Your journey starts as you walk into the Hôtel de Ségur, a few steps away from the emblematic Place Vendôme. Through the arch and up the spiral staircase, into the salon, where you will meet your guides: a gemologist and an art historian.
Together, they will welcome you into the world of rubies, to share years of historical and scientific research, along with first-hand experience.
“To create our courses, we always make sure to do some fieldwork. On the ruby’s journey, L’École, School of Jewelry Arts, visited the renowned mines of Mogok in Myanmar in 2019, and brought back stories, artefacts, and exclusive testimonies.” — SURNAME, lecturer at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts.
Join your guides as they draw the curtain to the gemology lab..
TEST - Ruby, a Fiery and Bewitching Stone (4h)
Set out on a ruby’s journey to discover the “King of Gemstones.”
Follow the ruby as it takes you from its Burmese cradle of Mogok to the Place Vendôme, back in time to stories of Alexander the Great and all the way to present-day Thailand. It invites you to follow in its footsteps, to learn about the legends surrounding its powers, or the treatments it can go through. Under the microscope and within your hands, you’ll observe its color, inclusions, and fluorescence. While engaging in discussions or discovering how to recognize rubies from spinels or glass, with the guidance of jewelry professionals.
MEET YOUR GUIDES
TAKE A SEAT INSIDE THE LAB
Behind the curtain and into the lab, you’ll take a chair in front of your microscope, UV flashlight and gemologist’s loupe.
To learn and discover, all you’ll need to bring are your senses. L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, will take care of the rest, so you can enjoy every step as you listen, interact, or handle gems and tools along the way. Whether you’re interested in history, science, art, or appreciating beauty, this session will take you closer to the world of gemstones, on a path that will surprise you. To discover the culture of jewelry from the inside, and come out richer, with knowledge, memories and delight.
The ruby’s secrets are just a few details away…
