International Jewelry and Related Arts Exhibitions, Events, Lectures

This is a partial listing of the many jewelry, costume and other related events taking place worldwide. Members of ASJRA receive a more extensive listing in every issue of our magazine and weekly updates in our newsletter delivered in PDF form.


North America

All That Glitters: The Science and Splendor of Gems and Minerals. San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA through April 2012.

Ancient Chinese Jades, Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. New Permanent Collection.

Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts 6th Annual Fall Event, October 14-16, 2011. For details go to: www.jewelryconference.com.

Balenciaga: Spanish Master, de Young Museum San Francisco, CA, March 26-July 4, 2011.

Body Parts: Ancient Egyptian Fragments & Amulets. Brooklyn Museum, NY, November-October 2011.

Enamels from the Yuan, Ming, and Qing Dynasties, Bard Graduate Center, New York City, through April 17, 2011.

Family Jewels. The Bead Museum Glendale, AZ through July 31, 2011.

Gemological Instiitute of America Symposium 2011: Advancing the Science and Business of Gems. May 29-30, 2011, Carlsbad, CA.

Jewelers of the Hudson Valley. The Forbes Galleries, New York City April 9-June 25, 2011. To join a free curator’s tour June 18 email us

Jewels, Gems and Treasures: Ancient to Modern, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA, July 19, 2011-November 1,2012. To learn more about a 3-day event in Boston that includes a curator’s tour of this exhibition go to www.jewelryconference.com

Maharaja: The Splendor of India’s Royal Courts, Art Gallery of Ontario,Toronto, Ontario, Canada through April 3, 2011.

Dangerous Beauty: Minerals of the Hindu Kush, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ through June 30, 2011.

Masterworks from the Morgan Near Eastern Seals. Morgan Library and Museum, New York City, ongoing.

Masters of Adornment: The Miao People of China, Bowers Museum, Santa Ana, CA, ongoing.

Material World: Textiles & Dress from the Collection, The Museum of International Folk Art, Santa Fe, NM through May 23, 2011.

National Association of Jewelry Appraisers Conference, Cleveland, OH, August 13-16, 2011.

Posey Holders, Ripley Center International Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., no closing date set.

Secrets of the Silk Road, University of Pennsylvania Museum of Art & Anthropology Philadelphia, PA Through June 5, 2011.

Set in Style: The Jewelry of Van Cleef & Arpels. Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum New York, NY through June 5, 2011.

The Art of the Writing Instrument from Paris to Persia, Walters Art Museum. Baltimore, MD, July 2–September 25, 2011.

Threads of War: Clothing and Textiles of the Civil War, Charleston Museum, Charleston, SC Through September 5, 2011.

Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics and Devotion in Medieval Europe. Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD through May 15, 2011.

Wall of Gold, American Indian Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., permanent installation.

Weekend in Baltimore: Jewelry History Travel. Association for the Study of Jewelry & Related Arts. Contact us for details.


Europe

Adornment and identity: Jewellery and Clothing from Oman, British Museum, London, England through September 11, 2011.

Afghanistan Crossroads of the Ancient World, British Museum, London, England through July 3, 2011.

Altino: Glass of the Venetian Lagoon, National Archaeology Museum of Altino Venice, Italy through November 30, 2011.

A Personal Collection of Vivienne Westwood Shoes, The Hub: National Centre for Craft & Design, Sleaford, Linconshire, UK through May 2, 2011.

Barcelona: Haute Couture, Palau Robert,Barcelona, Spain through May 1, 2011.

George Dobler Jewellery 1980-2010, Schmuckmusueum, Pforzheim, Germany, April 11-June 26, 2011.

Hammer, Sketchbook and CAD—90 Years of Vocational School For Goldsmiths at Pforzheim, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, July 10-October 30, 2011.

Royal Faberge, The State Rooms, Buckingham Palace, London, England, August 1-September 25, 2011.

Serpentine: The Snake in Jewelry, Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany, November 26, 2011-February 26, 2012.

The Aesthetic Movement in Britain, 1860-1900., Victoria & Albert Museum, London through July 2011.

The Magic of Amber—Amulets and Jewellery from the Ancient Basilicata in Southern Italy, Roman-Germanic Museum Cologne, Germany through April 25, 2011.