University Museum and Art Gallery, The University of Hong Kong
90 Bonham Road
Pok Fu Lam
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Saturday 9:30 am – 6 pm;
Sunday: 1 – 6 pm;
Closed on Mondays, Public and University Holidays
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Satellite Exhibition
L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, School of Jewelry Arts
510A, 5/F, K11 MUSEA, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Opening Hours:
Monday to Sunday, 1 – 7 pm
Last admission: 6:30pm (Except special closures)
Free admission for two exhibitions
No pre-registration is needed
Designing Jewels: 200 years of French Savoir-Faire (1770 – 1970)
The University Museum and Art Gallery of the University of Hong Kong and L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, are honored to welcome “Designing Jewels: 200 years of French Savoir-Faire (1770–1970)”, an exhibition devoted to jewelry designs, jewelry masterpieces, and the process of creating art from precious metals and stones for the first time from June 6th to October 5th, 2025. Little studied and published, even more rarely exhibited, jewelry drawings remain relatively unknown to the public. A satellite exhibition will also be held at L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific campus at K11 MUSEA at the same time.
Benefitting from Van Cleef & Arpels Patrimony Collection combined with the Van Cleef & Arpels Jewelry Culture Fonds, set up for research, presentation and educational purposes in 2019, loans from Lalique Museum France, and private jewelry Collections from Hong Kong, the exhibition features a remarkable collection of about 100 drawings alongside 13 exquisite jewelry pieces.
France has a long–standing, distinguished, and highly influential history of jewelry making. The exhibition, along with its accompanying catalogue, explains individual achievements by showcasing the culture of developing jewelry designs from initial drawing to gouaché to masterpiece.
The exhibition is supported by French May Arts Festival.
