16 October 2009 - 24 January 2010




This exhibition will be the first comprehensive presentation of Finnish jewellery from antiques to contemporary conceptual art jewellery. It will follow changes in the meanings and design of jewellery over the decades. Exhibits will include masterpieces made by jewellers of the Fabergé era in St. Petersburg, elegant cameo pieces by Eva Gyldén from the 1920s, uncluttered jewellery design from the 1950s by Elis Kauppi, Bertel Gardberg, Börje Rajalin and Paula Häiväoja, Björn Weckström’s forceful Lapponia jewellery of the 1960s, and the most interesting achievements of the jewellery industry and designers from recent decades.

During the exhibition there will be an international conference on the theme along with lectures and workshops. An exhibition catalogue will also be published.


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