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Lizzardo Museum Showcases Smithsonian Gem Collection in Special Exhibit

The special exhibit will be on display through April 27.

Eleven pieces of jewelry from the Smithsonian gem collection — which were created by award-winning designers between 1960 and 2010 — are currently on display at the Lizzardo Museum in Elmhurst. 
 
As a Smithsonian affiliate, the Lizzadro Museum is able to co-curate special exhibits from the Smithsonian collections. The Modern Designer Jewelry exhibit is on loan from the gem vault of the National Museum of Natural History.

Russell Feather, the Smithsonian’s gem curator, and Dorothy Asher, the museum director at the Lizzadro, worked together to create this exhibit. Each piece comes along with a description and the exhibit will be on display through April 27. 

Some of the pieces on display — with some basic information on the jewelry — can be viewed above. The Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art website has more information on hours of operation, admission costs and other exhibits on display at the museum. 

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