniture, fashion, film and photography. Organized by the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

9/05/2009 – 30/08/2009

Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada

4/10/2009 - 24/01/2010

Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas, TX, USA

Wiener Werkstätte Fashion and Accessories

The Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), an artist and craftsmen collective, was launched in 1903. At its outset, the firm focused on metalwork, including jewellery. The group was initially comprised of two designers — Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser — and three artisans. This exhibition includes a group of rare and mostly unique designs of jewellery by Hoffmann and Moser as well as other designers who later joined the firm, including Carl Otto Czeschka and Dagobert Peche.

10/06/2021 - 5/09/2021

Neue Galerie New York, 1048 Fifth Avenue (at 86th Street), New York, NY 10028, USA

Focus: Wiener Werkstätte Jewelry

This exhibition brings together a selection of miniature jeweled masterworks by the leading artists of the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshops), including the firm’s co-founders Josef Hoffmann and Koloman Moser. It also includes examples by Carl Otto Czeschka, Maria Likarz-Strauss, Dagobert Peche, and Max Snischek. These wearable works of art were among the most coveted designs produced by the Wiener Werkstätte and many were made only once. An impressive array of Hoffmann’s square brooches, which have been favorably compared to Gustav Klimt’s canvases, are a highlight of the presentation. This show offers a unique opportunity to view Wiener Werkstätte treasures, which are of the highest quality and extremely rare.

4/10/2018 - 21/01/2019

Neue Galerie New York, 1048 Fifth Avenue (at 86th Street), New York, NY 10028, USA

Wiener Werkstätte: Design in Vienna 1903-1932

The largest show in Britain in recent years, the exhibition draws primarily on the collection of David Bonsall and includes over 150 pieces of jewellery, ceramics, glass, metalwork, functional items, textiles, wallpaper, prints and enamel-ware.

1/07/2009 – 04/10/2009

Dorman Museum, Middlesbrough, UK

Sparklers. Emilie Flöge and the jewellery of Wiener Werkstätte

The exhibition in cooperation with the New Gallery New York presents about 40 jewels of Wiener Werkstätte – brooches, necklaces, pendants and diadems – from the years 1903 till 1920. It is supplemented with drafts and historical photographs.

13/11/08 – 22/02/09

Wien Museum Karlsplatz, Vienna, Austria

Diva! Italian Glamour in Fashion Jewellery

This exhibition features 200 pieces of Italian fashion jewellery, from the 1950s to today. The exhibition was curated by Alba Cappellieri, Professor of Jewellery Design at Politecnico di Milano University (Italy), and Codirector of the Vicenza Museum of Jewellery. The exhibition will take the visitors on a journey through the masterpieces of the major Italian bijouterie, the finest expression of Italian design and craftsmanship, bringing together a well-established and prestigious tradition with innovation of materials and new technologies.

23/06/2021 - 23/07/2021

The Italian Cultural Institute of Abu Dhabi

Al Qasbah Street, Al Bateen, Abu Dhabi, U.A.E.

Simply Brilliant - Artist-Jewellers of the 1960s and 1970s

Simply put, jewellery of the 1960s and '70s was revolutionary. If the 1950s were demure and controlled, the 1960s became an era of youthful rebellion and radical cultural change -and a new style of jewellery was part of that zeitgeist. From space-age plastic hoop earrings to the hippie's beaded necklaces, jewellery expressed individuality, nonconformity and the aesthetic, political, and intellectual values of the person who wore it. Beyond these expressions in inexpensive costume jewellery that was available to all, fine jewellery took an equal turn to incorporate the mood of the times. Young jewellery designers no longer wanted simply to create demure baubles that accessorized current fashions. They thought of themselves as artists first, jewellers second, approaching their work as any painter or sculptor. In cooperation with the Cincinnati Art Museum, and drawn from one of the most important private collections in the world, assembled by Kimberly Klosterman, this exhibition features the work of an international set of independent jewellers as well as major houses.

27/03/2021 - 27/06/2021

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Jahnstraße 42, 75173 Pforzheim, Germany

Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry

'Ice Cold: An Exhibition of Hip-Hop Jewelry' celebrates hip-hop's cultural influence through stunning jewellery worn by some of its iconic stars.
Highlights include Slick Rick’s gem-encrusted crown, the Notorious B.I.G.’s legendary gold ‘Jesus piece,’ the diamond-studded Roc-A-Fella medallion for the record label co-founded by Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj’s sparkling ‘Barbie’ pendant, and pieces from Erykah Badu, A$AP Rocky, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg, and Tyler, the Creator, among others.
Building on New York City’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of hip-hop as a global phenomenon, Ice Cold will highlight the evolution of jewellery in hip-hop over the past five decades, starting with oversized gold chains embraced by rap’s pioneers in the 1980s and moving through the 1990s, when MCs turned business moguls sported record label pendants sparkling with diamonds and platinum.

9/05/2024 - 5/01/2025

American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West. New York, NY 10024-5102, USA

Stories of Hip Hop

Originating in the USA, the hip hop culture is a phenomenon that has spread all over the world since the 1980s. It has influenced generations of young people, and the hip hop lingo is understood and used by many across diverse cultural contexts. A distinctive feature of the protagonists is their conspicuous, oversized jewellery that is lavishly encrusted with diamonds, i.e. »iced up«. Music, graffiti and rap are just as important as the flashy jewellery and the matching outfits. The exhibition, linking all this through stories, extends throughout the entire building, including the Arts Association’s hall, and will even display a street scene from a hip hop film as a backdrop. Concerts, dance performances, a panel discussion and an evening with Hiphop Kitchen will be part of the richly varied accompanying programme.

30/03/2025 - 29/06/2025

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Jahnstraße 42, 75173 Pforzheim, Germany

Companies

Must-haves — Schmuck grosser Juweliere
Must-haves — Jewellery Created by Greats of the Craft

Cartier and Tiffany are only two of the prestigious brands that will be spotlighted in this exhibition at the Jewellery Museum to mark 250 years of Pforzheim’s jewellery and watchmaking industries. The show will be focusing on the one hand on the jewellery created by major luxury brands — whose specific designs have always been highly coveted — that over the course of decades have become firmly established in the luxury segment. They also include those that started out on their road to success in Pforzheim or, like Wellendorff, are located there. On the other hand, the exhibition will be showcasing selected haute joaillerie creations that have strongly influenced the evolution of the individual brands’ identities, like Cartier’s panther.

21/05/2017 - 10/09/2017

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Jahnstraße 42, 75173 Pforzheim, Germany

Elegance and Splendour of Art Deco. The Kyoto Costume Institute, Jewelry Houses Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels

This will be the first time when the collection of women’s clothing by haute couture European houses of the Art Deco period from the Kyoto Costume Institute (Japan) will be demonstrated in Russia. Moreover, visitors will have a chance to see jewels of 1910–1930s created by outstanding jewellery houses Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, together with original designs and photographs from the archives.

30/09/2016 – 11/01/2017

Moscow Kremlin Museums, One-Pillar Chamber of the Patriarch`s Palace and the exhibition hall of the Assumption Belfry, Moscow, Russia

Artistic Luxury: Fabergé, Tiffany, Lalique

In this opulent exhibition of more than 300 objects, see the greatest masterworks of these artists reunited for the first time since the legendary 1900 world’s fair in Paris.

19/10/2008 - 18/01/2009

The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

7/02/2009 - 31/05/2009

Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, USA

Pure Brilliance: The Boodles Story

This exquisite exhibition of jewellery will mesmerise visitors to Lady Lever Art Gallery this autumn as part of the gallery’s centenary year celebrations. It will showcase the jewellery brand’s 200-year story and show how Liverpool has helped shape the company’s growth, from a family jewellery business to purveyors of some of the most stunning jewels in the world.
See how the heritage of Liverpool’s vibrant and creative jewellery industry in the late 19th century created a market for good quality jewellery and metalwork, for which Boodles soon acquired a reputation. Stunning pieces of historic jewellery from Liverpool makers and racing trophies made by Boodles will illustrate the early years of the firm, previously known as Boodle & Dunthorne. The company’s rise from city jeweller to the pinnacle of high-end jewellery design and manufacture can be seen through the breath-taking contemporary jewellery on display, each piece a unique work of art.
Explore the awe-inspiring craftmanship behind the pieces, from the sourcing of precious stones and metals through to the design and the manufacture of the pieces. See how the famous Boodles brand was created and venture into the glamourous world of luxury jewellery. It’s an opportunity to get close to some of the most imaginative and lavish jewellery in the world, created by a family firm which still has its flagship store in Liverpool today.
The skill, creativity and craftsmanship of the jewellery on display is of the highest quality, resonating with the craftsmanship shown in the collections of the Lady Lever Art Gallery, which celebrates its 100 year anniversary in December 2022.

22/10/2022 - 5/03/2023

Lady Lever Art Gallery, Port Sunlight Village, Wirral, CH62 5EQ, UK

Bucellati

Bucellati, The Prince of Goldsmiths, Rediscovering the Classics

Maison Buccellati, the historic high jewellery House and today part of the Richemont Group, present ‘The Prince of Goldsmiths, Rediscovering the Classics’, a major retrospective exhibition that rediscovers its heritage, history and craftsmanship. Hosted in Venice, in association with the Biennale di Venezia 2024, created and produced by Balich Wonder Studio and curated by Alba Cappellieri for the jewellery and silverware selection, the exhibition retraces the distinctive themes of Buccellati’s creations, highlighting the mastery and preciousness of the ‘classic’. ‘The Prince of Goldsmiths’ is how Gabriele d’Annunzio, one of the most influential Italian writers and poets of the 20th century, described Mario Buccellati in 1936, attesting to his mastery in creating timeless masterpieces.

18/04/2024 - 18/06/2024

Oficine 800, Fondamenta San Biagio 800, Giudecca, 30133 Venice, Italy

L’arte della bellezza. I gioielli di Gianmaria Buccellati

This exhibition consists of a valuable selection, mainly never displayed before, of the extraordinary jewellery and gold work made by Gianmaria Buccellati: a unique opportunity to discover the fascinating story of this international success story. Gianmaria Buccellati is the protagonist of this journey in the name of tradition and the excellence of Italian craftsmanship. Over the years Gianmaria has created masterpieces through the use of gold and silver, pearls and precious stones, appreciated everywhere. He opened stores around the world, from Monte Carlo to Hong Kong, from Florence to Tokyo and New York. His splendid jewels, sought after by jet setters, epitomise the "Buccellati style". The apogee of the company took place in 1979 with the opening of the boutique Buccellati in the prestigious Place Vendôme in Paris, true heart of the world of haute joaillerie.

21/03/2015 - 30/08/2015

Reggia di Venaria Reale, Piazza della Repubblica 4, Venaria Reale (TO), Italy

I tesori della Fondazione Buccellati. Da Mario a Gianmaria, 100 anni di storia dell’arte orafa
Treasures of the House of Bucellati. From Mario to Gianmaria, 100 years of the goldsmiths' art

This exhibition, a collaboration between the Foundation Gianmaria Buccellati, the Soprintendenza Speciale per il Patrimonio Storico, Artistico ed Etnoantropologico, and the Museums of Florence, will present a selection of over one hundred works, including jewellery, works of gold and silverware designed by Mario and Gianmaria Buccellati, two of the most significant names in the world of goldsmithing, heirs of the illustrious Italian tradition which flourished during the Renaissance with Benvenuto Cellini, one of the greatest artists of all time. It was according to the canons of Renaissance Art that Mario Buccellati, described by Gabriele d'Annunzio, his friend and companion, as the 'Prince of goldsmiths', created his works, reinterpreting them in an absolutely personal, unique and easily recognizable style. To him must be given the credit for having made known the 'Buccellati style' which became a legend of the goldsmith's art, appreciated by royalty, popes and intellectuals alike.

2/12/2014 - 22/02/2015

Museo degli Argenti, Palazzo Pitti, Piazza Pitti 1, Florence, Italy

Bulgari

Bvlgari Kaleidos: Colors, Cultures and Crafts

With creations that are true chromatic masterpieces, Bvlgari stands as the only High Jeweller to have transformed colour into an art form of its own. The Maison's history is deeply tied to its bold use of vibrant gemstones, still today a primary source of inspiration for Bvlgari High Jewellry creations. While early silverware by founder Sotirio Bulgari hinted at a fascination with colour, a true revolution emerged in the 20th century. In the early 1900s, traditional High Jewellry favoured platinum and monochromatic designs, with limited and conventional schemes. After World War Ⅱ, Italy became the epicentre of a chromatic transformation.
In the 1950s, Bvlgari pioneered bold combinations of sapphires, rubies and emeralds set in yellow gold with diamonds. The Maison also embraced stones once considered semi-precious, such as amethyst, citrine and turquoise, valuing them for their vibrant hues and aesthetic potential, and capturing their chromatic intensity through the signature cabochon cut. This fearless approach to colour became a hallmark of the Bvlgari style, cementing its reputation as the Master of Coloured Gemstones.
This colour revolution will be explained in the exhibition divided in three chapters.

17/09/2025 - 15/12/2025

The National Art Center, Tokyo, 7-22-2 Roppongi Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8558 Japan

A Continuing Story. Goldsmiths art from Castellani to Bvlgari

This exhibition will display some iconic creations from the Bvlgari Heritage Collection in dialogue with the permanent Ori Castellani collection. This exceptional display celebrates the encounter between two visions of goldsmiths art that, despite being very distinct, share the same vocation for technical excellence and the ability to reinterpret shapes, volumes and iconographies of Antiquity in a contemporary key.
The selection opens with a pair of earrings signed by Castellani in gold with imperial coins (ca. 1880), which became part of the Bvlgari Heritage Collection in 2003, thanks to Nicola Bulgari's passion for collecting. The journey continues with creations signed by Bvlgari including a Monete Doppio Cuore necklace in gold with haematite and a Greek coin in silver (1984), a necklace in gold with Roman intaglios and diamonds (circa 1975), and a silver bracelet from the late 19th century, made by Sotirio Bulgari, founder of the Maison.

24/06/2025 - 31/08/2025

Museo Nazionale Etrusco di Villa Giulia, Piazzale di Villa Giulia, 9 - 00196 Rome, Italy

Jewellery Art of BVLGARI

For the first time in Russia the Moscow Kremlin Museums will hold a retrospective exhibition, presenting pieces of high jewellery art by world-known Italian Maison BVLGARI, which history dates back more than a hundred and thirty years. Over four hundred unique pieces of high-end jewellery from the BVLGARI Heritage Collection as well as pieces from the private collections from around the globe will be on display at two exhibition halls of the Kremlin museums — the Exhibition Hall of the Assumption Belfry and the Exhibition Hall of the Patriarch’s Palace.

7/09/2018 – 13/01/2019

The Moscow Kremlin Museums, 103132 Russia, Moscow, Kremlin

Bulgari and Rome

This exhibition looks at how the art and architecture of ancient and modern Rome have been a source of inspiration to the designers at Bulgari, the Italian jewellers, throughout its history. Founded in Rome in 1884, since its outset Bulgari has made use of the city’s most characteristic features as the guiding symbolic and artistic thread of its creations. For decades the Colosseum, the Piazza San Pietro, the Spanish Steps, the fountains in the Piazza Navona and the Pantheon have given form to necklaces, bracelets, earrings and brooches made in gold or platinum and precious stones of every colour: cabochon cut gems that reproduce the typical domes of the Roman skyline; geometrical designs that reflect the pure lines of the ruins; and glints of gold that recall Baroque volutes are among the details that reveal Bulgari’s homage to the Eternal City. The exhibition brings together more than 140 pieces of jewellery from Bulgari’s Heritage Collection (including jewels that belonged to Elizabeth Taylor) and from a number of private collections, including that of Baroness Thyssen. They are displayed alongside around 30 paintings, drawings, sculptures and photographs by different European artists who have depicted the city of Rome in their works, including Canaletto, Gaspar van Wittel, Ippolito Caffi and Arthur John Strutt. The majority have been lent by the Museo di Roma (Palazzo Braschi) with other loans from the Galleria Borghese, the Capitoline Museums and the collections of Banco Intesa San Paolo and the Circolo della Caccia.

30/11/2016 – 26/02/2017

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Paseo del Prado 8, 28014 Madrid, Spain

Italian Jewels: Bulgari Style

The name Bulgari is synonymous with 1960s Italian glamour. Richard Burton famously quipped that in the nine months Elizabeth Taylor spent in Rome filming Cleopatra, she learned just one word of Italian — ‘Bulgari’. This exhibition brings together Bulgari’s visionary creativity and the maison’s leading women in a spectacular display of film, photography and glittering jewels. Showcasing the longstanding relationship between Bulgari, Rome and Hollywood cinema, the exhibition features exquisite jewels from the personal collections of Elizabeth Taylor and Gina Lollobrigida and favoured by prestigious patrons such as Anita Ekberg and Grace Kelly. Spectacular jewels worn on the red carpet by leading Hollywood starlets, such as Kiera Knightley, feature from the Bulgari Heritage Collection.

30/09/2016 - 29/01/2017

National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, VIC 3004, Australia

The Art of Bulgari. 130 Years of Italian Masterpieces

Bulgari is a world famous Italian jewellery brand with over 130 years of heritage. This exclusive exhibition will highlight jewellery and watches that defined a pivotal period in Italian design.

8/09/2015 - 29/11/2015

Hyokeikan, Tokyo National Museum, 13-9 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo, 110-8712, Japan

Bulgari: 130 Years of Masterpieces

Presenting 150 show-stopping pieces inspired by Greco-Roman classicism, the Italian Renaissance, and the 19th-century Roman school of goldsmiths, along with sketches and other materials from the Bulgari archives, this exhibition showcases Bulgari’s innovations in jewellery design and includes several striking pieces from the Elizabeth Taylor collection.

13/05/2014 – 5/10/2014

Houston Museum of Natural Science HMNS, 5555 Hermann Park Dr. Houston,Texas 77030, USA

The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950–1990

Since its founding in Rome in 1884, Bulgari has become synonymous with innovation and luxury in jewelry design. The jeweler is famous for mixing semiprecious stones with diamonds, mounting ancient coins in gold jewelry, and creating easy-to-wear pieces made with unusual color combinations. This exhibition focus on the decades of the 1950s through the 1980s; in the period after World War II Bulgari began to create a unique style inspired by Greco-Roman classicism, the Italian Renaissance, and the 19th-century Roman school of goldsmiths. By the 1970s, Bulgari’s bold and innovative style had gained success with celebrities and the jet set. The Art of Bulgari: La Dolce Vita & Beyond, 1950–1990 presents approximately 150 show-stopping pieces from this era, along with sketches and other materials from the Bulgari archives. The exhibition takes a decade-by-decade look at Bulgari’s innovations in jewelry design with a particular focus on important American clients and on several striking pieces from the Elizabeth Taylor collection.

21/09/2013 - 17/04/2014

The de Young Museum, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive, Golden Gate Park, San Francisco, USA

Bulgari. 125 years of Italian magnificence

After the enormous success of its 125th anniversary celebration in Rome last year, the luxury jewellers will be bringing its exhibition to Paris for the first time, choosing the legendary surroundings of the Grand Palais to showcase its history, creativity and prestige. "125 years of Italian Magnificence" looks back over the key moments in the history of the celebrated jewellery maker and the development of Bulgari design, from the opening of the first boutique on Rome's Via Sistina in 1884 to the present day. More than 500 precious items illustrate the path followed by Bulgari on the way to becoming the world's leading exponent of precious, highly colourful jewellery. Divided chronologically into periods, the retrospective begins with designs using silver and diamonds from the first half of the 20th century, then shows the creative turn taken in the 1960s with the emergence of a new style combining precious stones with rarely used original materials. The exhibition continues with the eclectic style inspired by 1970s pop art, the bold designs of the 1980s and 90s, right through to the spectacular designs of the 21st century. Jewellery, drawings, cinema stills and original items from private collections never yet publicly exhibited in France, including Bulgari's own vintage collection and pieces owned by Elisabeth Taylor, immerse visitors in the luxurious world of Bulgari, in a spectacularly designed setting.

10/12/2010 – 12/01/2011

The Nave, Grand Palais, Paris, France

4/09/2011 – 3/11/2011

National Museum of China, Beijing 100006, China

17/02/2012 - 17/04/2012

Aurora Art Museum, Shanghai, China

Bulgari

This important retrospective exhibition will celebrate both the founder and the history shared by Bulgari and the Eternal City. Moreover, 2009 marks the 125th anniversary of the opening of the first Bulgari shop in Rome. The exhibition will display 400 of the best jewels, watches and decorative objects produced by Bulgari throughout its history. The majority have never been seen before in public, having spent decades in private collections and safes. Additional works from the private Bulgari Vintage Collection will also be exhibited, alongside drawings, historic documents and photographs of famous clients: businessmen, aristocrats, artists, film stars. In short, an exhibition not to be missed, whether one be an aficionado of history, a devotee of this most magnificent of Italian luxury brands, or simply eager to share in the glamour that Bulgari has epitomized for more than a century.

22/05/2009 – 13/09/2009

Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome, Italy

Cartier

Cartier e il Mito ai Musei Capitolini
Cartier and the legend at the Capitoline

From the mid-19th century to the present, Cartier has studied, drawn inspiration from, and reinterpreted the aesthetic and symbolic repertoire of ancient Greece and Rome, transforming age-old motifs into uniquely modern jewellery. This exhibition is a fascinating journey to discover the aesthetic and formal universe of the Maison Cartier, in constant dialogue with the Capitoline Museums' exceptional collection of ancient sculptures. The exhibition explores the way classical antiquity has constantly inspired his most iconic creations, reconstructing intellectual and cultural atmospheres and evoking the evolution of the imagery associated with Greece and Rome throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.
The exhibition offers an original perspective on a unique and important aspect of this theme: the use of the ancient repertoire in jewellery, from the pastiches of great 19th-century collectors and goldsmiths, such as the Castellani family in Rome, to the Neoclassical Garland style, to later works inspired by Jean Cocteau in the post-World War II era, culminating in today's creations and a new approach to antiquity. The exhibition highlights the use of the Greco-Roman classical repertoire in Cartier creations and the transformations of the first half of the 20th century, when a new conception of classical antiquity developed. One section is dedicated to jewellery techniques and processes, with references to the Roman era. The exhibition also explores the mythological inspirations that have fuelled Cartier's imagination since the early 20th century, comparing the Maison's creations to the ancient deities of the Palazzo Nuovo — Aphrodite and Dionysus, Apollo and Heracles, Zeus and Demeter — and inviting visitors to rediscover the ancient models that inspired them within the permanent collection.
The exhibition opens with a spectacular cinematic staircase designed by Oscar-winning production designer Dante Ferretti. From the vertical labyrinth of 'The Name of the Rose' (1986) to the nostalgic ruins of the Grand Tour in the set design of 'Cinderella' (2015), his work elevates us to a world of Ancients, heroes, and gods that permeates our way of seeing and experiencing the universe. Melancholic references to classical antiquity punctuate the dreamlike and burlesque atmosphere of Terry Gilliam's 'The Adventures of Baron Munchausen' (1988). With Pasolini, Ferretti brings the sorceress Medea to life in the guise of Maria Callas (b. 1968), one of the most modern women in ancient mythology, who appears wearing an imposing gold and amber set, worthy of her descent from the Sun.
This is the first time the Palazzo Nuovo has hosted a temporary exhibition.

14/11/2025 - 15/03/2026

Musei Capitolini, Palazzo Nuovo, Sale al primo piano, Piazza del Campidoglio 1 - 00186 Rome, Italy

Cartier

A major exhibition featuring more than 350 objects, including precious jewels, historic gemstones, iconic watches and clocks, that chart the evolution of Cartier's legacy of art, design and craftsmanship since the turn of the 20th century.

12/04/2025 - 16/11/2025

V&A South Kensington, Cromwell Road, London SW7 2RL, UK

Cartier and Women

This is the first major exhibition that foregrounds women’s role and presence in the history of Cartier. Featuring about 300 stunning items of Cartier jewellery, timepieces, precious objects, and archival records from the nineteenth century to the present day, the exhibition celebrates women’s lifestyles, creativity, and influence. Through these exquisite works and fascinating stories, the exhibition’s four thematic sections explore the close relationship between women, jewellery, and fashion. This exhibition also highlights the profound impact of art from China and other parts of the world on Cartier, a testament to the Museum’s mission to facilitate dialogue among world civilisations.

14/04/2023 – 14/08/2023

Hong Kong Palace Museum, West Kowloon Cultural District, 8 Museum Drive, Kowloon, Hong Kong

Cartier Design: A Living Legacy

This exhibition travels across the Maison’s history through a selection of its most iconic jewels. With more than 160 pieces from the legendary Cartier Collection, as well as private collections and archival documents, it invites the public to delve into the evolution of Cartier style, the Maison’s distinctive language, its design and savoir-faire.
Curated by Ana Elena Mallet, and museography by architect Frida Escobedo, the exhibition studies Cartier’s design, as well as its craftsmanship, and shows a contemporary view without losing sight of its rich, complex past. The pieces shown here are design objects. They are art, and they are long-lasting, evolving history that remains alive.
The pieces presented in the exhibition are extraordinary watches, jewellery, and decorative objects. In this way, they are a testimony of Cartier’s heritage, its historic importance, and its relevance today. This heritage continues to inspire the Maison’s new generations of designers, who pay tribute to it, keep it alive in its distinctive pioneering spirit, and reimagine it for the present and the future.

15/03/2023 – 14/05/2023

Museo Jumex, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra 303, Colonia Granada, 11520 Mexico City, Mexico

Cartier et les arts de l’Islam. Aux sources de la modernité

Focusing on the exceptional creations of Louis Cartier, grandson of the jewellery house’s founder and a passionate student and collector of Arabesque art and artifacts, the exhibition will retrace Louis Cartier’s popularisation of this style through his creations for Cartier, beginning with his involvement in the family business in 1898. Finding inspiration in his travels to the Middle East and India along with his younger brother, Jacques Cartier, Louis Cartier began to favour the geometric and naturalistic patterns of Islamic Art as seen in many sketches, prototypes and jewels which became synonymous with the stylistic language of the house of Cartier. Louis Cartier himself curated exhibitions on Islamic Art and Jewellery at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in 1903 and 1912.

21/10/2021 - 20/02/2022

Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 107 rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris, France

14/05/2022 – 18/09/2022

Dallas Museum of Art, 1717 North Harwood, Dallas TX 75201, USA

Cartier: The exhibition

Never before have so many incredible diamonds, emeralds and other precious stones been seen in Australia. 'Cartier: The exhibition' showcases more than 300 spectacular items, with loans from royal families, celebrities and the astonishing Cartier Collection itself, in exquisite settings such as royal tiaras, necklaces, brooches and earrings. The exhibition explores Cartier’s glittering international clientele that included royalty, aristocrats, socialites, and stars of the stage, cinema and music. Highlights include Dame Nellie Melba’s diamond stomacher brooch, the Queen’s “Halo” tiara, worn by Kate Middleton at her wedding to Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, Daisy Fellowes’ Tutti-Frutti Hindu necklace, Barbara Hutton’s imperial jadeite necklace, Princess Grace of Monaco’s 10.48-carat diamond engagement ring, Dame Elizabeth Taylor’s diamond and ruby necklace (a gift from her third husband Mike Todd which also doubles as a tiara) and a selection from the NGA’s exceptional Ballets Russes costumes. As well as an intriguing array of Cartier jewellery, timepieces and precious objects, the immersive exhibition will include a selection of original preparatory drawings, as well as portraits, historic photographs, film, advertising material, jewellery-making tools and equipment to provide insight into the history of Cartier.

30/03/2018 – 22/07/2018

NGA | National Gallery of Australia, Parkes Place, Parkes, Canberra, Australia

Cartier in Motion

Cartier in Motion unravels the unique story of Cartier’s approach to watchmaking and how the invention of the modern wristwatch came about. Curated by Lord Norman Foster, this exhibition includes over 170 exhibits alongside rare insights into the research and work of the designers at Cartier, through extracts from material found in the Cartier Archives. Whilst telling the story of Cartier watchmaking and the invention of the modern wristwatch, Cartier in Motion explores the change in society at the turn of the 20th century. Amidst upheavals in art, architecture, travel and lifestyles, the traces of a new world could be seen.

25/05/2017 – 28/07/2017

The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG, UK

Brilliant: Cartier in the 20th Century

This exhibition brings together a spectacular assortment of Cartier’s greatest works, including pieces owned by Princess Grace, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Elizabeth Taylor, J. P. Morgan, and the Aga Khan, amongst other aristocrats, royalty, and international luminaries. The dramatic installation will showcase the objects’ glittering diamonds, deeply hued gems, and brightly colored materials such as gold, lapis, coral, jade, citrine, and enamel. There will also be a selection of original preparatory drawings alongside historic photographs and film clips, advertising materials, and movie stills to help tell the Cartier story. In addition to items loaned by the Cartier Collection, the exhibition will include loans from museums and private collections in the United States and Europe. A fully illustrated publication accompanying the show will be available at The Shop at the Denver Art Museum.

16/11/2014 – 15/03/2015

Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave Pkwy, Denver, CO 80204, USA

Cartier. Le Style et l'Histoire

Perhaps overshadowed by the fame of its name and the sparkle of diamonds, the complex and abundant history of this great jewellery house remains little known. Cartier has however played a very important role in the history of decorative arts. Its creations, from the classicism of the "Royal Jeweller" to the radical inventions of the modern style, between geometry and exoticism, offer an exciting testimony to the evolution of taste and social codes. Jewellery, watches, items both practical and refined: Cartier has attracted the most elegant of twentieth century personalities.

4/12/2013 - 16/02/2014

Réunion des musées nationaux – Grand Palais, 3, avenue du Général Eisenhower, 75008 Paris

Cartier: Marjorie Merriweather Post’s Dazzling Gems

One of Cartier’s most important and enduring clients, Marjorie Merriweather Post commissioned some of the most exquisite jewelry sets, fashionable accessories, and finely-crafted jeweled frames of any American collector. Marjorie Merriweather Post frequented the Cartier firm’s three establishments from the 1920s through the 1960s. Pierre Cartier, the brother with whom she dealt most directly, shared an interest in Russian imperial art and even sold Post her first piece of Faberge. Post and Cartier collaborated in designing jewelry and accessores for many years, developing and refining her personal style while creating exquisite works of art. Sketches from the Cartier archives throughout the exhibition illustrate this fruitful partnership. This exhibition will offer a notable perspective on the important role that Cartier played in the life and style of this American icon.

7/06/2014 - 11/01/2015

Hillwood Museum and Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, USA

The Art of Cartier

Nearly 400 pieces from the historic Cartier Collection of the legendary French jewellers Cartier will be on display at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza from October 2012. The exhibition will present a comprehensive selection of the finest jewels that Cartier has repurchased over the course of the decades in order to assemble a representative collection of the Maison’s production and to show the evolution of its style during the first half of the 20th century. Exhibits range from the great tiaras and the so-called Garland style of the early 20th century to Art Deco jewels and others inspired by exotic places (China, Egypt and India, including the famous “tutti frutti” pieces), gold jewellery of the 1930s and 1940s and one-off commissions for leading personalities of the century such as Wallis Simpson, Grace Kelly, María Félix, Elizabeth Taylor and Coco Chanel. This is a major exhibition that will introduce visitors to one of the world’s finest jewellery collections, allowing us to appreciate the creativity and mastery of Cartier’s designers and artist-jewellers over the course of more than one hundred years.

24/10/2012 - 17/02/2013

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Palacio de Villahermosa, Paseo del Prado 8, Madrid, 28014 Spain

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.

9/07/2010 - 17/10/2010

The riding hall Jízdárna at Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic

Cartier and America

Cartier came to fame as the “King of Jewelers” during the Belle Époque for his beautifully made diamond and platinum jewelry created for the courts of Europe and Americans of the Gilded Age. With an extensive variety of jewelry forms—ranging from traditional white diamond suites to the highly colored exotic creations of the 1920s and 1930s—Cartier made its mark with the ingenuity of its designs and its exquisite craftsmanship. This exhibition celebrates the imagination and creativity of Cartier in the 20th century. The jewelry and works of art include pieces from the private collection of Cartier.

19/12/2009 - 9/05/2010

Legion of Honor, San Francisco, CA, USA

Cartier Treasures - King of Jewellers, Jewellers to Kings

This exhibition, previously displayed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York) in 1997, and the British Museum (London) in 1998, shows over 300 pieces, including jewellery, compacts, cigarette cases, watches and clocks, of oriental inspiration.

5/09/2009 - 22/11/2009

Palace Museum, Beijing, China

"Story of ..." - Memories of Cartier Creations

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Japan-France diplomatic relations, this exhibition displays 250 pieces from amongst the 1300 objects in the archives of Cartier, France's representative jeweler. Yoshioka Tokujin, highly-esteemed worldwide as a supervisor and designer, will be dramatizing the secret stories of the various articles of jewelry.

28/03/2009 - 31/05/2009

Tokyo National Museum, Tokyo, Japan

Enchanting Imagination: The Objets d’Art of André Chervin and Carvin French Jewelers

André Chervin (born 1927 in Paris, France), with his New York atelier, Carvin French, is one of the most acclaimed makers of handcrafted fine jewellery in the world. Yet unbeknownst to even his most ardent admirers, Chervin’s true lifetime passion was creating a collection of unique, precious objets d’art at Carvin French. These enchanting one-of-a-kind lamps, clocks, figurines, boxes, personal accessories, and table decorations, are fashioned in gold and silver, with gems such as rubies, diamonds, and sapphires and masterfully carved semi-precious stones like jadeite jade, lapis lazuli, amethyst, and rock crystal quartz.
The main focus of the exhibition is on Chervin’s artistic extension beyond jewellery and his creation of bejewelled objets d’art. Conceived and engineered by Chervin and fabricated under his watchful eye by his artisans in between work on commissioned jewellery work, each objet evolved over the course of 5 - 25 years with most measuring a mere three to eight inches in height.

8/09/2023 – 17/03/2024

New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street), New York, NY 10024, USA

Beyond the Little Black Dress

In 1926 Coco Chanel designed a simple, short black dress. Considered radically modern, it disregarded convention in its design and shade and was hailed by US Vogue as “the frock that all the world will wear.” The little black dress became a wardrobe staple and a blank canvas for future generations to reflect broader political and cultural shifts, challenge social norms around race, gender and sexuality and reflect evolving ideals of beauty and identity.
To accompany the dresses there is an assortment of mostly costume jewellery, a term referring to inexpensive designs made of common metals and stones or imitation gems, created for fashion houses such as Balenciaga, Balmain, Chanel, Dior and Schiaparelli.
The show charts the fashion world’s embrace of costume jewellery from the late 1920s to today, and offers insights into jewellery makers’ view of the little black dress as a stylish backdrop for their often-whimsical creations.

1/07/2023 - 29/10/2023

National Museum of Scotland, Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF, UK

Chaumet

Un Âge d’Or : 1965-1985

Curated by Vanessa Cron, Chaumet pays tribute for the first time to those years when creative exploration knew no bounds. A tribute to collections teeming with excess and self-affirmation. To pieces as colossal as they were unexpected, as extreme as they were virtuosic. To L'Arcade, the Chaumet store of a new kind, part jewellery gallery, part concept store before its time. To these genius designers, who play with the infinite nuances of gold and constantly explore new materials, textures and stones.

5/10/2023 - 2/12/2023

Maison Chaumet

12, Place Vendôme, Paris, France

Chaumet en Majesté. Joyaux de souveraines depuis 1780

From July 12 to August 28, 2019, Chaumet will present at the Grimaldi Forum an exhibition devoted to the art of the diadem, this cult jewel, a symbol of power and sovereignty that has become the symbol of the sublimation of femininity. Placed under the high patronage of His Serene Highness Prince Albert II, this event will highlight outstanding women, empresses, queens and princesses of the European courts, as well as the jewels created for them by Chaumet for 240 years. The curation was placed under the responsibility of Stéphane Bern, a media personality, journalist and writer, along with Christophe Vachaudez, a jewel historian, both specialists in the Royal Courts. Separated into six major themes, the exhibition will take you on a journey into the heart of the creation and symbolism of head jewellery. Based around Chaumet’s rich heritage collections, but also on the generous participation of prestigious museums, great European families and many private collections, this unique exhibition will be a hymn to the splendour of Parisian jewellery from the 18th century to the present day.

12/07/2019 - 28/08/2019

Grimaldi Forum, 10 Av. Princesse Grace, 98000 Monaco

The Worlds of Chaumet - the art of jewellery since 1780

The longest established jeweller on the exclusive Place Vendôme in Paris, Chaumet has shaped the face of elegance since its creation in 1780. From its origin as the official jeweller to Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Joséphine to date, Chaumet has continuously strived to balance tradition and innovation, with many of its creations now considered master pieces of decorative arts. Curated by Henri Loyrette, honorary President of the Louvre Museum, this Exhibition comes to Japan for the first time ever, to introduce Chaumet's tradition and history over the last 240 years, from the latter half of the eighteenth century to the present age. Bringing refined works of art, in dialogue with art trends such as Romanticism, Japonism, and Art Deco, this exhibition will feature about 300 pieces of jewellery including diamond tiaras and necklaces, as well as heritage drawings and photographs that have never before been on display.

28/06/2018 – 17/09/2018

Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum, 2-6-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0005, Japan

Imperial Splendours: The Art of Jewellery since the 18th Century

The Forbidden City has always been a home to treasures. As the imperial residence for five hundred years, the palace collected items through tributes and trade. These came not only from across China and neighbouring countries: exquisite arts and crafts also came from the West, of which items from France, Britain and other European countries are the most common. The Palace Museum houses a wealth of western artefacts, including a variety of instruments, timepieces, weaponry, jewellery, brocade, tableware, and toys. The dazzling arrays of objects are evidence of the continuous trading activities and cultural exchanges between the East and West through various channels, via overland or maritime routes, even during the so-called closed-door period. Now, the Meridian Gate welcomes Chaumet, one of the most time-honoured names in the French jewellery industry, for an exhibition bringing together East and West and offering a splendid feast for our eyes. The jewellery in this exhibition bears witness to the most splendid royal coronations in French history, and to the wedding of Napoleon and his empress Joséphine. Despite social revolutions, the evolution of fashion, the rise and fall of dynasties, and crises and wars over the past two hundred years, Chaumet has passed down its superb craftsmanship from generation to generation, seeking excellence in every historical period.

11/04/2017 - 2/07/2017

The Palace Museum, 4 Jingshan Qianjie, Beijing 100009, China

Une Education Sentimentale

Une Éducation Sentimentale exposes the human heart at all stages of life, from the unconditional love between parent and child to fond friendships, the bonds of matrimony and all-consuming passion. Chaumet, as a confidant of its clients’ personal lives, commemorates milestone moments with precious keepsakes. Rites of passage are celebrated with birth gifts, baptism charms, 18th birthday pearl necklaces, engagement rings, wedding bands, tiaras, “morning gifts” - traditionally presented the day after the wedding night - and anniversary presents. These special gifts obey a cherished ritual, of which the presentation of the jewellery box is the first step; customised, elegant, mysterious, it sparks the first emotion. In a palette of reds that glitters with romance and creative genius, this retrospective retelling of the Chaumet legacy of sentimental jewellery from the First Empire to the present day is illustrated by drawings and photographs, establishing Chaumet as a jeweller that has over the centuries found inspiration in emotion.

6/02/2016 - 24/09/2016

Le Musée Ephémère, Chaumet, 12, place Vendôme, Paris, France

Divines joailleries, l’art de Joseph Chaumet (1852-1928)

In 2005, with assistance from Fonds national du patrimoine, Fonds régional d’acquisition des musées (Région Bourgogne) and private donations, the City of Paray-le-Monial was able to enrich the museum with 'Via Vitae' (the Way of Life), a monumental work by the goldsmith and jeweller Joseph Chaumet of Paris 1852-1928), made between 1894 and 1904. This major acquisition for the national heritage is classified as a National Treasure. Following this memorable acquisition, the exhibition "Divine jewellery. The Art of Joseph Chaumet (1852-1928)" is the opportunity to gather around the treasure other works by the goldsmith and unprecedented documentation. The participation of Chaumet International, and exceptional loans of Christus Vincit, gold medal winner at the 1900 World's Fair, the crowns of Hyeres and Montligeon, silver works from the Museum St. Nicolas de Vitre, and objects from private collections including documents and art in possession of the family, all contribute to make this an unprecedented exhibtion.

14/06/2014 - 4/01/2015

Musée du Hiéron, 13, rue de la Paix 71600 - Paray-le-Monial, Saône-et-Loire, France

Fabergé

Inspiration Fabergé: Gemstone Carving

This exhibition reflects the style of Fabergé design that goes back to the late 19th century and gem cutting traditions that continue today.
The German carving tradition goes back at least to the Middle Ages when agates and quartz were mined in the region. Scholars debate if Romans taught the Germans the art of gem engraving. In any case, the German inhabitants utilized the rushing water of the Nahe river to power their immense, locally mined, sandstone wheels to begin working with stone. They had the perfect location and ingenuity to become a world-renowned area for lapidary artists.
The Fabergé connection began in the late 1880s when Carl Fabergé’s gem broker recognized the lapidary talent in the twin towns of Idar-Oberstein. Fabergé soon supplied plaster models of animals he wanted produced. The best craftsmen were selected to reproduce the models in stone and by the early 20th century the German workshops were faithfully replicating Fabergé pieces, especially flowers, animals, and figurines. After World War I, Russia nationalized the Fabergé firm. Records were destroyed, further obscuring the link between Russia and Germany.
The Russian lapidary workshops show a remarkably similar resilience. After the upheavals of World War II, craftsmen and women continued the long tradition of working with stone. The Russian lapidaries have maintained a very high level of craftsmanship. The wealth of rough stone in, or accessible to, Russia is extensive including lapis lazuli, malachite, white Kascholong opal, rhodonite, and jade. Today Russian workshops carry on Fabergé traditions in carving. In this exhibit, Russian stones are featured in a mosaic and three folkloric figures styled after Fabergé’s assembled gemstone figurines.

10/03/2023 - 18/06/2023

Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 1220 Kensington Road, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523, USA

Fabergé in London: Romance to Revolution

This is the first major exhibition devoted to the international prominence of the legendary Russian goldsmith and the importance of his little-known London branch. With a focus on Fabergé’s Edwardian high society clientele, it will shine a light on his triumphs in Britain as well as a global fascination with the joyful opulence of his creations. Showcasing over 200 objects across three main sections, the exhibition will tell the story of Carl Fabergé, the man, and his internationally recognised firm that symbolised Russian craftsmanship and elegance. Unknown to many, it will explore the Anglo-Russian nature of his enterprise with his only branch outside of Russia opening in London in 1903.

20/11/2021 - 8/05/2022

Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, London, SW7 2RL, UK

Fabergé

The exhibition features a selection of unique articles by the famous Fabergé firm from the collection of Fabergé Museum in St. Petersburg. Among the main masterpieces of the exhibition are precious Easter eggs created by Carl Fabergé for Russian emperors, as well as diplomatic gifts, jewelry, memorabilia, and the famous “objects of fantasy” that made Fabergé tremendously popular among the Russian and European aristocracy of his time.

Scheduled for November 2021 - February 2022. Cancelled due to Covid pandemic

Palazzo Reale, Piazza del Duomo, 12 - Milano, Italy

Fabergé Rediscovered

Designed to delight and surprise, the treasures created by the firm of Carl Fabergé have inspired admiration and intrigue for over a century, both for their remarkable craftsmanship and the fascinating histories that surround them. Now, a special exhibition at Hillwood will unveil new discoveries relating to its own collection of Fabergé imperial Easter eggs and other famed works.

9/06/2018 - 31/12/2018

Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, 4155 Linnean Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20008, USA

Fabergé and the Russian Crafts Tradition: An Empire’s Legacy

This exhibition explores the Russian crafts tradition that culminated with the world-renowned House of Fabergé. Between 1885 and the revolution of 1917, Peter Carl Fabergé’s workshop created exquisite jewelled and enamelled Easter eggs for the Russian tsars. The exhibition includes over 70 stunning objects that highlight the extraordinary artistry of Russian jewellers and enamel-workers, including the Walters’ two Fabergé Easter eggs. A concurrent exhibition, After Fabergé, by contemporary artist Jonathan Monaghan, reinvents the famous Easter eggs for the 21st century in a series of five prints that comment on consumer culture and changing definitions of luxury.

12/11/2017 – 27/05/2018

The Walters Art Museum, 600 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, USA

The Russia Season - Royal Fabergé

This exhibition explores the extraordinary production and glittering saga of Fabergé, the leading artist-jewellers during the decades preceding the First World War. A highlight will be the Sandringham animals illustrating the naturalistic genius of Fabergé which so appealed to Royal tastes both in Britain and in Russia.

14/10/2017 – 11/02/2018

Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7TJ, UK

Fabergé, Geschenke der Zarenfamilie
Fabergé, souvenirs of the Tzars

A selection of objects from the Fabergé, Geschenke der Zarenfamilie venue shown in 2016 at Schloss Fasanerie in Eichenzell, Germany, along with Fabergé objects from the Schlossmuseum collection.

1/09/2017 - 10/12/2017

Schlossmuseum Darmstadt, Marktplatz 15, 64283 Darmstadt, Germany

Fabergé: From a Snowflake to an Iceberg

With the addition of over 150 new pieces, this new exhibition showcases 500 jeweled treasures from the world-renowned McFerrin Collection. The exhibition presents a historical overview of the works of the House of Fabergé, as well as the remarkable Russian history relating to the objects on display. Dozens of personal treasures of the Romanov Family including Imperial pieces owned by Nicholas II, Alexander III and their family are featured.

May 2016, for a limited period

Houston Museum of Natural Science, 5555 Hermann Park Dr. Houston, Texas 77030, USA

Fabergé. Zarens hofjuveler og forbindelsen til den danske kongefamilie
Fabergé. The Tsar's court jeweller and the connection to the Danish royal family

In May, Koldinghus opens its doors to an exhibition of jewellery art created by the Russian tsar's court jeweller Peter Carl Fabergé. Through family connections to the Russian tsar, jewellery, jewelled utensils and large official gifts from the Fabergé workshop inherited through generations in the Danish royal family will be on show. The exhibition will show these rarely exhibited Fabergé objects, each with a unique history and which are today still used by the Danish royal family. Fabergé is best known for his astonishing and extravagant Easter eggs, which he delivered to the Russian tsar and his family from 1885 until the Russian Revolution in 1917. But the Fabergé workshop produced much more than eggs. Fabergé was able to seize the time and with his attention to detail, his inventiveness and creativity he transformed the royal and imperial living rooms to adventurous treasure chambers. Oil lamps were small lifelike deer hooves and photo frames with family photos were surrounded by colorful enamel and foliage of silver and gold. At the exhibition, visitors will have the opportunity to see both private jewelled objects and official works that were created on the occasion of coronations, anniversaries or royal weddings.

12/05/2016 - 25/09/2016

Museet på Koldinghus, Koldinghus 1, 6000 Kolding, Postboks 91, Denmark

Fabergé: Jeweller to the Tzars

The most important Fabergé collection outside Russia is coming to Montreal – the exclusive Canadian venue. In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the Russian jeweller Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) created precious objects for the Czars Alexander III and Nicholas II. The name of this firm became synonymous with elegant craftsmanship in luxury jewellery, and is also associated with the final days of the Russian imperial family, a tragic story that marked the start of the twentieth century. The exhibition features some 240 objects, including four of the most famous Easter eggs commissioned by the Romanovs. Enamelled picture frames, clocks, gold cigarette cases and knobs for walking canes, rock-crystal flowers, caskets and brooches encrusted with rubies continue to fascinate us as they did when they first appeared in the windows of the Fabergé stores in Saint Petersburg, Moscow and London. An exhibition organized by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, in collaboration with the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts for the Montreal presentation.

14/06/2014 – 5/10/2014

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 1380 Sherbrooke St West, Montreal, QC H3G 1J5, Canada

Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars

More than 230 rare and storied treasures created by the House of Fabergé will be celebrated in this new exhibition, drawn from the Collection of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond. From dazzling Imperial Easter eggs to delicate flower ornaments and from enchanting animal sculptures to cigarette cases, photograph frames and desk clocks, Fabergé often turned the most mundane objects into miniature works of art. The vast majority of his designs were never repeated, and most pieces were made entirely by hand. The success of his business was inextricably linked to the patronage of the Romanov dynasty and the close ties among the British, Danish and Russian royal families, who often exchanged works by Fabergé as personal gifts.

20/06/2015 - 27/09/2015

Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch Drive, Oklahoma City, OK 73102, USA

Fabergé. The Tsar's Jeweller

Peter Carl Fabergé worked as a supplier to the imperial court for the last Russian tsars from 1885. Under his direction, the company grew into one of the biggest of its time, at times employing over 500 goldsmiths, stone cutters and jewelers from various countries. Apart from the imperial court, the company also supplied Europe's royal houses and aristocracy as well as magnates from the worlds of commerce and finance. This exhibition, putting 160 items from the Kremlin Museum and the Fersman Mineralogical Museum in Moscow on display in Austria for the first time, gives an insight into the technical and artistic skill of Russian jewelers and goldsmiths at the end of the 19th century. Appreciation for this craft was expressed at the World Exhibition in Vienna in 1873.

18/02/2014 - 18/05/2014

Kunsthistorisches Museum, Maria-Theresien-Platz, 1010 Wien, Austria

Fabergé: A Brilliant Vision

Simply hearing the name Fabergé evokes the splendor and extravagance of late 19th and early 20th century Imperial Russia. Visitors can glimpse this grandeur in a special exhibition of Fabergé from the McFerrin Collection. Featuring more than 350 objects, highlights include 2 Fabergé eggs recently added to the collection—the breathtaking Diamond Trellis Imperial Egg and one of the celebrated Kelch Eggs. In recent years, the McFerrin Collection has become one of the world’s most significant private Fabergé collections. Tatiana Fabergé, the great-granddaughter of Peter Carl Fabergé, calls it “one of those rare gems” in the upcoming book From a Snowflake to an Iceberg, which will accompany the exhibition.

1/02/2013 – 31/12/2013

Houston Museum of Natural Science HMNS, 5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston Texas 77030-1799, USA

Fabergé: Legacy of Imperial Russia

A master jeweller and goldsmith, Peter Carl Fabergé (1846-1920) was a leading figure in the rise of Russian jewellery craftsmanship in the late 19th century. Although the fame of the House of Fabergé faded for a while following the outbreak of the Russian Revolution, its worldwide renown persisted thanks to the fabulous masterpieces that it produced. Of the numerous items that the House of Fabergé created for the Russian court, its Imperial Easter eggs are undoubtedly its most spectacular works: designed as an Easter surprise for the royal family, they continue to amaze us even today. The Fabergé Easter eggs on display are undoubtedly the highlight of this exhibition, but they are accompanied by many other rare and exceptional artworks and pieces of jewellery in a variety of precious metals and stones that bear witness to the fine craftsmanship of the former Russian Empire, while also offering visitors a chance to learn more about the illustrious history of the House of Fabergé. The exhibits, numbering over 200 in total, are on loan from the collections of the Moscow Kremlin Museums and the Fersman Mineralogical Museum of Russia.

6/02/2013 - 29/04/2013

Hong Kong Heritage Museum, 1 Man Lam Road, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, China

130 ans de création joaillière à Bastia. : l’atelier Filippi

This exhibition is devoted to the jewellery trade in Bastia, brought to life through the workshop of four generations of the Filippi family of goldsmiths. Around 200 objects are on show, including tools and machines, most of which are from the original workshop, founded in 1882 at No. 3 in the Rue Saint by Jean Cesare Filippi (1857-1916). Ulysse (1883-1965) continued the workshop of his father that he passed on to his son Pierre (born 1923). The latter was supported by his uncle John, but also by Lilia, his wife and especially his daughter Nicole Matelli - Filippi, who, after participating in the family adventure, worked to keep the workshop and convey the story. In 2011 the Filippi family decided to give this collection to the city of Bastia in its permanent exhibition in a part of Caraffa Palace. As in all Bastia mansions from the 17th to 19th centuries, the lower floors were indeed traditionally reserved for commercial and craft activities. The Filipi workshop will therefore be one of the illustrations of this typically urban lifestyle. Pending the opening to the public of the whole building, the workshop is exposed in the Genoese powder rooms of the Palace of the Governors. The display is designed to reconstruct the different stages of creating a jewel, from the initial project, in the form of a drawing, to the final jewel, the metal of which has been repeatedly worked (melted, rolled, drawn, welded, chiseled ...). Many stages that involve creativity but also precision and dexterity; qualities that the Filippi family displayed during these 130 years of activity in the service of elegance and refinement at Bastia.

19/07/2014 - 19/07/2016

Musée municipal d’art et d’histoire, Place du donjon, La Citadelle, 20200 Bastia, Corsica

Luxury for Fashion. International Costume Jewellery from the Fior Collection, London

With its exclusive London boutiques, the family-run business of Fior was, for decades, the number-one address for costume jewellery and luxury accessories of the highest order. Apart from stars of the stage and screen, such as Elizabeth Taylor, Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly, the international jet-set also numbered among its customers, as did members of several European royal families. Lawrence Feldman started collecting for the Fior Collection as early as the 1950s, by setting aside some of the most dazzling items from each season's collection in his range of jewellery. Most of the objects in this unique collection, which stem from leading international manufacturers such as Trifari, Marcel Boucher and Louis Rousselet, are remarkable for displaying a great proximity in style and craftsmanship to 'real' jewellery of gold, silver, and gemstones. Particularly noteworthy in this regard are the ensembles produced by the German Pforzheim-based company Henkel & Grosse and Mitchel Maer of London, created exclusively for the French couturier Christian Dior and which rank among the finest and most elaborate costume jewellery articles ever made. The Fior Collection of London frequently features manifold sets which impressively demonstrate the different design varieties for necklace, bracelet, brooch and clip earrings. In the exhibition the approximately 290 selected jewellery items on display are accompanied by some 120 original fashion photographs from the Lipperheide Costume Library, which depict the fashion trends of each decade from 1950 to 1990. A richly illustrated companion book (136 pages, texts in German and English) has been published by Koehler & Amelang, available from the museum gift shop at the special price of €24.90.

11/04/2013 - 6/10/2013

Kunstbibliothek, Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Georg Jensen in Paris. A Refuge for an Eminent Danish Silversmith

La Maison du Danemark presents an exceptional exhibition dedicated to Danish silversmith Georg Jensen, a major figure in Nordic design. Paris played a decisive role in the artist's career: after several stays in France, he chose to settle there in 1924. Here, he ran a small workshop with a handful of craftsmen, reconnecting with the very essence of his craft, far from the large factory in Copenhagen, which already had several hundred employees.
This return to the fundamentals of craftsmanship proved to be particularly fruitful. At the 1925 International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts, Jensen was hugely successful and received a Grand Prix. The works created during this Parisian period (1924–1926) are now considered among the most accomplished of his oeuvre.
Designed in close collaboration with the Georg Jensen Society, bringing together members of the artist's family, the exhibition reveals an intimate and decisive chapter in his career, in which Paris became a true creative refuge.

1/04/2026 - 31/05/2026

Maison du Danemark, 142 Avenue des Champs-Elysées, 75008 Paris, France

Georg Jensen - A tale of Danish Silver

Georg Jensen (1866-1935) is one of the finest exponents of Danish design. Koldinghus marks the 150th anniversary of his birth in a large retrospective exhibition, which presents the finest and rarest works by Georg Jensen and the company he founded, and tells the story of a global design adventure in an eventful century marked by bloom, crisis, war and new cultural breakthroughs. It opens with an impressive selection of the master's own beautiful jewellery with flora and fauna motives and the hammered hollowware with vigorous decorations. The modern jewellery is richly represented by Nanna Ditzel, Vivianna Torun Bülow-Hübe amongst others, while for instance Allan Scharff’s amazing bird fabulations is showcasing the hollowware to the present.

4/09/2015 - 28/02/2016

Museet på Koldinghus, Koldinghus 1, 6000 Kolding, Postboks 91, Denmark

Bold. Contemporary. Genuine. 80 years of Finland’s best-loved jewellery

This exhibition presents the story of Kalevala Jewellery. The exhibition tells about the history, operation and production of the company as well as the values and role of Kalevala Jewellery in the Finnish society through decades. The audience is able to see over 200 pieces of jewellery from a period of 80 years. All the jewels of Kalevala Jewellery are produced in the company’s factory in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki. Exhibition visitors can experience the company’s fascinating everyday routines of jewellery making by putting on 360 virtual reality glasses. With the glasses it is possible to experience the factory work in the same way as in the real factory.

11/03/2017 - 7/05/2017

The Craft Museum of Finland, Kauppakatu 25, Jyväskylä, Finland

Lacloche, Parisian Jewelers, 1892-1967

This exhibition celebrates Lacloche, the renowned Maison which was created in 1892 and had ceased its activities by the end of the 1960s. Its delicacy and poetry dazzled many eyes in the 1925 'International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts' in Paris, and later across both sides of the Atlantic, with its jewellery standing at the forefront of the Art Deco movement.
Bringing together over 40 Lacloche pieces of jewellery, cases, compacts, and precious clocks from around the world, this retrospective exhibition by L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts supported by Van Cleef & Arpels retraces the history of the Parisian jewellery house.

22/11/2021 - 28/04/2022

L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, School of Jewelry Arts, 510A, 5F, K11 MUSEA, Victoria Dockside, 18 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong

A tribute to magnificance: Jewelry and microscupture

(Over three hundred works of jewelry and micro-sculpture created by designer and academician Ilias Lalaounis)

20/3/08 – 5/7/08

National Museum of Art of Romania, Bucharest, Romania

Lalique

René Lalique: A Brilliant Career in Jewelry and Glass

Masterpieces by French designer René Lalique (1860–1945) will be presented mainly from the Iuchi Collection deposited at the National Crafts Museum. Along with the designer’s work, the exhibition will also showcase his contemporaries and the works that inspired him to trace his path from jewellery to glass.

20/03/2026 - 14/06/2026

National Crafts Museum, 3-2 Dewa-machi, Kanazawa, Ishikawa 920-0963, Japan

Drawings of Lalique

A La Vieille Russie is pleased to present a special exhibition of René Lalique drawings. This exclusive exhibition will also include a selection of René Lalique jewels.
Lalique expert Nick Dawes will be speaking about Lalique’s life and works on select dates. A La Vieille Russie’s collection of Fabergé drawings will also be on view, alongside a selection of corresponding pieces. Both Lalique and Fabergé exhibited at the 1900 Exposition Universelle in Paris, each receiving top honours.

16/11/2023 – 29/03/2024

A La Vieille Russie, 745 Fifth Avenue, 4th Floor, NYC 10151, USA

René Lalique, the inventor of modern jewellery

Before becoming the undisputed master of Art Deco glass, René Lalique (1860-1945) had gained a name for himself during the Art Nouveau period. Considered by Emile Gallé as the inventor of modern jewellery, he introduced various innovations in his jewellery creations, both in terms of sources of inspiration and the materials he used.
Trained as a master jeweller, in his early creations Lalique made exclusive use of diamonds, favouring them for their unrivalled clarity and sparkle. But he was too independent a spirit to stick to tradition. « I worked relentlessly, sketching and sculpting, doing endless studies and technical trials, in the aim of creating something new, something that had never been seen before. » He began using gold and precious gem stones together with materials that had previously been rarely used and were seen as less noble, such as horn, ivory, semi-precious stones, enamel, and – of course – glass. It was his firm conviction that it was « better to seek beauty than display luxury… Spirit should take precedence over matter. »

1/05/2024 - 3/11/2024

Musée Lalique, 40 rue du Hochberg, Wingen-sur-Moder, France

René Lalique: Enchanted by Glass

This major exhibition will bring together glass, jewelry, production molds, and design drawings by René Lalique (French, 1860─1945), dating from about 1893 to Lalique’s death in 1945. As a successful jeweler Lalique experimented with glass in his designs, which eventually led to a career in which he fully embraced the material. His aesthetic choices in his designs informed the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco in France, and the objects he created have become iconic reflections of these periods. This exhibition will be drawn primarily from the Museum’s permanent collection.

17/05/2014 – 4/01/2015

The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way - Corning, NY, USA

Designing for a New Century: Works on Paper by Lalique and his Contemporaries

In the late 19th century and early 20th century, René Lalique’s jewelry, and then his beautifully designed glass objects and vessels, made him an influential figure in the Art Nouveau and Art Deco movements. His work was acclaimed at the international industrial expositions, particularly the 1900 and 1925 Paris Expositions. This exhibition surveys the extraordinary glass art created by Lalique and his European contemporaries, including Maurice Marinot, Auguste Herbst, Emile Gallé,and Val St. Lambert, through design drawings, trade catalogs, period photographs, and rare books from the Rakow Library’s special collections.

17/05/2014 – 4/01/2015

Rakow Research Library, The Corning Museum of Glass, One Museum Way - Corning, NY, USA

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

16/09/2010 – 9/01/2011

Assumption Belfry, Kremlin, Moscow, Russia

Brillanti Illusioni - Omaggio a Kenneth Jay Lane

A little over a year after his death, Kenneth Jay Lane (22 April 1932 - 20 July 2017) is celebrated for the first time in Italy with an anthological "alfabetica" edited by one of the most appreciated experts on American costume jewellery, Maria Teresa Cannizzaro, in collaboration with Fiorella Operto. The genius of US costume jewellery, who took his first steps towards a brilliant career at Providence (Rhode Island) and became a wprldwide style icon, finds worthy recognition in the cases of the Sala Zaffanella in an exhibition that enhances his most original and amazing jewellery creations, retracing subjects, trends, lines and successes. Hundreds of jewels by Kenneth Jay Lane can be admired in this exhibition, made available by the cultural association "Passato e Futuro" of which Maria Teresa Cannizzaro is president and who has been working for years to study and enhance the history of American costume jewelry, from its origins (in Providence), so linked to emigration from Italy, to current collecting, organising conferences, exhibitions, meetings between Italy and New York, promoting research and publishing articles and books. Thanks to the expertise of its members, this exhibition aims to provide a thorough knowledge of Kenneth Jay Lane, through a journey through some of his most iconic creations, brooches, necklaces, rings and earrings of extraordinary beauty and style, featuring the most diverse colours and subjects, from exotic animals to a thousand shades of flowers, from coral to the Deco style, from classicism to ethnic, from the little turtle to the exuberant frog.

22/09/2018 - 4/10/2018

Museo del Bijou, Via Azzo Porzio, 9 - 26041 - Casalmaggiore (CR), Italy

Alfons Mucha

This is the first large exhibition in Vienna dedicated to Alfons Mucha (1860–1939). The oeuvre of Mucha, who became known as a commercial and decorative artist, is presented with all of its different aspects. Having designed jewellery for Georges Fouquet within the framework of the World Fair, Mucha furnished the Paris jewellery store in 1901, thus creating an icon of Art Nouveau interior decoration. Individual pieces of jewellery dating from that period, as well as numerous designs for the shop's furnishings, are displayed next to unique pieces of furniture.

12/02/09 – 1/06/09

Lower Belvedere, Vienna, Austria

Grandi Bigiottieri Italiani - Ornella Bijoux
Great Italian Costume Jewellers - Ornella Bijoux

Founded in 1944 by Piera Albani and his daughter Maria Vittoria, Ornella Bijoux is one of the most famous companies making handmade jewellery, accredited to the Bottega Storica di Milano. This exhibition, in the Zaffanella Hall of the Museum, will present more than 200 pieces, which will relate, over sixty years of Italian creativity, the progress of fashion through the original writings, elegant and unique, of Maria Vittoria Albani. This important exhibition, organized in collaboration with the jewellery historian and critic Bianca Cappello, is intended to be the first in a series of monographs dedicated to the great protagonists of 'Made in Italy' jewellery, a fascinating chapter in the history of costume jewellery yet to be uncovered. The exhibition is accompanied by a selection of vintage cocktail dresses by Biki from the collection of Cavalli e Nastri of Milan, a fashion house with which Ornella Bijoux worked extensively in the 1960s.

21/03/2015 - 17/05/2015

Museo del Bijou, Via Azzo Porzio, 9 - 26041 - Casalmaggiore (CR), Italy

100 jaar Steltman Juweliers
A centenary celebration of Steltman jewellers

This year marks the centenary of the Hague jewellery firm Steltman. This jeweller is one of the oldest jewellers in The Netherlands and has strong connections with the Dutch royal family. With the help of this jeweller, King Willem-Alexander designed the engagement ring for Queen Maxima, and a golden bracelet with gemstones and an inscription of the names of their three daughters as a birthday present for her 40th birthday. To celebrate, the Gemeentemuseum is exhibiting an overview of the past 100 years of the firm’s high-end craftsmanship, featuring pieces created by Steltman’s throughout the period. The exhibition also includes gorgeous diamonds, beautiful jewellery from the 'roaring twenties', imaginative and graceful animal figures from the 50s, and modern work from later periods. The exhibition contains design drawings, maker's models and special loans from private collections. The interior of Steltman Jewellers itself is also featured, with modern designs by Chris Lebeau and Gerrit Rietveld. But above all, the glamour of the jewels and silver make an eye-watering whole in the dark winter months.

4/11/2017 – 18/02/2018

Gemeentemuseum Den Haag, Stadhouderslaan 41, 2517 HV The Hague, Netherlands

Misshapes: The Making of Tatty Devine

Tatty Devine’s founders Rosie Wolfenden and Harriet Vine set up a market stall in Spitalfields Market in the late 1990s. Together they challenged jewellery conventions and in 2001 a trip to New York led them to discover laser cut acrylic. At that point, a disruptive technology laser cutting unleashed a whole new set of creative possibilities and ideas. On their return to the UK, they invested in a laser cutting machine, going on to create personality-packed jewellery much loved and still culturally relevant 20 years on. Their DIY, unknowingly anarchic approach resonated with industry and public who were hungry for something different from the commercialised, mass-produced products on offer. Turning throwaway disposable objects like scraps of leather and guitar plectrums into jewellery not only landed the brand in Vogue magazine but also in the hearts of loyal fans all over the world. Creativity, self-expression and hand-making are at the heart of their work. Tatty Devine’s statement jewellery is constantly ahead of the curve—able to tell stories and generate conversation. Collaborations have allowed the duo to become markers of the time they were made in: Tatty Devine have worked closely with musicians, artists, designers and brands from Gilbert and George to Belle and Sebastian—all people they feel closely connected to. This exhibition features over 100 pieces from the past 20 years, from the early leather cuffs and piano belts to giant two-metre versions of their ‘greatest hits’ including a lobster, their magpies and a huge banana, alongside sketchbooks, photos, flyers, and two newly commissioned films.

28/02/2020 - 17/03/2020

Stephen Lawrence Gallery, 10 Stockwell Street, London SE10 9BD, UK

5/03/2022 - 4/09/2022

Hove Museum and Art Gallery, 19 New Church Road, Hove, BN3 4AB, UK

Tiffany

Treasures of Tiffany: Icons of American Design

Explore the extraordinary world of Tiffany in our exhibition celebrating America's most legendary artistic dynasty.
'Treasures of Tiffany' will showcase over 75 objects spanning more than 150 years, including rare masterpiece windows, lamps and jewelry from Louis Comfort Tiffany alongside opulent silver and one-of-a-kind jewels from the world-famous Tiffany & Co.

25/10/2025 - 3/01/2026

M.S. Rau, 622 Royal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, USA

Tiffany & Co. Vision & Virtuosity

Tiffany & Co. announces a new exhibition opening in Shanghai, China, “Vision & Virtuosity,” celebrating the legendary jeweller’s greatest creative masterpieces. The first of its kind for Tiffany, “Vision & Virtuosity” was conceived as a journey through history, an exploration of Tiffany’s brand codes and a glimpse of what’s to come. It’s an immersive view into the acclaimed house that honors its past while revealing the importance of this unique history to the present. Shanghai, a global capital with a rich cultural heritage and international influence, is a fitting destination for an exhibition of this caliber. “Vision & Virtuosity” transports visitors to an imaginative world that showcases the most important objects from The Tiffany Archive. The exhibition’s installations contextualize the brand’s trailblazing moments, documenting the numerous “Tiffany firsts” such as the introduction of the modern engagement ring, the Tiffany® Setting.

23/09/2019 - 10/11/2019

Fosun Foundation (Shanghai), 600 Zhongshan East 2nd Road, Huangpu District, Shanghai 200010, China

10/06/2022 - 19/08/2022

Saatchi Gallery, Duke of York's HQ, King's Road, London, SW3 4RY, UK

Louis Comfort Tiffany: Treasures from the Driehaus Collection

Opulently coloured stained glass, intricately patterned surfaces, and inventive metallic frameworks — these and other traits characterize the brilliant creations of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933). A highly original craftsman and artist, Tiffany took natural forms as the primary inspiration for his lush decorative creations. His aesthetic, reinforced and extended by his team of designers, decisively shaped American tastes from the 1880s through the 1920s. This exhibition presents more than 60 stunning examples of Tiffany’s decorative genius, including vases, lamps, windows, furniture, and ornamental objects. They include such iconic objects as his stained glass plant-form lamps, iridescent blown-glass vases, and illusionistic landscape windows. The exhibition comes from the Richard H. Driehaus Collection in Chicago, one of the country’s preeminent collections of American and European decorative arts. After the exhibition tour, the objects will return to the recently founded Driehaus Museum, opened in 2008 in a splendidly restored Gilded Age mansion.

17/02/2018 – 27/05/2018

The Taft Museum of Art, 316 Pike Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202, USA

23/06/2018 - 23/09/2018

Paine Art Center and Garde, Oshkosh, WI 54901, USA

21/10/2018 – 13/01/2019

Huth, Boeing, Salmon & Haws Galleries, 300 Church Street S.W., Huntsville, Alabama 35801, USA

18/10/2019 – 5/01/2020

Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, 829 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, Florida 32204, USA

1/02/2020 – 10/05/2020

Georgia Museum of Art, 90 Carlton Street, Athens, Georgia 30602, USA

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.

16/09/09 – 17/01/10

Musée du Luxembourg, Paris, France

11/02/2010 – 2/05/2010

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada

28/05/2010 - 15/08/2010

Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, USA

Louis Comfort Tiffany: Nature By Design.

Louis Comfort Tiffany: Nature By Design will explore the oeuvres of Louis Comfort Tiffany within the context of Art Nouveau style and the Aesthetic Movement focusing on nature in his designs. Tiffany was the foremost proponent of the use of natural motifs in furniture, ceramics, metalwork and jewelry in America.

20/06/2009 - 25/10/2009

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont, USA

Elsa Peretti: Jewellery and objects for Tiffany & Co

This exhibition of more than 30 objects features many of Peretti’s most iconic pieces, almost all designed between 1974 and 1986, and marks the 35th anniversary this year of her collaboration with the world-famous jewellers. Her instantly recognisable approach to design is inspired by organic forms such as beans and bones, marine life, teardrops, hearts, snakes and scorpions and a fascination for traditions of different cultures around the world. The sensation of how a piece feels, when held, is as important to her as the fluidity of how it looks.

May 2009 – October 2009

The British Museum, London, UK

Van Cleef & Arpels

Timeless Art Deco with Van Cleef & Arpels High Jewelry

The Maison won a Grand Prize at the exhibition for its pieces which included the 1924 Entwined Flowers, Red and White Roses bracelet.
This event equally had a significant impact on the design and interior decoration of the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum. Both from the Patrimonial and private collections, the pieces on display, which consist of works of recognised historical value, pay tribute to the timelessness of Art Deco and the ingenuity of the Maison’s savoir-faire.

27/09/2025 - 18/01/2026

Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Main Building & Annex, 5-21-9, Shirokanedai, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Van Cleef & Arpels: Time, Nature, Love

This exhibition displays the universe of the jewellery House of Van Cleef & Arpels for the first time in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. More than 250 jewellery pieces, watches and precious objects created since the House was founded in 1906 are gathered for the occasion, alongside archival documents, sketches and gouaché designs.
The initial section on Time extends over ten rooms, all focused on aspects emblematic of the period. The first room is dedicated to Paris, followed by the Elsewhere and the five values cited by Italo Calvino in Six Memos for the Next Millennium: Lightness, Quickness, Visibility, Exactitude, Multiplicity. The next rooms highlight Intersections with other artistic disciplines, that is, dance, architecture and fashion.
The following rooms are dedicated to Nature, expressed through botany, flora and fauna. The exhibition gives visitors an opportunity to discover an enchanting vision in which the expert craftsmanship and pursuit of harmony at Van Cleef & Arpels come together as a true art form.
At the centre of the exhibition, the section on Love displays creations – symbols and gifts of love – that have embodied the power of emotions, as tokens of some of the most mythical romances of the 20th century.

19/01/2023 – 15/04/2023

The National Museum of Saudi Arabia, King Faisal Road, King Abdul Aziz Historical Centre, Riyadh 12631, Saudi Arabia

The Art of Movement, Van Cleef & Arpels

Van Cleef & Arpels has constantly blended the excellence of its High Jewellery savoir-faire with great delicacy of vision in order to imbue the most precious materials with lightness and dynamism. Notable for their unique designs, their three-dimensional volume and their composition, the creations showcased stand out as manifestos of the Art of Movement.
This artistic journey is divided into four themes: Nature Alive, Dance, Elegance and Abstract Movements. Each highlights a facet of motion explored by Van Cleef & Arpels since its foundation in 1906.
Featuring almost a hundred creations from Van Cleef & Arpels' patrimonial collection, numerous archive documents and lender masterpieces, this exhibition illustrates the French High Jewellery Maison's constant quest to impart movement into precious materials.

23/09/2022 - 20/10/2022

The Design Museum

224-238 Kensington High Street, London W8 6AG, UK

Precious Nature by Van Cleef & Arpels

The name of this exhibition space is inspired by Singapore's reputation as "Asia's garden city", where lush greenery is harmoniously blended with the urban landscape. The boutique also reflects this inspiration through an exclusive scenography filled with floral and nature-inspired graphics.

1/02/2024 - 16/06/2024

Van Cleef & Arpels, Raffles Arcade, 328 North Bridge Road, #01-02, Singapore 188719

Pierres Précieuses

In collaboration with Van Cleef & Arpels, this exhibition offers an immersion in several intimately linked but rarely united universes: mineralogy, gemmology and jewellery. Diamond, ruby, emerald, aquamarine, turquoise ... Extracted from the depths of the Earth, coveted and sought after for millennia, gems - precious stones worked by man - have always been considered as instruments of power and objects of seduction but also, since the 18th century, as scientific subjects. Through a contemporary scenography, the exhibition brings together more than 500 minerals, gems and works of art from the collections of the Museum and more than 200 gems and jewellery creations from Maison Van Cleef & Arpels. This unique dialogue between mineral, gem and jewel structures the route and immerses the visitor in the history of the Earth, the processes of mineral formation and the latest scientific advances in geosciences. It also allows you to marvel at the most beautiful creations shaped by human hands from natural diversity.

16/09/2020 - 22/08/2021

Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, 36 rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, 75005 Paris, France

Garden of Green: Exquisite Jewelry from the Collection of Van Cleef and Arpels

This new exhibition features 44 pieces of beautiful green jewels — including emeralds, malachite, jade, and peridot — 32 of which will be on view in the U.S. for the first time — designed by the renowned French high jewellery maison Van Cleef and Arpels.
Featured pieces from the Van Cleef and Arpels collection and private loans include spectacular jewellery such as an India-inspired necklace and bracelet set which boasts Colombian emeralds (477.58 carats) carved in Mughal style; the 'Quatre Chemins' necklace, which notably showcases 16 emerald-cut Zambian emeralds (27.79 carats) along with sapphires and diamonds; and other remarkable pieces.
The exhibition will be on view in the Melissa and Keith Meister Gallery, within the Museum’s new Allison and Roberto Mignone Halls of Gems and Minerals, and is included with all admission.

10/06/2023 - 17/03/2024

American Museum of Natural History, 200 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5102, USA

Van Cleef & Arpels: il Tempo, la Natura, l’Amore

This is the first Italian show to present the extraordinary jewels, watches and precious objects made by Van Cleef & Arpels since its foundation in Paris in 1906 to today. The exhibition celebrates the unique ability of jewels to unite eternity and ephemeral, love and manufacture, beauty and art. The exhibition is divided into three sections: Time, Nature, Love.

30/11/2019 - 23/02/2020

Palazzo Reale, Piazza del Duomo, 12, Milano, Italy

Mastery of an Art: Van Cleef & Arpels - High Jewelry and Japanese Crafts

Van Cleef & Arpels is world-renowned as a maker of high jewellery. This exhibition, focusing on fine Japanese and French craftsmanship, showcases beautiful works that are products of artistic mastery and also provide insight into the two countries’ cultures. The first section surveys currents in jewellery within the context of Van Cleef & Arpels’ history, from the company’s founding to the present day. This is followed by a comparison between high jewellery and highly accomplished Japanese works from the Meiji Period. The final section, a look at cultural fusion and the future, offers viewers a sumptuous look at artistic craftsmanship in contemporary Japan and France.

29/04/2017 - 6/08/2017

The National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto (MOMak), 26-1, Okazaki Enshoji-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto, 606-8344, Japan

Van Cleef & Arpels, the Art and Science of Gems

“Van Cleef & Arpels, the Art and Science of Gems” exhibition explores the inter-relationship between the science of mineralogy and the art of crafting the finest jewellery and gems. Over 450 pieces of jewellery selected from the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection are displayed over seven themes illustrating the poetry and ingenious craftsmanship of the Maison: Couture, Abstractions, Influences, Precious Objects, Nature, Ballerinas and Fairies, and Icons. In parallel to the Van Cleef & Arpels creations, over 250 gems and minerals from the renowned Collection of the French National Museum of Natural History are unveiled. Seven major principles critical for the precious stones’ formation are displayed along the exhibition: pressure, temperature, transport, water, oxygen, life and metamorphism. “Van Cleef & Arpels, the Art and Science of Gems” exhibition embarks visitors in a journey from the origin of minerals to the extraordinary craftsmanship that transfigures gems into works of art.

23/04/2016 - 14/08/2016

ArtScience Museum, Marina Bay Sands, 10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956

A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels

Spanning over 100 years of history, this exhibition will allow visitors to view jewelry, watches, and precious accessories, as well as archival drawings and documents of the Place Vendôme High Jewelry Maison. More than 200 pieces from the private collections of Van Cleef & Arpels will be on display for the international exhibition. Visitors will go on a journey built around four themes that continue to inspire the Maison: Nature, Elegance, Exoticism, and Femininity. This immersion into the Van Cleef & Arpels’ style is also an opportunity to discover the Maison’s virtuoso craftsmanship, passed on by generations of Mains d’Or™, the magic of exceptional Pierres de Caractère™, not to mention the stories attached to some of the pieces that have achieved mythical status. From iconic pieces to the legendary women who wore them and contributed to the reputation of the Maison, “A Quest for Beauty: The Art of Van Cleef & Arpels” highlights the enduring legacy and constantly renewed creativity of the Maison.

27/10/2013 - 15/02/2014

The Bowers Museum, 2002 North Main Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706, USA

Van Cleef & Arpels. L’art de la haute joaillerie

All the daring of the creations of this legendary jewellery house will be highlighted in the Nave at Les Arts Décoratifs, with 400 pieces that have made the fame of Van Cleef & Arpels since 1906. These prestigious pieces will be shown with archive documents and drawings, in an exhibition design by Jouin-Manku. The history of Van Cleef & Arpels is studded with technical inventions handed down from generation to generation. This savoir-faire, always kept secret, combined with imagination and very free sources of inspiration, fuelled its formidable production of forms and models. Among the constant sources of inspiration – flora, fauna and abstract motifs – certain themes are emblematic of Van Cleef & Arpels’ originality: Egyptomania, the ‘Roses’ bracelet that won the Grand Prix at the International Exposition in 1925, and the pieces inspired by textiles – lace, knots, soft furnishings, drapery, tulle – have been constantly reinterpreted down the decades, as has the invention of the Serti Mystérieux. The transformable jewellery and the minaudière bag were invented in the 1930s. The Van Cleef & Arpels image is still epitomised by the famous ‘Zip’ necklace, the first of which was inspired by the Duchess of Windsor and made in 1951, like the many variations of the chain necklace in the 1970s, including ‘l’Alhambra’, still just as popular forty years after its creation. Subtly mixing values and styles, Van Cleef & Arpels is continuing to stamp its signature on the jewellery world, particularly with the Jules Verne collection, directed by Alfredo Arias at the Biennale des Antiquaires in 2010, and the latest collection, Bals de Légende, inspired by the memorable society balls of the last century. A signature whose hallmark is legendary mastery and savoir-faire, a passionate love of precious stones and a taste for innovation and metamorphosis.

20/09/2012 - 10/02/2013

Musée des Arts décoratifs - The Nave, 107, rue de Rivoli 75001 Paris, France

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.

18/02/2011 - 4/07/2011

Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, New York, NY 10128, USA

Histoires d'imagination 1821 - 2024

Come and enjoy a unique experience, a true immersion in the archives and creative universe of Vever. Discover the secrets behind the creations, the influence of archives dating back to 1900, and the artistic inspiration behind every detail of the Maison's new collections. You'll also discover Vever's jewelry-making expertise, the magic of enamel and the fascinating synthetic diamond created in the laboratory.

6/11/2024 - 8/01/2025

Maison Vever, 9 rue de la Paix, Paris 75002, France

Dans l'intimité de Vever
In the Intimacy of Vever, Jewellery and Objets d'Art since 1821

Just two years after its reawakening and two centuries after its creation, the Maison lifts the veil on the fabulous history of its dynasty of jewellers, whose central figure is Henri Vever.
In the Vever showroom, transformed for the occasion into a cabinet of curiosities, this exhibition plunges you into the intimacy of the Maison, to the sound of previously unpublished testimonials from Henri Vever and critics of the time. You'll discover exclusive jewellery and objects on loan from family, friends and collectors. They have agreed to part with precious objects, jewels, medals, photographs, sculptures, drawings, paintings... for a few weeks, to allow you to enter into the intimacy of the Maison Vever.

/06/2023 - 11/08/2023

Maison Vever, 9 rue de la Paix, Paris 75002, France

Perfection and passion. 130 years of the Wellendorff Manufacture

The art of jewellery making, whose lines of tradition in technology and design reach back to antiquity, interpreted in a modern way and refined further - this is what the jewellery manufacturer Wellendorff stands for. In 2023, the family business will celebrate its 130th anniversary. To mark the occasion, Pforzheim’s Jewellery Museum is looking back at the individual decades since 1893. For each decade, a precious object from the Wellendorff company that exemplifies its time will be on display. As interventions woven into the historical collection, visitors can trace the history of the manufactory during their tour.

11/03/2023 - 1/10/2023

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Jahnstraße 42, 75173 Pforzheim, Germany

Grandi Bigiottieri Italiani: Carlo Zini
Major Italian Jewellery Houses: Carlo Zini

The third exhibition in the series on Italian jewellers is dedicated to Carlo Zini, the most important brand in the sector since the 1970s, loved and followed by the most beautiful and glamourous women of the international jet-set. Its most significant creations will be exhibited in the Museum's Zaffanella Hall under the curatorship of leading jewellery historian Bianca Cappello. An extraordinary opportunity to admire the "sculptures of light" which Zini's passionate enthusiam has created for fashion over the last 40 years and which still amazes and arouses wonder today.

25/03/2017 – 4/6/2017

Museo del Bijou, Via Azzo Porzio, 9 - 26041 - Casalmaggiore (CR, Italy)

Artists jewellery

Artists’ Jewelry: From Cubism to Pop, the Diane Venet Collection

Exploring the dynamic realm of artists’ jewellery reveals novel perspectives into the diverse methods artists manifest their creative expression. Navigating the challenges of mastering a new medium or scaling down to adorn the body is met with witnessing the joy of creating intensely personal objects, often destined for cherished people within the artist’s inner circle. Gathered from the collection of Diane Venet, 'Artists’ Jewelry' will feature more than 150 pieces of jewellery designed by some 140 of the most significant artists from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Deepening our understanding of the creative process, these pieces will be showcased alongside paintings, sculptures, works on paper, and photographs from the Norton’s Collection, offering intriguing parallels between the artists’ signature media and their forays in jewellery. Additionally, a unique sound-based artwork created and produced by exhibiting artist Sheila Concari will accompany the Norton’s exhibition and includes excerpts of Diane Venet’s reflections on her collection and artist jewellery. Emblematic charms by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, striking headpieces by Man Ray and Hiroshi Sugimoto, surreal accessories by Dorothea Tanning and Salvador Dalí, and abstracted pieces by Louise Nevelson and Arnaldo Pomodoro, all coalesce into a dazzling presentation of Diane Venet’s decades-long pursuit of art in miniature.

12/04/2025 - 5/10/2025

Norton Museum of Art, 1450 S. Dixie Highway West, Palm Beach, FL 33401, USA

Simply Brilliant: Artist-Jewelers of the 1960s and 1970s

Jewellery of the 1960s and 1970s was as groundbreaking as the era itself. The space race, rock ‘n’ roll, the Beatles, the Vietnam War, the Kennedy assassinations, the Civil Rights movement, Pop Art, the Women’s Movement, the widespread use of drugs, the Pill, and the concept of free love were all facets of cultural change associated with these two decades. These social deviations set the stage for what jewellers had to offer, expressing individuality, nonconformity, and the aesthetic, political and intellectual values of those who wore it. The individual makers represented in this exhibition referred to themselves as artists first, jewellers second. They approached their work as a modern art form. Largely utilizing yellow gold and incorporating both precious and semi-precious gems, these artists were inspired by nature. They focused on organic forms, favoured abstract shapes and concepts related to space-age trends. They used unconventional materials such as coral, shell, geodes and moldavite and were unrivalled in the texture they brought to jewellery. Theirs was a style that was appreciated by individuals who were looking for something different in an era when different was best. This exhibition of approximately 120 pieces, drawn from one of the most important private collections in the world, assembled by Cincinnatian Kimberly Klosterman, features the work of independent jewellers such as Andrew Grima, Gilbert Albert, Arthur King, Jean Vendome and Barbara Anton along with work created for Bulgari, Cartier, Boucheron and other major houses. The exhibition is accompanied by a full-colour illustrated catalogue and includes essays by some of the most important scholars in the field. Biographies of each designer/house represented are paired with full colour images, extended text for a select number of highlighted pieces, and an appendix of maker’s marks.
The catalogue is reviewed in JHT 42

22/10/2021 – 6/02/2022

Cincinnati Art Museum, 953 Eden Park Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45202, USA

Scultura Aurea. Gioielli d’Artista per un nuovo Rinascimento
Golden Sculpture. Artist's Jewels for a new Renaissance

The exhibition displays, in the Renaissance halls of the Ducal Palace of Urbino, an overview of artist's jewellery of the 20th and 21st centuries and is a precious opportunity to bring to the attention of the public the contribution of sculptors and painters to the sphere of jewellery, understood as a perfectly accomplished work of art, in the full mastery of major and minor arts which finds full conceptual and aesthetic realisation in the palace built for Federico da Montefeltro. Over 140 pieces, made by 46 international artists, highlighting contributions and influences and emphasising the revolutionary scope of the overlap between the arts in the field of goldsmithing.

31/05/2019 – 8/09/2019

Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Palazzo Ducale di Urbino, Piazza Rinascimento 13, 61029 Urbino (PU), Italy

All That Sparkles... 20th Century Artists' Jewelry

Presenting an array of selected jewelry alongside examples of more conventional artwork, this exhibition celebrates the craftsmanship and creativity of artists who used the medium to explore texture and color. Using various materials and techniques specific to jewelry-making, these artists expanded their reach into a broader, if still refined and urbane public. From brooches to monoprints, All That Sparkles will feature artists from the Bechtler collection including Alberto Giacometti, Alicia Penalba, Raffael Benazzi, and Niki de Saint Phalle along with works from Harry Bertoia and Claire Falkenstein. Showcasing an art form often overlooked, this exhibition explores transformation and expansion of artist expression through miniature conversational pieces and wearable art.

1/07/2016 – 8/01/2017

The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, 420 South Tryon Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202, USA

Picasso to Koons: Artist as Jeweler

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, New York NY 10019, USA

16/05/2012 - 2/09/2012

Benaki Museum, 1 Koumbari St. & Vas. Sofias Ave, Athens, Greece

4/12/2012 - 17/02/2013

IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern, Calle de Guillem de Castro, 118, 46003 Valencia, Spain

15/03/2013 - 21/07/2013

Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139, USA

2/12/2013 - 23/02/2014

Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul Arts Center, Seoul, South Korea

8/02/2015 - 16/08/2015

Vitraria Glass+A Museum, Palazzo Nani Mocenigo, Dorsoduro 960, 30123 Venice, Italy

4/11/2017 - 3/12/2017

National Museum of Art, Jaņa Rozentāla laukums 1, Riga, Latvia

7/03/2018 - 3/07/2018

MAD - Musée des Arts Décoratifs, 107 rue de Rivoli - 75001 Paris, France

Picasso and the artist's jewellery

For Pablo Picasso, jewellery was the most personal ways of expressing himself. These objects, usually intended for the people closest to him, were coveted as treasures that he refused to reproduce in large quantities or even exhibit. It would be necessary to wait until the late 1960s to see a series for sale. For the artist, these objects were for sure something much more than just ornaments. The jewel has always been endowed with extraordinary expressive potential, sometimes a talisman, for others, a charm. The jewel is impregnated with this magic of intimacy. This exhibition will present a selection of works from one of the most important international collections of artist jewellery. From surrealism to contemporary productions, from André Derain to Niki de Saint-Phalle, to Miquel Barceló, Lucio Fontana and Louise Bourgeois, the collection of jewellery gathered together is an example of diversity and masterpieces.

20/05/2021 - 9/01/2022

Museu Picasso, Montcada, 15-23 - 08003 Barcelona, Spain

Bijoux d'artistes - Jean-Pierre Dussaillant & Trésors du musée

Since 2008, Jean-Pierre Dussaillant has created jewellery which is like miniature sculptures, supra-dimensional ornaments which combine base or precious metals with horn, paste, coral, pearls... These works are "talkative," speaking of love, feelings, malicious actions. The jewellery of Jean-Pierre Dussaillant will be presented as part of a historical discourse that will show for the first time the "Treasures" of the museums in Chateauroux: jewellery, ornaments and paintings depicting the history of jewellery, from the Gallo-Roman period to the present day. A catalogue will be published after the exhibition.

18/02/2011 – 22/05/2011

Musée-Hôtel Bertrand, Châteauroux, France

Jewelry by artist. From Modernisme to the early avant-garde

This exhibition will reveal how major artists at the forefront of creative trends in the fertile 20th century --both Catalans and their international counterparts, from Modernisme to the first historic avant-garde movements --approached the world of jewellery. The exhibition will expose the least-known facets of Auguste Rodin, Hector Guimard, Josep Hoffmann, Josep Llimona, Serrurier-Bovy, Henry Van de Velde, Manolo Hugué, Paco Durrio, Xavier Nogués, Pau Gargallo, Max Ernst, Salvador Dalí, Georges Braque, Alexander Calder, Fernand Léger, Charlotte Perriand, Hans Arp, Man Ray, Pablo Picasso, Julio González and Henri Laurens, as well as many others.

27/10/2010 – 13/02/2011

Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Arte Preziosa: Le sculture gioiello di Salvador Dalí
Precious Art: the jewellery sculptures of Salvador Dalí

This exhibition presents a selection of works of art that aim to convey the artistic diversity of Salvador Dalí and his passionate attempts to express himself in space, in three dimensions. It is divided into three sections and consists of 18 sculptures produced between 1949 and 1979: the Dalí d’Or, the jewelled sculptures and the silver sculptures. There are 12 works in the Dalí d’Or collection, ten of which displayed at the exhibition, which Dalí produced from pure gold in the late 1960s using his collection of Dalí d’Or coins. The Dalí d’Or-Objets Montés were created to emulate royalty in all its excess and splendour and include magical mirrors, pendants with serpent motifs and emblems in honour of the sun. The jewelled sculptures pay tribute to Dalí’s most important iconographic images, like the ballerinas, the angels and the watch. They are made from 18-carat gold and encrusted with precious stones, diamonds, rubies, emeralds and sapphires. Each work of art is mounted on a translucent rock crystal base and signed in gold by Dalí. The silver sculptures form part of a limited edition series and include the ‘Profile of Time’, which echoes the famous 1931 painting The Persistence of Memory in which the melted watch appeared for the first time.

7/09/2019 – 13/04/2020

Museo del Gioiello, Piazza dei Signori, 36100 Vicenza, Italy

Dalí: Gems

Dalí: Gems features selections of the artist's work by celebrated friends of the Dalí, including Alice Cooper, Jeff Koons, Susan Sarandon and John Waters. The jewelry designed by Dalí in the 1940s and 1950s is a highlight of the exhibition.

13/09/2009 – 18/04/2010

Salvador Dalí Museum, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA

Dali d’Or & Bijoux de Gala

In honour of the 20th anniversary of the death of Salvador Dali, the espace Dali presents the collection of jewels and gold objects designed by the artist in the 1960s. Sumptuous pieces illuminate the largest exhibition of works by the Catalan master in France and will pay tribute to this internationally renowned artist.

18/10/09 – 20/01/10

Dali, espace Montmartre, Paris, France

From Picasso to Warhol - Sculptured Jewelry of the Avant-Garde

With accentuated modifications after its initial presentation at the Museum für Angewandte Kunst in Cologne, this exhibition offers visitors the enchanting possibility to acquaint themselves with the smallest form of art that the great sculptors of the 20th century have created, that is, jewelry.

extended to 9/08/2009

Museum für Angewandte Kunst, Cologne, Germany

16/02/2010 - 18/04/2010

Stiftung Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum, Duisburg, Germany

Bijoux d'artistes

This exhibition shows 160 pieces of jewellery from a private collection of the biggest names in modern and contemporary art, from Gonzalez, Gargallo, Picasso to Anish Kapoor, from dada to surrealism with Man Ray, Wifredo Lam, Victor Brauner, Max Ernst to Miquel Barcelo, from Giacometti to Louise Bourgeois, Calder's kinetic art to Pol Bury and François Morellet, from Dubuffet to the new realists and pop artists Arman, César and Lichtenstein. Around 50 European and American artists have created jewellery in gold, silver, steel, and plastic, often unknown to those who only know their painting or sculpture.

11/06/09 – 11/10/09

Musée du Temps, Besançon, France

Costume jewellery

Vivienne Westwood & Jewellery

From a stall in Portobello Road market, London in the 1970s to statement pieces within catwalk collections, this exhibition dives into the extensive history of jewellery design and creation by the Vivienne Westwood house.
Westwood’s story will be told through a series of rooms, each meticulously curated with distinct decades of design, allowing the visitors to journey through time from the 1980s to the present day – exploring eclectic pairings of jewellery and garments, accessories, and a curated selection of films, evoking the fashion house’s iconic style.
This exhibition will be supported by a rich programme of events spanning jewellery, fashion, feminism, sustainability, music, and more.

17/01/2025 - 27/04/2025

Museum of New Zealand, Te Papa Tongarewa, 55 Cable Street, Wellington, 6011, New Zealand

All that glitters. Spectacular Costume Jewellery from the Josef Wiggers Collection

In 2016 CODA acquired a large part of the collection of fashion jewellery of Jozef Joop Wiggers (1937-2017). Wiggers was not only a graphic designer, painter and publisher of Jan, Jans en de kinderen, but also a passionate collector and a great lover of beautiful things. During one of his many visits to book fairs, he discovered books on fashion jewellery. It marked the beginning of his collection and his passion for fashion jewellery. His collection is not only the 'print' of a personal story, but also provides a unique picture of the development of fashion jewellery. In this exhibition, CODA Museum will present the highlights of this exceptional private collection. Fashion jewellery became popular at the beginning of the 20th century when designers such as Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli broke through the idea that jewellery should be synonymous with gold, silver and precious stones. Coco Chanel did not hesitate to combine real pearls and the synthetic variety. This not only reduces the price of the jewellery, but also makes it accessible to a larger group of people. Thus, jewellery shifts from status symbol to fashion statement and means of expression. The term 'fashion jewellery' is used for jewellery not made of precious metals and stones, but which, for example, has value and significance in terms of design, because of its intrinsic quality, or as a representative of an epoch.

11/07/2021 – 21/11/2021

CODA Museum, Vosselmanstraat 299, 7311 CL Apeldoorn, Netherlands

Süsse Verführung
Sweet seduction

Fashion jewellery and more from the treasure chests of the Gablonz Industries. The current special exhibition transports visitors into the sparkling world of fashion jewellery. Attractive jewellery in up-to-the-minute colours and designs offers something to suit every individual taste and is sure to enchant every guest.

21/10/2019 - 6/03/2020

Haus der Gablonzer Industrie, Neue Zeile 11, 87600 Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz, Germany

Bijoux-Bijoux! Costume Jewellery from Coco Chanel to Christian Dior

Apparel and jewellery have always been inextricably linked, playing off of and inspiring each other, and costume jewellery – originally made from base or semi-precious materials for serial and thus inexpensive production – is now considered an indispensable complement to high fashion. Until the mid-20th century major production centres included Idar-Oberstein (Germany) and Jablonec (Bohemia), and after World War II Neugablonz (Germany), and Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. Here, jewellery was and continues to be designed as well as manufactured in large production facilities. The exhibition has been developed in collaboration with Gisela Wiegert, one of the most prominent German collectors of costume jewellery. Wiegert has been passionately and knowledgeably collecting high-quality costume jewellery for over 30 years, and has generously provided the most significant and beautiful pieces of her opulent collection to the Kunstgewerbemuseum for the exhibition. The presentation in the fashion gallery provides the unique opportunity to juxtapose fashion and costume jewellery and thus suitably portray the critical importance of jewellery in fashion.

11/10/2018 - 27/01/2019

Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin, Matthäikirchplatz, 10785 Berlin, Germany

Dior – Schmuckstücke 1955 – 2007

Next to Coco Chanel, Dior was one of the earliest fashion designers, for whom jewellery, especially costume jewelry, had a special role. The first collections were made in Paris and London. The growing success of the fashion house prompted Christian Dior to look for a quality manufacturer for a larger and more exclusive collection. In 1955 a steadily extended license agreement was concluded with the Pforzheim-based company Henkel & Grosse. Fashion jewellery has since become an integral part of fashion collections. The jewellery complements and emphasizes the stylistic features of each garment. The unique Wiegert collection of Dior fashion jewelleery from six decades is compiled in an extremely knowledgeable and comprehensive manner, so that a concentrated view of the styles determining each respective epoch is possible. Moreover, the remarkable retrospective provides exciting insights into the different ways of manufacturing. A catalogue of the exhibition is available for €29.90.

3/12/2017 - 27/05/2018

Museum Huelsmann, Ravensberger Park 3, D-33607 Bielefeld, Germany

Glanzzeit
Shine Time

Fashion jewellery and more from the treasure chests of the Gablonz Industries. The current special exhibition transports visitors into the sparkling world of fashion jewellery. Attractive jewellery in up-to-the-minute colours and designs offers something to suit every individual taste and is sure to enchant every guest.

27/10/2017 - 25/02/2018

Haus der Gablonzer Industrie, Erlebnisausstellung der Gablonzer Industrie, Neue Zeile 11, 87600 Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz, Germany

Gioielli Fantasia. Sogni Americani

The historic home of Asti, a treasure trove of fine collections of carvings, ancient textiles and ceramics, offers the ideal setting for an exhibition dedicated to a particular field of the decorative arts, over 500 specimens of Fantasy Jewels from the personal collection of Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. The exhibition introduces the visitor to the discovery of costume jewellery production, a socio-cultural phenomenon born in the US in the aftermath of the great crisis of 1929-1939 which led to a drastic reduction in the luxury goods market. Experimentation with non-precious materials became the only way of survival for jewellers, but also a stimulus for the imagination and for the development of new techniques. These beautiful and inexpensive ornaments that Hollywood studios did not hesitate to adopt, made them protagonists for the golden age of American cinema. This is large and showy jewellery, visible during filming and able to save money previously spent on the rental of real jewels. Despite the use of stones and alloys of low cost, the precise finishing and surprising format is a clear sign of the extraordinary creative abilities of designers of the time and their greater freedom of experimentation with new materials. Thes were the jewels worn on stage costumes by movie stars such as Greta Garbo, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh. The legendary Joseff created jewellery for hundreds of highly successful films, including "Gone with the Wind". Also first ladies, such as Mamie Eisenhower and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, did not miss the opportunity of wearing them on public occasions. Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo developed an interest in these fantasy jewels "because they represent a cultural heritage that brings us back to difficult times and great social changes ... It is important to the meaning and the content that they transmit, their attachment to the precise historical moment in which they were made. In Costume Jewelry I seek creativity, imagination and appreciate the use of innovative materials, such as vulcanized rubber, rhinestones, celluloid, bakelite, acrylic glass and acrylic, able to anticipate many future trends. These jewels are "poor but beautiful", accessible and affordable for all."

16/04/2016 – 2/10/2016

Palazzo Mazzetti, Corso Vittorio Alfieri, 357, 14100 Asti AT, Italy

Indossare la Bellezza: La grande bigiotteria italiana

An unprecedented selection of Italian jewellery from the late nineteenth century to the early years of the millennium, from prestigious private collections, archives and company museums, public institutions, and also the Museum of Jewellery at Casalmaggiore itself, curated by Bianca Cappello. Includes work by Angela Caputi–Giuggiù, Armani, Artigiana Fiorentina Bigiotteria, Bijoux Bozart, Bijoux Cascio, Clotilde Silva, Corbella, Ugo Correani, Coppola e Toppo, De Liguoro, Ferenaz, Gattinoni, Fendi, Giuliano Fratti, Lo.Sa, Luciana de Reutern, Ken Scott, Mazzucco Romano, Ercole Moretti, Moschino, Ornella Bijoux, Ottavio Re, Sharra Pagano, Pellini Bijoux, Sorelle Sent, Fratelli Traversari, Unger & Carlo Zini. Catalogue available.

19/03/2016 – 29/05/2016

Museo del Bijou, Via Azzo Porzio, 9 - 26041 - Casalmaggiore (CR), Italy

Déboutonner la mode
Unbuttoning fashion

This exhibition is the first opportunity to unveil a unique collection of over 3,000 buttons, accompanied by a selection of more than 100 male and female fashion costumes and accessories chosen from the most iconic designers such as Paul Poiret, Elsa Schiaparelli, Christian Dior, Jean Paul Gaultier and Patrick Kelly. Acquired in 2012, this collection was awarded the status of a major work of heritage interest by the Advisory Committee for National Treasures. Dating from the 18th to the 20th century, these objects, small in size, are true works of art due to the quality of the materials and techniques used in their manufacture. This collection, assembled by Loïc Allio, is exemplary for its variety, richness and eclecticism. Among the exceptional pieces are a woman's portrait in the style of Fragonard, a trio of buttons inspired by La Fontaine's fables of the goldsmith Falize Lucien, a set of eight birds painted on porcelain by Camille Naudot and finally a series of 792 pieces by the sculptor Henri Hamm. The 'paruriers' Jean Clement and Francois Hugo and artists Jean Arp and Alberto Giacometti worked for the famous fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli, like Maurice de Vlaminck with the fashion designer Paul Poiret. The fashion houses Dior, Balenciaga, Madame Grès, Givenchy, Balmain and Yves Saint Laurent, in turn, favoured the work of the jewellers Francis Winter and Roger Jean-Pierre. We also discover creations by Sonia Delaunay and Line Vautrin.

10/02/2015 - 19/07/2015

Musée des Arts décoratifs - Mode et textile, 107, rue de Rivoli, 75001 Paris, France

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, 15837 Baruth Glashütte, Germany

Grandi Bigiottieri Italiani - Ornella Bijoux
Great Italian Costume Jewellers - Ornella Bijoux

Founded in 1944 by Piera Albani and his daughter Maria Vittoria, Ornella Bijoux is one of the most famous companies making handmade jewellery, accredited to the Bottega Storica di Milano. This exhibition, in the Zaffanella Hall of the Museum, will present more than 200 pieces, which will relate, over sixty years of Italian creativity, the progress of fashion through the original writings, elegant and unique, of Maria Vittoria Albani. This important exhibition, organized in collaboration with the jewellery historian and critic Bianca Cappello, is intended to be the first in a series of monographs dedicated to the great protagonists of 'Made in Italy' jewellery, a fascinating chapter in the history of costume jewellery yet to be uncovered. The exhibition is accompanied by a selection of vintage cocktail dresses by Biki from the collection of Cavalli e Nastri of Milan, a fashion house with which Ornella Bijoux worked extensively in the 1960s.

21/03/2015 - 17/05/2015

Museo del Bijou, Via Azzo Porzio, 9 - 26041 - Casalmaggiore (CR), Italy

Costume Jewelry from a Collection in Turin

Costume jewelry is a form of bijouterie designed especially to adorn a garment, or “costume”. The term was used for the first time in reference to the bijoux designed by Hobé for the stage costumes of the Ziegfeld Follies, a series of theatrical productions on Broadway, and this form of jewellery was later considerably developed with silent movies in Hollywood. This exhibition will show around 300 items invented and styled by the most important designers like Trifari, Marcel Boucher, Coro, De Rosa, Eisenberg, Miriam Haskell, Eugène Joseff, Kenneth J. Lane, and Pennino, through to Wendy Gell and Iradj Moini. The exhibition will not have one particular criterion for selection, but will instead adopt different approaches to the fascinating and still relatively unknown history of American costume jewelry. Visitors will thus be able to find out about materials of great visual impact, such as Bakelite, lucite, crystals, and rhodium, as well as techniques such as enamelling.

23/11/2010 - 23/01/2011

Museo Civico D’arte Antica, Turin, Italy

To go with petticoats and wasp waists - Fashion jewellery from the 1950s - Christian Dior and Grossé at Hause Henkel & Grosse

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.

17/09/2010 – 15/11/2010

Schmuckmuseum Pforzheim, Pforzheim, Germany

Karfunkelschein. Prade - Gablonz Fashion

Karfunkelschein - the exhibition's title evokes magical associations, and brings to mind mysterious, glittering treasures. It also describes the glittering world of costume jewellery, which was the speciality of the company Prade. Their turbulent history and the infinite variety of their creations are the subject of this new special exhibition.

23/02/2010 - 27/06/2010

Jizerska Museum Neugablonz, Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz, Germany

29/09/2011 – 20/11/2011

Deutsches Goldschmiedehaus, Hanau, Germany

The Vintage Woman: A Century of Costume Jewelry in America 1910-2010

Costume jewelry in America (1910-2010) is a fascinating story that came to life in a turbulent century darkened by two world wars and the Great Depression—indeed, times remarkably relevant to today. Master jewelers fled from Europe with little more than their tools and talent. With glass in lieu of gemstones, and pot metal substituting for gold, they created magnificently crafted jewelry so matchless in design that fine jewelry pales in comparison. At one time, costume jewelry was the fifth-largest industry in America and single-handedly made Providence, Rhode Island the costume jewelry manufacturing capital of the world. Featured in the exhibition are masterpieces by legendary designers Elsa Schiaparelli, Coco Chanel, Hattie Carnegie and Henry à la Pensée—Europeans who sought refuge, as well as fame and fortune, in America. Joseff of Hollywood, “the designer of the stars,” whose faux jewels adorned the Garbo in Camille, Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind and numerous other stars in other motion pictures, is another great name; Marcel Boucher and his wife, Sandra, designed for Cartier and Tiffany’s. And the renowned illustrator McClelland Barclay designed costume jewelry for two years before giving his life in the service of his country in World War II. There are the great houses of costume jewelry—Trifari, Coro, Miriam Haskell, Hobe and Ciner. And let us not forget the King of Faux Jewelry, Kenneth Jay Lane, who has been designing for over 60 years.

7/12/2010 - Spring 2011

Forbes Jewelry Gallery, New York, USA

Hollywood Glamour: Fashion and Jewelry from the Silver Screen

'Fashion and Jewelry from Hollywood’s Golden Age' will present designer gowns and exquisite jewelry from the 1930s and 1940s—the most glamorous years of Hollywood film. The exhibition will focus on several major starlets of the period, including Gloria Swanson, Anna May Wong, Ginger Rogers, Claudette Colbert, Mae West, and Joan Crawford, to explore how the interplay between their jewelry and clothing contributed to their iconic style. It will also examine the differences between fashion and Hollywood “costume” by contrasting the off-screen clothing with more dramatic costumes created for the screen by famous designers such as Adrian and Travis Banton. Among the 50 works on view will be a dress designed for Wong by Travis Banton, and an aquamarine and diamond suite designed for Crawford. Also featured will be clothing by Adrian, Banton, and Chanel; jewelry by Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin and Paul Flato; and photography by Edward Steichen and Elmer Fryer. Complementing these will be additional period photographs, film stills, and film clips. These pieces will be drawn from the MFA’s holdings as well as from private collections.

9/09/2014 – 8/03/2015

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA

Bijoux americani d’epoca

Magnificent American jewels. This exhibition shows over 800 pieces of jewellery made between 1930 and 1980 in the United States of America (Providence, Rhode Island), a period of great imagination in which our compatriot goldsmiths were dedicated to the creation of costume jewellery rather than real jewels, which became famous thanks mainly to the movies. Many of these, in fact, have been worn by stars like Greta Garbo, Grace Kelly, Jacqueline Kennedy, Audrey Hepburn. The jewels were made in various materials, from alloys of gold or base metals to plastic, and were a curious and valid alternative to expensive jewellery, in a period, that of the Great Depression, around 1929, in which imagination and inventiveness at low cost were certainly welcome.

29/07/2009 – 01/11/2009

Il Museo del Presepe - Pinacoteca Civica di Imperia, Liguria, Italy

Opulent Ephemera: Fantasy and fashion in American costume jewellery, 1880 – 1960. A century of costume jewelry from the collection of E. Angelopoulou

Over five-hundred pieces of costume jewelry, dating from around 1880 to the late 20th century, are presented in an exhibition dedicated to the art of jewelry as a necessary appendage to dress. The glittering jewels on display, carefully selected from the over 2.500 pieces of an extensive private collection, constitute the first ever presentation of such artifacts in Greece.

16/04/2008 - 22/05/09

The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Athens, Greece

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