Gem and Jewelry Exhibits

Bijoux: The Origins and Impact of Jewelry
Through February 26, 2012
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut
Explores the impact of jewelry on our culture and environment, featuring exquisite jewelry from local and international private collections.

Serpentina: Serpents in Jewellery
Through February 26, 2012
Schmuckmuseum, Pforzheim, Germany
Presents snake motif jewelry from Europe, America, Asia, and Africa, spanning the history of the world's cultures. 

GIA Celebrates Birthstones
Through February 2012
San Diego International Airport
A GIA Museum display of the birthstones by month, in an array of cuts and forms.

Anglo-Saxon Hoard: Gold from England's Dark Ages
Through March 4, 2012
National Geographic Museum, Washington DC
Features more than 100 exquisitely carved items from the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold ever found, including elaborate gold and garnet sword fittings, decorative elements for helmets, and crosses.

Read My Pins: The Madeleine Albright Collection
Through March 4, 2012
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Reveals an intriguing story of American foreign policy as told through more than 200 of Secretary Albright’s brooch pins.

International Art Jewelry: 1895–1925
Through March 17, 2012
The Forbes Galleries, New York City
Features almost 200 jewelry pieces that illustrate the  decorative arts movements of this period.

Etruscans: Eminent Women, Powerful Men
Through March 18, 2012
Dutch National Museum of Antiquities (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden)
A double exhibition in Leiden and Amsterdam presents the jewelry and sculpture of the Etruscan civilization in central Italy between the 9th and 2nd centuries BC.

Gemstone Carvings: The Masterworks of Harold Van Pelt
Through Spring 2012
Houston Museum of Natural Science
Displays hand-carved quartz, rock crystal, and agate sculptures and vessels by Harold Van Pelt. 

All That Glitters: The Science and Splendor of Gems and Minerals
Through April 2012
San Diego Natural History Museum
Examines the unique geologic forces that produced diamonds and other gems millions of years ago. Features an exquisite selection of mineral specimens, jewelry, and works of art.

Tablet to Tablet: Treasured Pages from Past to Present
Through Summer 2012
GIA Museum
An exhibit of rare books on gems, minerals, and natural science, including a 1496 edition of Pliny the Elder’s Natural History.