Exhibitions

Photo copyright Field Museum   Yesterday I wrote about a few museums that offer virtual jewelry exhibitions. Today, I want to share a few that offer virtual gemstone exhibitions. Ready to see the earth's wonders from the safety and comfort of your couch? Let's go.   3 Virtual Gemstone Exhibitions The Smithsonian ...

Photo copyright Victoria & Albert Museum.   Today, I invite you to explore the numerous virtual jewelry exhibitions available through the websites of the world's best museums. Many of them closed their doors in response to Covid-19. However, that doesn't mean you have to miss out on the rich cultural gifts they offer. Thankfully, ...

Royal Household at Delhi, on display at the Green Vault in Dresden, Germany. Atlas Obscura describes it as "The world's most expensive playset." Photo by Hajotthu, CC BY-SA 3.0.   The Green Vault (Grünes Gewölbe) in Dresden, Germany, houses one of the largest collections of treasure in Europe. The Atlas Obscura describes it as ...

The Gem and Mineral Hall in LA County showcases one of the world's most valuable and extensive collection of gemstones and minerals. Photo courtesy of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.   The Gem and Mineral Hall at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County houses over 150,000 mineral specimens. Representing ...

On view at the Smithsonian, the "Blue Flame" Lapis lazuli is one of a number of Objects of Wonder. This massive slab of lapis weighs an astonishing 250 pounds! Photo courtesy Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.   Objects of Wonder represents the magnitude and magnificence of the entire collection housed at the Smithsonian ...

On view at the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Hall of Jades, this exquisite carved jade snuff bottle. Decorated snuff bottles grew in popularity during the Qing period in China. Photo courtesy Field Museum, Chicago.   In the Elizabeth Hubert Malott Hall of Jades, the Field Museum of Chicago invites visitors to take a journey through the ...

The Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s presents the exhibit "Ginny Ruffner: Reforestation of the Imagination." Ginny Ruffner with Grant Kirkpatrick, Avem iridis illuricae (Hummingbird flower) , 2017. Installation view at MadArt Studio, 2018. Photo by and courtesy of Ruffner Studio.   The Renwick Gallery of the ...

21 Gemstones open The Jeweled Isle Exhibition. Exhibition view: The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art (9 December 2018–23 June 2019). Courtesy Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Photo: © Museum Associates/LACMA.   In their ongoing exhibition The Jeweled Isle, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art ...

David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold the World album cover, 1970. David Bowie extended the Peacock Revolution into the 1980s. Photo courtesy, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.   The Peacock Revolution of the 1960s forever altered men's fashion. The Museum of Fine Arts Boston continues offering an in-depth look at the interaction between gender ...

Film still from Ron Ho: Becoming Chinese, A Jeweler's Tale. Photo courtesy of Northwest Designer Craftsmen.   In 2017, the Pacific Northwest lost beloved master jeweler and storyteller Ron Ho. As a tribute to Ron's legacy, the Bellevue Arts Museum (BAM), in collaboration with the Northwest Designer Craftsmen, present Ron Ho: a ...