A Fine Possession: jewellery and identity, Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Dorothy Erickson

Article from Vol 36 no 4, November 2014

A Fine Possession: jewellery and identity, Powerhouse Museum Sydney, Dorothy Erickson

Abstract:

This spectacular exhibition of jewellery spanning cultures and millennia is billed as the most ambitious jewellery exhibition the Powerhouse Museum (part of the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences) has ever staged. With 700 exhibits drawn from public and private collections across Australia, it takes several visits to appreciate the depth and breadth of the project, and further visits to absorb all that is on display and appreciate the global stories being told.

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