An exhibition at the Met in New York tells the history and art of jewelry ♦ ︎
Are you planning a trip to New York or, if you are lucky, live in the most famous city in America? Do you love jewels? Then mark your date on your calendar: November 12, 2018. It is the day when a major exhibition on jewelry is inaugurated. History, meaning, styles: the exhibition, entitled Jewelry: The Body Transformed, is organized at the Met and brings together about 230 objects of all kinds. Ethnic, fashionable, luxurious created between 2600 BC and today: earrings, brooches, belts, necklaces, rings, but also sculptures, paintings, prints and photographs. The exhibition is scheduled until 12 November 2019. The jewel, in fact, seems to be the common denominator of all cultures and of any people. From those who in ancient Egypt served to accompany a powerful man in the hereafter, to those who have become status symbols, to jewels that are combined with a spiritual meaning. For those who like to know better what they wear, the exhibition is an interesting opportunity. Margherita Donato
Jewelry: The Body Transformed
12 November 2018 – 24 February 2019
The Met Fifth Avenue
1000 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10028
Telephone: 212-535-7710
https://www.metmuseum.org/
