I wanted to put together a giant running-list of places to go, things to see, museum exhibits to visit, of all the best things to do for every jewelry or gem lover! I know in my career, I’ve been to some incredible places and have been in awe of them, both from an educational standpoint as well as a bonafide jewelry obsessed person. And I know all of YOU that follow along have been to some amazing places too! So let’s take a moment to compile this list and I’ll keep it going on my end, but continually updating this blog post. Be sure to save the URL and come back to it when you’re feeling the need to plan a trip! I will try to organize this list as best as possible…and please comment on your favorites so I can add them to the main article. Thanks so much!
MUSEUM EXHIBITS
1 — Victoria & Albert Museum, London UK
2 — Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
3 — Natural History Museum of LA
4 — Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
5 — Harvard’s Museum of Natural History, Boston, MA
6 — The Field Museum, Chicago, IL
7 — Ashmolean Museum, Oxford UK
8 — LES ENLUMINURES, NYC
9 — Crown Jewels, Tower of London
10 — Hillwood Museum, Washington DC
11 — Rosenberg Castle, Copenhagen (crown jewels of Denmark)
12 — British Museum, London UK
13 — The Wallace Collection, London UK
14 — The Louvre, Paris France
15 — American Museum of Natural History, NYC
16 — Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA
17 — Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD
18 — San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
19 — Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks & Minerals, Hillsboro, OR
20 — The Met, NYC
21 — Gold Museum, Bogota, Columbia
22 — Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum, Athens, Greece
23 — MIM Museum, Beirut, Lebanon
24 — Perot Museum, Dallas, TX
25 — Old and New Vault, Dresden Germany
26 — Residenz Museum, Munich Germany
27 — Imperial Treasury, Vienna Austria
28 — State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg Russia
29 — The Diamond Fund, Russia
30 — Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven, CT
STORES
1 — Joden Jewelry, Grove City, PA
2 — Lang Antiques, San Francisco, CA
3 — Bergdorf Goodman, NYC
4 — Barneys NY
5 — David Webb, NYC flagship
6 — Gray’s Antiques
7 — Market Square Jewelers
8 — Alice Kwartler, NYC
9 — Keil’s Antiques, New Orleans, LA
10 — Alana Jewelry, Seattle, WA
11 — Metier, San Francisco, CA
12 — Ocean Beach Antique Mall, Ocean Beach, CA
13 — A. Brandt & Son, Philadelphia, PA
14 — Doyle & Doyle, NYC
15 — Heart of Ohio Antique Center, Springfield, OH
16 — Sherman Oaks Antique Mall, Sherman Oaks, CA
17 — de Vera, Soho NYC
18 — Crystalarium, West Hollywood
19 — Astro Gallery of Gems, NYC
20 — ABC Carpet & Home, NYC
21 — Nature’s Treasures Texas, Austin, TX
GEM & JEWELRY EXPERIENCES
1 — Portobello Road, London UK
2 — Crater of Diamonds State Park, Murfreesboro, AR
3 — GIA, Carlsbad, CA
4 — Oceanview Gem Mine, Pala, CA
5 — Broken River Mining, Australia
6 — 47th Street Diamond District, NYC
7 — Burlington Arcade, London UK
8 — NYC Jewelry Week
9 — Jewelry Camp
10 — Ponte Vecchio Jewelry Shopping, Florence Jewelry District, Italy
11 — Herkimer Mines, Upstate NY
12 — Antique Shops in Brighton, England
13 — Historic Jewelry Mart, San Francisco, CA
SHOWS
1 — The Original Miami Beach Antique Show, Miami, FL
2 — Las Vegas Antique & Watch Show, Las Vegas, NV
3 — Tucson Gem Show, Tucson, AZ
4 — Scott’s Antique Market, Atlanta, GA
5 — Round Top Antiques Fair, Round Top, TX
6 — DC Flea, Washington DC
7 — Rosebowl Flea Market, Pasadena, CA
8 — A Current Affair, NYC & LA
9 — Brimfield Flea Market, Brimfield, MA
10 — Baltimore Antique Show, Baltimore, MD
11 — Del Mar Antique Show, Del Mar, CA
12 — Pasadena Antique Show, Pasadena, CA
13 — Denver Gem & Mineral Show, Denver, CO
14 — JCK, Las Vegas
15 — LAPADA, London UK
16 — TEFAF
17 — VicenzaOro, Vicenza, Italy
18 — Vancouver Gem & Mineral Show, Vancouver Canada
Lily Watson April 9, 2019 at 9:28 am:
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