We are all familiar with pearls. Sought-after since ancient times, they still inspire the great modern jewelers. But how many people know that they were at the heart of an intense trade between the Gulf and France from the late 19th to the mid-20th century?
This encounter will take the form of a round-table discussion between HE Shaikh Khalifa Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, Léonard Pouy, Art Historian and Head of Content and Transmission at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts & Olivier Segura, Managing Director of L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, School of Jewelry Arts.
Speakers:
HE Shaikh Khalifa Al Khalifa, President of the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities
Léonard Pouy, Art Historian and Head of Content and Transmission at L’ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts
Olivier Segura, Managing Director of L’ÉCOLE Asia Pacific, School of Jewelry Arts