Designing Jewels: 200 Years of French Savoir-Faire (1770–1970)
6 June - 5 October
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The University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong and L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, are honoured to welcome for the first time an exhibition devoted to jewellery designs, jewellery masterpieces, and the process of creating art from precious metals and stones. Little studied and published, even more rarely exhibited, jewellery drawings remain relatively unknown to the public.
Benefitting from Van Cleef & Arpels Patrimony Collection combined with the Van Cleef & Arpels Jewelry Culture Fund, set up for research, presentation and educational purposes in 2019, loans from Lalique Museum France, and private jewellery Collections from Hong Kong, the exhibition features a remarkable collection of about 100 drawings alongside 12 exquisite jewellery pieces.
France has a long–standing, distinguished, and highly influential history of jewellery making. The exhibition Designing Jewels: 200 years of French Savoir Faire (1770–1970), along with its accompanying catalogue, explains individual achievements by showcasing the culture of developing jewellery designs from initial drawing to gouaché to masterpiece.
The exhibition is supported by French May Arts Festival.
Satellite Exhibition at L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, School of Jewelry Arts, K11 MUSEA
