Everything You Want to Know about Jewellery

This course reveals the history of Western jewellery from late Antiquity till today and gives insight into the comprehensive collection of 3,500 jewels in the William and Judith Bollinger Jewellery Gallery. It will explore how fashions in dress determined what jewellery was worn and how international styles and art movements were inspirational for the designs. The course will also look at how changes in economy and society influenced the jewels worn and the personal messages of jewellery which accompanies the wearer through life and marks special occasions. Other than being adornment and symbols of status, jewels express devotion, grief, love and hope.

Suitable for
18+

Admission
£288 full price, £260 over 60s, £195 concessions

Website
https://www.vam.ac.uk/event/8j47JLW3/everything-you-want-to-know-about-jewellery-2017

Source: http://www.culture24.org.uk/se000168?id=EVENT576646