The Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech worked with the School of Jewelry Arts to put a temporary exhibition together in Hong Kong for 3 weeks in September 2017. Eight pairs of rough minerals from the Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech and pieces of jewelry from the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection were united for the themed exhibit: STONES OF THE SKY, STONES OF FIRE. Stones of fire were represented by carnelian, citrine, rhodonite, and of course ruby. Lapis-lazuli, sapphire, amethyst and turquoise were chosen to represent the stones of the sky.
In parallel with the exhibit, a photographic contest was organized by the School as part of their Legacy Program. Eight young talents from Hong Hong were given a pair of “raw and refined” stones to express their creativity: Mandy Li, Aso So, Kenny Li, Frank Lai, Issac Lam, Seewhy, Dennis Wong and Penny Tu. The art pieces created by the photographers were exhibited next to the stones, in the exhibit hall. At the end of the School, a winner will be elected.
An evening conversation invited people to discover the rough minerals behind the gemstones and the jewelry: “Stones of the sky, stones of fire”, by Eloïse Gaillou, curator at the Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech, and by Gislain Aucremanne, professor at the School of Jewelry Arts, on September 26, 2017.
The School of Jewelry Arts settles down from September 15th until October 1st, 2017 at the PMQ center in Central Hong Kong. The PMQ is the former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters. In 2014, it reopens as a site welcoming creative industries. The building is divided into open space studios, where young creators exhibit and sell their products. In the center of the PMQ, the “Qube” studio hosts temporary exhibitions and workshops, which is where the School of Jewelry Arts installed its Nomad School.
The exhibit hall is freely accessible to the public. Eight display cases with the rough minerals from the Mineralogy Museum MINES ParisTech and the jewels from the Van Cleef & Arpels museum are presented, associated with the photographs of the young Hong Kong talents.
On each side of the exhibit hall, classes are taking place: jewelry history, gemology, jewelry crafts, etc. Workshops are even transported into the Hong Kong site, along with the professors and jewelry workers.
The PMQ, where the temporary exhibit is hosted, is located in Hong Kong Island. It is an astonishing city with high risers, which turns into a feast of light at night. The heat and humidity are unavoidable, unless when going inside of the buildings, which are highly air conditioned!
Thanks to the School of Jewelry Arts which offered the Mineralogy Museum this amazing opportunity to exhibit its own rough jewels in Hong Kong.
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Musée de Minéralogie
Mines Paris - PSL
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