Past Exhibition

Exhibition "Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française"

Paris, France 13.06.2024 — 13.10.2024
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L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts (Paris - Grands Boulevards)

Hôtel de Mercy-Argenteau, 16 bis, boulevard Montmartre
75009 Paris

 

From June 13th to October 13th 2024. 

Exhibition "Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française"

L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts is delighted to announce the extension of its exhibition, Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française until October 13th.

In partnership with the Comédie-Française, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts will be showcasing stage jewelry worn by the most famous actors and actresses - Talma, Rachel, Sarah Bernhardt... - retracing the history of stage jewelry since the 18th century. Jewelry, paintings, drawings and manuscripts bear witness to the opulence of these objects, which, while often made from non-precious materials, feature their jewelers’ skills.

Curators: Agathe Sanjuan, curator-archivist at the Comédie-Française, and L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.

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Exhibition Images "Stage Jewelry from the Comédie-Française"

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Exhibition “Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française”, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
Photo Benjamin Chelly.

Comédie Française Catalogue FR

Catalog

This book provides the public with an unprecedented look at around 40 of these stage jewels from the Parisian theater, dating from the late eighteenth century to the 1980s, enriched with costumes, graphic works, and archival documents, to understand both their historical and symbolic dimensions.

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Encyclopedia of Theatrical and Imitation Jewelry-Makers in 19th-Century Paris

This encyclopedia lists all of the jewelers in nineteenth-century Paris who crafted jewelry worn by theater performers.

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Exhibition “Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française”, L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
Photo Benjamin Chelly.

Exhibition Guided Tour

Book a group visit with a docent to learn more about the "Stage Jewels of the Comédie-Française" exhibition. 

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