Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective

May 23-September 22, 2024

Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective  will include approximately 200 pieces of jewelry and objects collected by Chicagoans, many never displayed before in public. Exhibition highlights include a 19th century jeweled monstrance, three magnificent tiaras, jewelry renderings by René Lalique and by Anne Howe Geyer for Mauboisson, a large collection of medals of the French kings, the Cliff Dweller's Club famous punch bowl by Robert Jarvie, and much more. Lenders include the Richard H. Driehaus Collection, Chicago, the Chicago History Museum, the Cliff Dweller's Club, the Field Museum, the Lizzadro Museum, select private collectors, and contemporary Chicago jewelry artisans.