Current Jewellery Exhibitions

This list of current and forthcoming jewellery exhibitions is provided as a service to our members. We have no means of checking the accuracy of the information, and cannot take responsibility for any mistakes. Please check in advance before visiting an exhibition to avoid disappointment.

Please tell us here if there are any other jewellery exhibitions which we should add to this list, or if anything needs correcting. You can see lists of past exhibitions here.

UK

Cirencester

Meanings and Messages: ACJ Touring Exhibition

goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Association for Contemporary Jewellery (ACJ) is hosting this major touring exhibition visiting six venues throughout the UK.
The exhibition focuses on brooches, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, political figures, or sovereignty to convey important messages. These messages may be hidden, subtle or more of an overt protest!
The response to the brief is diverse - with many drawing on global challenges such as climate change, social justice, governance, resources, pollution, pandemics, and conflict. Some works form personal tributes to loved ones and heroes. The beauty of the natural world plays a prominent role, either by capturing the wonder of life around us, or serving as a reminder of the impact we have as custodians of our planet. Meanings and Messages is curated into six distinct themes; sparking dialogues between the brooches and encouraging conversations and reflections from viewers.
There will be an associated zoom panel discussion on 13 and 23 February. For details, see the SJH news page

15/04/2023 - 17/06/2023

New Brewery Arts

Brewery Court, Cirencester, England, GL7 1QD

Monday - Saturday, 9am - 5pm, except Tuesday 10am - 5pm

Edinburgh

Japanese Contemporary Design

nms.ac.uk/exhibitions-events/exhibitions

From striking statement jewellery to prints and porcelain vases, this display considers how Japanese contemporary makers have combined innovative and traditional art, craft and design elements over the past five decades.
A more diverse range of makers have emerged in Japan in recent years, with highly skilled women breaking into historically male-dominated artistic disciplines. This follows a move away from the traditional apprenticeship-based system and the long-established custom of the eldest son taking over from his father. Japanese Contemporary Design will include an equal number of works by female and male makers, shining a light on some remarkable artisans who have previously been overlooked.

6/05/2022 - 30/07/2023

National Museum of Scotland

Chambers Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1JF

Daily: 10am–7pm

Admisson FREE

London

Meanings and Messages: ACJ Touring Exhibition

Ending soon

goldsmiths-centre.org/whats-on

To celebrate its 25th anniversary, the Association for Contemporary Jewellery (ACJ) is hosting this major touring exhibition visiting six venues throughout the UK – with one of its final stops at the Goldsmiths’ Centre.
The ACJ has chosen to focus on brooches for this exhibition, as they form the ideal jewellery archetype for conveying meanings and messages. Brooches can be subversive and are often used by people in the public eye, by political figures or sovereignty to convey important messages. These messages may be hidden, subtle or occasionally more of an overt protest!
There will be an associated zoom panel discussion on 13 and 23 February. For details, see the SJH news page

9/01/2023 - 24/02/2023

The Goldsmiths' Centre

42 Britton Street, London EC1M 5AD

Monday - Friday, 9am - 6pm

Admisson FREE

London

Spain and the Hispanic World. Treasures from the Hispanic Society Museum & Library

royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/spain-hispanic-world

This landmark exhibition, with over 150 dazzling and fascinating pieces, explores the art and culture of the Hispanic world.
Discover the rich story of Spanish and Hispanic art and culture from antiquity to the 20th century: from masterpieces by Goya, Velázquez, Zurbarán and El Greco to paintings, sculptures, silk textiles, ceramics, lustreware, silverwork, precious jewellery, maps, drawings, illuminated manuscripts and stunning decorative lacquerware from Latin America.
The exhibition features the famous World Map of 1526 by Giovanni Vespucci, and culminates with Sorolla’s colourful, large-scale study for his monumental series of 14 paintings, Vision of Spain.
Founded in New York in 1904, the Hispanic Society Museum & Library is home to the most extensive collection of Spanish art outside of Spain. Presented for the first time in the UK, it will offer visitors a chance to trace the cultural and religious influences that shaped Spanish culture, from Celtic, Islamic, Jewish and Christian to American, African and Asian.

21/01/2023 - 10/04/2023

The Royal Academy of Arts

Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD

Tuesday – Sunday: 10am–6pm

London

Style & Society: Dressing the Georgians

rct.uk/whatson/event/1077944/Style-&-Society:-Dressing-the-Georgians

This exciting exhibition from the Royal Collection explores what the Georgians wore, from the practical dress of laundry maids to the glittering gowns worn at court.
Discover what fashion can tell us about life in the 18th century, a revolutionary period when trade, travel and technological innovations fuelled fashion trends across all levels of society. Delve into the Georgians’ style story and get up close to magnificent paintings, prints and drawings by artists including Gainsborough, Zoffany and Hogarth, as well as luxurious textiles, sparkling jewellery, and a range of accessories from snuff boxes to swords.

21/04/2023 - 8/10/2023

The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace

London SW1A 1AA

Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Adult £17.00, Young Person (18-24) £11.00, Child (5-17) £9.00, Disabled £9.00

Wirral

Pure Brilliance: The Boodles Story

liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/boodles

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, UK CH62 5EQ

Tuesday to Sunday 10am-6pm

Admission free

EUROPE EX-UK

FRANCE

Lyon

Bijou Bijoux

Ending soon

imprimerie.lyon.fr/en/edito/bijou-bijoux

Jewels attract light. Gems, rings, necklaces, capture all the attention while faces, bodies, buried memories are just hidden behind, waiting to come out of oblivion and get moving.
Discover a panorama of these stories, images and often unknown destinies which fill the life of jewels and give them the only lasting value, that of feelings.
What is our connection to jewellery? Which part of ourselves takes shape in contact with them and what images are released in our thoughts?
Do not look for real jewels in this exhibition which focuses precisely on what gravitates around. Materials, gems, jewellery techniques, workshops, creators, jewellery houses, models, designs, films, books, the choice is vast and takes us all around the world.

9/11/2022 - 19/02/2023

Musée de l'Imprimerie et de la Communication graphique

13 Rue de la Poulaillerie, 69002 Lyon

Wednesday to Sunday, 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Adults €8, Concessions €6

Paris

Gold and Treasures: 3000 Years of Chinese Ornaments

lecolevancleefarpels.com/fr/en/exhibition

From the first traces of its use in the fifth millennium B.C.E., gold has fascinated and mesmerised civilizations the world over.
Gold was rarely seen in China before the Han dynasty and was mainly used to embellish other materials such as bronze or to realize small objects. For the Steppe peoples of northern China, however, it played an essential role in society. Frequent exchanges between central China and nomadic peoples led to a dramatic increase in the production and use of gold ornaments, which became veritable symbols of power and represented the high rank of those who wore them. They are also invaluable in bearing witness to the savoir-faire of Chinese goldsmiths over the centuries.
Replete with various symbolic meanings that are deciphered throughout the exhibition, these ornaments span more than three thousand years of Chinese history. All are part of the exceptional Mengdiexuan Collection, one of Hong Kong’s most extraordinary private art collections, focused on Chinese art. L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts is honoured to present the collection in Paris, following a first exhibition on its Hong Kong campus two years ago.

1/12/2022 - 14/04/2023

L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts

31 rue Danielle Casanova, 75001 Paris

Tuesday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Admission free, but advance reservation required

Paris

Sur les routes de Samarcande. Merveilles de soie et d’or
On the road to Samarkand – The wonders of silk and gold

imarabe.org/fr/expositions

A collection of unique works, exhibited for the first time outside the museums of Uzbekistan, plunge us into the history and ancestral know-how of a country that is a melting pot of thousand-year-old civilisations.
Sumptuous cloaks and gold embroidered accessories from the court of the Emir, painted wooden saddles, silver horse harnesses set with turquoise, precious suzani embroidered hangings, carpets, silk ikats, jewellery and costumes from the nomadic culture, as well as 15 orientalist paintings: over the course of a tour covering more than 1,100 square metres, nearly 300 previously unseen pieces are on display, representing the treasures of Uzbekistan.

23/11/2022 - 4/06/2023

Institut du Monde Arabe (IMA)

1 Rue des Fossés Saint-Bernard, 75005 Paris

Tuesday to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sunday, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Adults €12, Concessions €6

GERMANY

Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz

Stilsicher
Stylish

Extended to 3 March 2023

www.gablonzer-industrie.de/ausstellung

This exhibition shows the harmonious and engaging interplay of fashion and jewellery. Various outfits and clothing styles are presented in the form of hand-drawn fashion sketches. The drawings come from the jewellery artist Anne Menzel, who has her workshop in the interactive exhibition, and were created especially for the special show 'Stylish'. In addition, the exhibition combines selected pieces of jewellery and accessories from the various workshops of the Gablonz industry. Lush or subtle, intensely colored or calm - the selection forms stylish combination suggestions for jewellery and fashion.

11/4/2022 - 3/03/2023

Erlebnisausstellung der Gablonzer Industrie

Neue Zeile 11, 87600 Kaufbeuren-Neugablonz

Monday - Friday: 09:30 - 12:00, Monday - Thursday: 14:00 - 17:00

Admission free

Mannheim

Die Normannen
The Normans

Ending soon

rem-mannheim.de/en/exhibitions

The history of the Normans continues to astonish and surprise to the present day: starting out as highly mobile warriors, mercenaries or minor aristocracy, Normans became powerful princes and rulers who left their traces all over Europe and beyond. Their history is a story of interconnectedness, which influenced in a long-lasting way the cultural and political development of Europe and the Mediterranean.
For the first time in such a comprehensive fashion, the Reiss-Engelhorn-Museen and their partners will dedicate an exciting exhibition project under German-French aegis to the “men from the North”. In a presentation with around 300 outstanding exhibition-pieces from more than 10 countries, the exhibition tells a multifaceted story and ties together different and highly fascinating threads of a history spanning the 8th - 13th centuries. Precious works of art, including handicrafts made of gold and ivory, jewellery and valuables such as the crown of Roger II, encounter other treasures, weapons and manuscripts coming from North-, East- and West-Europe as well as the Mediterranean. These exhibits are complemented by the latest digital reconstructions which provide innovative ways of displaying and transferring knowledge.

18/9/2022 - 26/02/2023

Museum Zeughaus

8159 Mannheim

Tuesday – Sunday 11 am – 6 pm

Adults €3, Students €2

Pforzheim

Pforzheim revisited Berlin – Twelve years of the eponymous scholarship programme

Ending soon

museodelgioiello.it/en/temporary-exhibitions

This exhibition is the result of a synergistic collaboration between the Museo Egizio and The Jewellery Museum. It was born in the laboratories and warehouses of the museum in Turin, where some ornaments and cosmetic products were selected and analysed, with modern investigation systems. Objects capable of opening a temporal and geographical window onto an ancient and distant world, where once again the precious accessory, the necklace, acquires multiple meanings and values, lends itself as a symbol of something else, be it beauty, luck, power and magic.

23/12/2022 – 7/05/2023

Museo del Gioiello

Piazza dei Signori, 36100 Vicenza

Tuesday to Friday: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM, 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM, Saturday and Sunday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Adults €20, Concessions €15

NETHERLANDS

Leiden

5,000 Years of Beads

rmo.nl/en/exhibitions

The national archaeological museum of the Netherlands will show a small but densely packed exhibition on excavated beads, that range from the first prehistoric beads through Roman jewellery until the large-scale production of beads in Venice and Amsterdam in the 17th century.
There is an abundance of strings of beads from the early-medieval period, the heyday of beads, but prayer beads from the Later Middle Ages feature heavily as well. Most objects come from the extensive stores of the Museum and have never been shown before. These are complemented by favourite strings of beads from private individuals, that include a 16th-century rosary made of skull beads, plus a spectacular medieval manuscript from the University Library of the Free University of Amsterdam (only on show for the first months) and equally spectacular modern bead art by world champion Floor Kaspers.

23/01/2022 – 7/05/2023

Rijksmuseum van Oudheden

Rapenburg 28, 2311 EW Leiden

Tuesday to Sunday, 10.00 am to 5.00 pm

Adults €12.50, Children under 18 €4

SWEDEN

Rungsted Kyst

Silver Tales. Karen Blixen told in Silver, Pearls and Diamonds

blixen.dk/en/silver-tales

This exhibition explores Karen Blixen’s work, life and persona as a story told in silver, pearls and diamonds, which were her preferred choice of jewellery. Goldsmiths, silversmiths, and jewellery designers, inspired by a portrait, an object in the museum, or one of Karen Blixen’s tales, are exhibiting 42 pieces of jewellery and silverware in five separate sections. These refer to five of Karen Blixen’s tales: The Pearls, The Ring, The Immortal Story, The Diver, and The Ghost Horses, in which jewels play a central part, relating to experiences of loss, sensuality, art and eternity.
Karen Blixen’s own jewellery box was limited, but the few pieces she wore throughout her life had a special story, based on love. She also used deliberately eye-catching pieces, which were both exclusive, for everyday wear or even borrowed. It was the effect that counted, and with an artist’s eye Karen Blixen created her own unique style.

6/10/2022 – 13/04/2023

Karen Blixen Museum

Rungsted Strandvej 111, 2960 Rungsted Kyst

Tuesday - Friday 11:00 – 20:00, Saturday 11:00 – 17:00

Adult DKK 100, Students / under 27 years DKK 60, Under 18 years Free

AMERICAS

USA

Ames, IA

Joyce J. Scott: Messages

museums.iastate.edu/art/exhibitions/joyce-j-scott-messages

Joyce J. Scott is a dynamic artist and performer, best known for her use of beadwork as her artistic medium of choice. Scott uses beads to create highly detailed intricate three-dimensional sculptures and neckpieces that are commentaries on a range of subjects: racism, misogyny, equality, her heritage, and much more. Art has always surrounded Scott, a native of Baltimore, Maryland, where she still lives. She grew up learning from and watching her mother, fiber artist Elizabeth Talford Scott, create uniquely stitched quilts, a skill Elizabeth learned from her mother, and she draws greatly on the artistic heritage of her family and culture. Her beadwork uses those traditional techniques to address contemporary issues in a bold and confrontational manner, creating works of art that are both beautiful and significant. Scott was named a MacArthur Fellow, also known as the MacArthur “Genius Grant”, in 2016, solidifying her status as an important contemporary American artist whose creations continue to push artistic boundaries. Each work of art on exhibit speaks to Scott’s ability with such an intricate medium and demonstrates her commitment to using beads to explore the difficult subjects in society that confront Black Americans.

17/01/2023 – 30/04/2023

Brunnier Art Museum

Iowa State University, Scheman Building (2nd Floor), 1805 Center Drive, Ames, Iowa 50011

Tuesday – Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Admission free; however, there is a suggested donation of $8

Brockton, MA

Daniel Jocz: Permission Granted

fullercraft.org/event/daniel-jocz

The career of Massachusetts artist Daniel Jocz has been marked by shape-shifting and playful irreverence, resulting in an energetically diverse body of work. In his jewellery over the past four decades, he has mastered the art of innovation and assumed a remarkably broad range of formal and conceptual positions. Incorporating aspects of sculpture, painting, architecture, and the decorative arts, his small-scale objects also reveal Jocz’s technical virtuosity and passion for ideas. The exhibition, 'Daniel Jocz: Permission Granted', will survey the artist’s dynamic career through some 50 pieces of jewellery along with a selection of related sculptural pieces.

17/09/2022 – 14/05/2023

Fuller Craft Museum

455 Oak Street, Brockton, MA 02301

Tuesday - Sunday, 10:00AM - 5:00PM

FREE Admission

Chicago, IL

Kingfisher Headdresses from China

artic.edu/exhibitions

Since ancient times, Chinese poets have praised the plumage of the kingfisher, a bird widely found in the tropical regions of Asia.
By the Song dynasty (960–1278), portraits of empresses showed them wearing headdresses adorned with kingfisher ornaments. Few examples of this fragile artistry have survived, and the earliest ones come from the tomb of the Wanli Emperor (reigned 1572–1620), in which archaeologists found four elaborate kingfisher crowns worn by his empresses.
The vivid feathers were expensive, with the most prized specimens imported from Cambodia and Vietnam. Artisans cut them to shape before painstakingly pasting the feathers onto gilded metal backing that formed the structure of the headdresses. Precious and semiprecious stones such as rubies, agate, and jadeite as well as other valuable materials including amber, coral, and pearls added to the splendid effect. Popular motifs — bats, butterflies, dragons, and phoenixes — symbolized various aspects of good fortune.
This exhibition brings together over 20 objects crafted from these extraordinarily beautiful feathers, all promised gifts from Barbara and David Kipper. They include ornate headdresses as well as smaller pieces of jewellery and hairpins, which provided a less cumbersome touch of glamour.

21/05/2022 – 21/05/2023

Art Institute of Chicago

111 South Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60603

Thursday - Monday, 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Adults $25, Concessions $19

Houston, TX

Dreher Masterworks

hmns.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions

This exhibition showcases the most highly sought after masterpieces of the gem carver’s art.
Created by four generations of masters from the Dreher family in Idar-Oberstein, Germany these exquisite pieces are brought to life using ruby, sapphire, aquamarine, topaz and other rare gemstones.

3/06/2022 – 29/05/2023

Houston Museum of Natural Science

5555 Hermann Park Drive, Houston Texas 77030

Monday – Sunday: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Adults $25.00, Concessions $16.00

Kansas City, MO

Family Ties

nelson-atkins.org/exhibitions/family-ties

Portraits bind families together creating visual mementoes. Sometimes they also connect families through the artistic practice itself. This installation features both types of portrait miniatures!
In eighteenth-century Europe and America, it was a portrait painting age. Formerly associated with royalty and heads of state, by the mid-1700s, everyone wanted their portrait painted. Scores of artists were there to answer the call, painting mothers, fathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, and cousins. These keepsakes that once adorned the family walls, or as in the case with portrait miniatures, were often worn as jewellery, or close to the body, served as visual reminders connecting family history. This installation features several portraits of siblings, such as Richard Grosvenor and his sister, Maria Deborah Grosvenor, painted in 1770 by Samuel Cotes (1733-1818), himself part of an artistic family. Over time, many family miniatures were dispersed among relatives or sold off thus breaking family ties. Although no longer owned by the sitters’ descendants, these portraits have miraculously remained together over 250 years later.
Family portraiture takes on a different meaning on the other side of the case, as the profession of artist often extended to multiple individuals within the same household. With no professional school to learn the art of miniature painting, the tradition and knowledge of this practice frequently passed from one generation to the next. One spectacular example of this includes America’s first well-known family of artists, the Peales. This installation features examples by Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827), as well as portraits by his brother James Peale, Sr. (1749-1831), and niece Anna Claypoole Peale (1791–1878), as well as a selection of their near 18th-century/early 19th-century English and European contemporaries.

25/03/2022 – 27/03/2023

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

4525 Oak Street, Kansas City, MO 64111

Thursday to Monday: 10 am to 5 pm, Friday: 10 am to 9 pm

Admission FREE

Los Angeles, CA

Nubia: Jewels of Ancient Sudan

getty.edu/art/exhibitions/nubian_jewelry

For nearly 3,000 years a series of kingdoms flourished in ancient Nubia (present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan). The region was rich in sought-after resources such as gold and ivory and its trade networks reached Egypt, Greece, Rome, and central Africa. This exhibition presents highlights from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston's extensive collection of Nubian objects and features superbly crafted jewelry, metalwork, and sculpture exhibiting the wealth and splendor of Nubian society.

12/10/2022 – 3/04/2023

Getty Villa Museum

Getty Villa Dr, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272

Wednesday to Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm

Admission FREE

Memphis, TN

Master Metalsmith. Linda Watson: Looking Back

Ending soon

metalmuseum.org/master-metalsmith-lynda-watson

Lynda Watson, a native of Orange, California, knew she was destined to be an artist when she began making jewelry out of vacuum cleaner parts in a friend’s garage. Her official foray into the art world began with an AA in Commercial Art from Orange Coast College (Costa Mesa, CA) followed by a period of time spent working for the Buzza Cardozo greeting card company. Watson went on to attend California State University, Long Beach (Long Beach, CA), where she completed some undergraduate work in Drawing and Illustration before receiving a BA in General Crafts and Jewelry and MA and MFA in Jewelry/Metals.
The composite of Watson’s work forms a visual diary. It tells a story in a rough chronological order with some “life happens” gaps along the way. It continues to recall, document, relive, explore, and savor memorable times from the many places where she has spent her time. She hopes that viewing these pieces prompts memories from observers as well. Everyone has visual memories that can evoke valued responses.

2/10/2022 – 29/01/2023

The Metal Museum

374 Metal Museum Drive, Memphis, TN 38106

Tuesday to Sunday: 11 am to 5 pm

Adults: $8, Seniors: $6, Students: $5

New York, NY

Jewelry Stories

madmuseum.org/exhibition/jewelry-stories

MAD was an early advocate of jewellery as a form of artistic expression. Its 1956 inaugural exhibition, 'Craftsmanship in a Changing World', gave many Americans their first exposure to metalsmiths who were challenging the norms of conventional jewellery design and creating works rooted in sculptural experimentation. Because of the support of MAD and like-minded institutions, makers, and collectors around the world, the concept of jewellery as an art form took hold and flourished. To date, the Museum has presented more than 150 exhibitions featuring art jewellery and there are more than 950 pieces in the Museum’s permanent collection. This exhibition highlights the Museum of Arts and Design’s contributions to the field’s advancements and contextualises the bold experimental practices of its most compelling artists within the key historical moments that ultimately broadened the scope and reach of art as a wearable medium.
Selected by an advisory committee to represent significant developments in art jewellery since the mid-century, the featured pieces showcase jewellery artists for whom anything can serve as inspiration — from a material or found object to the pressing social and political issues of our time. Unlike costume and precious jewellery, it is the concept that takes centre stage in these works.

12/07/2022 - 16/04/2023

Museum of Arts and Design (MAD)

2 Columbus Circle, New York, NY 11001

Tuesday – Sunday 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

Adults: $18, Seniors: $14, Students: $12

Racine, WI

Quiet Elegance: The Jewelry of Eleanor Moty

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ramart.org/exhibit/quiet-elegance-eleanor-moty

Whether referencing the landscape or architecture or both, metalsmith Eleanor Moty creates distinctive jewellery that poetically encompasses both wearer and viewer. Moty first gained recognition in the 1960s and 1970s for using cutting-edge fabrication techniques, such as electroplating and photo-etching—in adornment. She shifted her focus toward including stones in her work and the large-scale brooches she has been creating over the last couple of decades exemplify her dialogue with the “linear imagery” of quartz stones.
With 12 pieces currently in the collection, including an early photo-etched hand mirror and brooches containing large quartzes, RAM ranks Moty as an archive artist. Featuring over 35 works, including several from RAM’s holdings as well as recently finished pieces, this exhibition owes its name to a recently-published monograph on the artist. It follows a similar arc to the book in representing Moty’s working career to date — over 50 years of making.
In addition to examples of her jewellery, the exhibition will include a video where Moty describes her process in-depth as well as sketches borrowed from the artist.

17/08/2022 – 28/01/2023

Racine Art Museum (RAM)

441 Main Street, Racine, WI 53403

Wednesday – Saturday, 12:00 to 4:00 pm

Adults $7, Concessions $5

San Francisco CA

Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs

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famsf.org/press-room/fine-arts-museums-san-francisco-announce-2022-exhibitions

Ramses II was the third pharaoh of the 19th Dynasty in Egypt and is regarded as the greatest, most celebrated, and most powerful pharaoh of the New Kingdom — Egypt’s Golden Age — when it was a wealthy and powerful empire. The multisensory exhibition is filled with exquisite sculptures and objects related to this pharaoh, who was not only worshipped as a god during his lifetime but was venerated far into the future. Within the exhibition, there is a dazzling display of gold jewellery and other objects that demonstrate the fabulous wealth of the pharaohs, the extravagance and the luxuriousness of their tombs, and the superb workmanship of Egyptian artists.

20/08/2022 - 12/02/2023

Legion of Honor

100 34th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94121

Tuesday – Sunday, 9:30 am – 5:15 pm

Adults: $15, Seniors (65+): $12, Students (w/ valid ID): $6, Youth (17 and under): Free

ASIA

ISRAEL

Jerusalem

Adornment. Jewelry and Body Decoration in Prehistoric Times

imj.org.il/en/exhibitions/adornment

This exhibition examines adornment in the prehistoric world. Through this prism, we shall attempt to connect with the people who lived here thousands of years ago and gain insight into their lifeways, beliefs, and thoughts. The importance of jewellery and other ornaments in these early periods finds particular expression in their use as burial goods, which accompanied the deceased after death. It is also expressed by production techniques, since even the simplest pieces, such as the ostrich eggshell beads, required tremendous effort and skill.
Much is still unknown about adornment in prehistoric times. Comparisons with the practices of contemporary tribal societies provide some explanation for the role of adornment among our prehistoric ancestors. Through the pairing of such insights with the fruits of archaeological research, it has been possible to uncover secrets regarding identity and significance, life and death, in the prehistoric world, some of which are still inherent in jewellery worn today.

2/06/2022 – 15/04/2023

Israel Museum

Derech Ruppin 11, Jerusalem

Tuesday 4 pm – 9 pm, Friday 10 am – 2 pm, other days 10 am – 5 pm

Adults NIS54, Students and Seniors NIS39, other Concessions NIS27

JAPAN

Yamanashi

Jewelry Museum Collection Exhibit: Yamanashi and Jewellery

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pref.yamanashi.jp/yjm/en/tenji/exhibition030

At first glance, this may seem like an unusual pairing.
High-quality quartz crystals were once mined in Yamanashi. There is a history of quartz crystals have been mined in Yamanashi since the Jomon period (approximately 5,000 to 3,000 years ago).
The industry evolved in the Edo period (1603-1868) with the introduction of polishing techniques from Kyoto. These techniques have been passed down over generations and are still in use today by the present-day jewellery industry.
Today, Yamanashi is one of the most unique places in the world for jewellery industry. It is the industrial cluster of specialised jewellery workshops and companies for the processing of gemstones,crystals, and precious metals, as well as for crystal art engraving.
This museum opened in 2013 to raise awareness about the high level of jewellery technology in the local Yamanashi industry.
This exhibition of the Jewellery Museum Collection focuses on the jewellery that expresses changing seasons from autumn to winter and the jewellery designs symbolise Yamanashi.
Please enjoy the delicate and beautiful jewellery from Yamanashi.

28/10/2022 – 27/02/2023

Yamanashi Jewelry Museum

1-6-1 Marunouchi, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi 400-0031

Wednesday - Monday 10:00-17:30

Admission free

SAUDI ARABIA

Riyadh

Van Cleef & Arpels: Time, Nature, Love

vancleefarpels.com/ae/en/events

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

Monday - Wednesday: 9am to 7pm, Thursday: 9am - 10pm, Friday: 2pm - 10pm, Saturday: 9am to 7pm

AUSTRALASIA

AUSTRALIA

Melbourne

Pink Diamonds

Ending soon

museumsvictoria.com.au/melbournemuseum/whats-on/pink-diamonds

For the first time, see the largest collection of some of the world’s most beautiful Australian Pink Diamonds, including the 2.83 carat Argyle Violet, one of the scarcest gems on Earth.
The chance of a pink diamond forming is one in a million and Australian pink diamonds are renowned among jewellers for their incredibly rare colour intensity. While found throughout the world, pink diamonds from the Kimberley region typically have the most intense pink colours and account for more than 90% of the world’s known pink diamonds.
This is a special opportunity to see these dazzling, naturally formed diamonds and jewellery from the L.J. West collection featuring unique and striking gems, whose colours range from pink through red and violet.

5/11/2022 – 29/01/2023

Melbourne Museum

11 Nicholson St, Carlton, Melbourne VIC 3053

Daily 9:00am - 5:00pm

Adults AU$18, Seniors AU$14

Melbourne

Jewellery and Body Adornment from the NGV Collection

ngv.vic.gov.au/exhibition

Presenting an exquisite selection of jewellery and body adornment from antiquity to the present day, this exhibition reflects a wide variety of making traditions and practices across different material, cultural and geographical contexts. Defined by a relationship with the body, jewellery and body adornment are among the world’s oldest known artforms.
Ranging from the ceremonial and talismanic, to the decorative and conceptual, the exhibition features work composed of dazzling, highly prized materials, such as precious gems, metals, and iridescent seashells, as well as unexpected materials, such as hair, plastic, and rubber, which challenge conventional thinking of what constitutes jewellery and its significance.
All the works in the display have been drawn exclusively from the NGV Collection across multiple collecting areas, including Indigenous Art, Antiquities, Decorative Art, Australian Art, Asian Art, Fashion and Textiles, and Contemporary Design. Presented across four themes – Identity and Place, Status and Aspiration, Ceremony and Ritual, and Values and Sentiment – the pieces in this display provide insight into body adornment as a shared global practice.

27/08/2022 – 12/06/2023

NGV International

180 St Kilda Road, Melbourne

Daily 10:00am - 5:00pm

Entry to NGV International is free

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EUROPE EX-UK

FRANCE

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Paris

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Paris

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GERMANY

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Pforzheim

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ITALY

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Milan

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Padua

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Vicenza

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NETHERLANDS

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5,000 Years of Beads

SWEDEN

Rungsted Kyst

Silver Tales. Karen Blixen told in Silver, Pearls and Diamonds

AMERICAS

USA

Ames, IA

Joyce J. Scott: Messages

Brockton, MA

Daniel Jocz: Permission Granted

Chicago, IL

Kingfisher Headdresses from China

Houston, TX

Dreher Masterworks

Kansas City, MO

Family Ties

Los Angeles, CA

Nubia: Jewels of Ancient Sudan

Memphis, TN

Master Metalsmith. Linda Watson: Looking Back

New York, NY

Jewelry Stories

Racine, WI

Quiet Elegance: The Jewelry of Eleanor Moty

San Francisco CA

Ramses the Great and the Gold of the Pharaohs

ASIA

ISRAEL

Jerusalem

Adornment. Jewelry and Body Decoration in Prehistoric Times

JAPAN

Yamanashi

Sur les routes de Samarcande. Merveilles de soie et d’or
On the road to Samarkand – The wonders of silk and gold

Stilsicher
Stylish

Die Normannen
The Normans

Von der Reise- und Sammellust – Schätze der Schmuckliebhaber Eva und Peter Herion
Of the Passion for Travelling and Collecting – Treasures of the jewellery enthusiasts Eva and Peter Herion

Auf Abwegen – Gerät + Schmuck am Rande der Vernunft in der zeitgenössischen Gold- und Silberschmiedekunst
Gone Astray – Jewellery and utensils on the fringe of reason in contemporary gold- and silversmithing

Ridefinire il Gioiello - Irlanda. Collettiva di bijoux ispirati all'Isola di Smeraldo
Redefining the Jewel - Ireland. Collection of jewels inspired by the Emerald Isle.

Gioielli di Giulio Manfredi celebrano Raffaello. Scuola di Luce
Jewels by Giulio Manfredi celebrate Raphael. School of Light

Gioiello Devozionale
Devotional Jewellery

Gioielli e amuleti. La bellezza nell’antico Egitto
Jewels and amulets. Beauty in ancient Egypt