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. ย 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. ย 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 —ย 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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