Why do precious stones tell our story and that of the Earth?
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The "Precious Stones" exhibition, at the Great gallery of evolution at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, until June 2021. Grand Gallery of evolution
By: Caroline Lachowsky
50 mins
From raw minerals to the most sophisticated jewelry, a marvelous visit to the Precious Stones exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History.
(Replay of September 21, 2020).
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Let's go to Wonderland today, between a river of diamonds, ruby flowers, lapis lazuli eye and tourmaline tree, to wonder about all these stones - oh so precious - which crystallize and tell the whole story of the Earth, but also that of the men and women who shaped these natural masterpieces into jewels and adornment. From raw minerals to the most sophisticated jewels, it's hard to say what is most fascinating in this exhibition that the National Museum of Natural History devotes to precious stones ... and to all their scientific, geological and aesthetic facets.
With
François Farges
, mineralogist, curator of the
Pierres Précieuses
exhibition
held at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris until August 22, 2021.
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