Get ready to be mesmerized by the beauty and grandeur of Marie Antoinette's most stunning jewelry.

The Hope Diamond is indeed one of the world's most extraordinary gems. A blue diamond of great rarity and greater beauty. After 300 years of intrigue, revolutions, personal misfortunes and tragedies, the Hope Diamond now belongs to the American people and...

Join Curator Connie Karol Burks as she carefully handles costume earrings, necklaces and brooches designed by Gabrielle Chanel.

The Victoria and Albert Museum has one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of jewelry in the world.

A watch owned by Theodore Roosevelt was returned to the National Park Service after a decades-long journey.

The film guides us through history, beginning at 1,000 BC, and taking into account Antiquity, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, the Victorian era, the jazz age, the importance of pearls in Chinese and Indian history, and even the revolutionary cultured pe...

Although many of the monarchies of Europe and Russia no longer exist--or exist in a much more ceremonial capacity--their astonishing jewelry still remains and is still worn by the remaining royal families.

In this latest episode of Expert Voices, Head of Jewellery Kristian Spofforth tells how they were gifted to Empress Josephine, first wife of Napoleon Bonaparte. Find out about the stunning cameos and intaglios that feature in these jewellery suites, and h...

Waist beads are a type of jewelry worn around the waist or on the hips. Originating from West Africa, they are traditionally worn by women as a symbol of beauty, sexuality, femininity, fertility, well-being or maturity.

Processes for making beads differs around the world. Rather than using industrial machines; it's interesting to see how they are created the "classical" way in Ghana using recycled materials.

When making jewelry using gemstones (crystal beads) it is good to know what you are working with. Whether it be for good health, luck or someone's birthstone.

Beading can be a very fiddly craft and using needles is the only option when it comes to smaller beads such as seed beads. If you have ever tried threading seed beads by hand onto cotton or beading wire, you will know how tricky it can be. Beading needles...

The city of Surat is known as the ‘Diamond City’ of India, thanks to its famous diamond cutting and polishing industry. Now one company in the city, Greenlab Diamonds is turning its eye to lab-grown diamonds. But how do you 'grow' a diamond? And just how...

The Rockefeller family, renowned for their vast wealth and influence, has long held a deep and abiding love for jewelry. This passion for exquisite gems and ornate pieces has been a notable characteristic of the family throughout generations.

If you didn't know, there are actually three tiaras located within the French Crown Jewel section of the Louvre Museum. They are the Empress Eugenie Pearl Tiara, Duchess of Angoulême Emerald Tiara, and Queen Marie Amélie Sapphire Parure Tiara.