Diamonds (Exhibition)

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Exist Dates

1976 May 21 - 1976 November

Biographical or Historical Note

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Exhibition. Opened May 21, 1976 and closed November 1976. Located in Section 8, Floor 1 in the Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems at the American Museum of Natural History. Featuring famous diamonds, the Diamonds exhibition opened concurrently with the opening of the renovated Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems.

Summary

Exhibition. Opened May 21, 1976 and closed November 1976. Located in Section 8, Floor 1 in the Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems. Featuring famous diamonds, the Diamonds exhibition opened concurrently with the opening of the renovated Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems. Material was loaned to the Museum for the exhibition by private and corporate American owners including A.V. Gumuchian, Inc., Harry Winston, and Cartier, Inc. (1).

Featured diamonds included (1):

*The Arkansas

*The Black Orloff

*The Earth Star

*The Eugene Blue

*The Golden Maharajah

*The June Briolette

*The Khedive

*The Portuguese

*The Rojtman

*The Transvaal

The Zale Light of Peace

This is a condensed summary of the exhibition. For additional information, see Sources and/or Related Resources.

Sources

    (1) American Museum of Natural History. Press Release. "Famous Diamonds to Shine at Opening of New Hall of Minerals and Gems at American Museum of Natural History." May 12, 1976. Departmental Records, DR 101. American Museum of Natural History Library.

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AMNH: Section 8, Floor 1

Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

A.V. Gumuchian, Inc.
Loaned material for exhibition (1)
American Museum of Natural History. Department of Mineralogy.
Related department
American Museum of Natural History. Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems.
Diamonds exhibition opened in conjunction with reopening of Morgan Memorial Hall of Gems; Location of exhibition 1976 May 21 – 1976 November (1)
Cartier, Inc.
Loaned material for exhibition (1)
Harry Winston, Inc. External link
Loaned material for exhibition (1)

Related Resources

American Museum of Natural History. Annual Reports. New York: American Museum of Natural History, 1975-1976: 25, 28-29.
American Museum of Natural History press releases, 1933-1990s.
"Calendar of Events, May 1976." April 5, 1976.; "Calendar of Events, June 1976." May 5, 1976.; "Famous Diamonds to Shine at Opening of New Hall of Minerals and Gems at American Museum of Natural History." May 12, 1976.
American Museum of Natural History Special Collections vertical files
Repository: AMNH Special Collections [Press release, black and white photo prints of and captions for featured diamonds on exhibit]

Written by: Clare O'Dowd
Last modified: 2018 October 3


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