A Must See When Visiting London!
The William and Judith Bollinger
Jewellery Gallery
Victoria and Albert Museum
The new gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London is a high-tech crystal palace. It was designed by the Czech architect Eva Jiricna and embraces multimedia in a big way. Screens in the the gallery display rotating images and computers allow visitors to search and learn.
The senior curator Richard Edgcumbe says "It's about telling the story of jewelry in a comprehensible manner from 1500 B.C." The gallery has 3,500+ items of jewelry, from ancient Greece to the modern era on display.
Visitors will be delighted by pieces from the courts of Europe and Russia, some of the finest designs from well-known designers of the 20th century and contemporary designers.
A gift of $14 million from William and Judith Bollinger, after whom the gallery is named, made it possible.
Chaumet bangle,1945
The Beauharnais Emeralds
French1806
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Hair ornament in the form of an orchid, made by Philippe Wolfers, Belgium, 1905-1907
"Tutti frutti" bracelet designed
by Cartier, 1928
Brooch, Comb, Earrings: gold, cornelian intaglios
made for the
Empress Josephine
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