Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age

Until 3rd January 2016
Wertz Gallery, Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburg, USA

Image above: Time Traveler Hinged Circuit Cuff, Jason McLeod

Out of This World! Jewelry in the Space Age brings together scientific fact and pop culture in a showcase of wearable and decorative arts related to outer space, space travel, the space age, and the powerful influence these topics have had on human civilization.

Beginning with jewelry and artifacts memorializing the appearance of Halley’s Comet in 1835, Out of this World! travels forward through time to explore nearly 200 objects from landmark moments in space-related history. Pieces in the exhibition include ephemera, jewelry, and objets d’art inspired by events that captured our imagination, such as the 1865 publication of Jules Verne’s From the Earth to the Moon, the 1957 Sputnik launch that kicked off the space race of the Cold War, and milestone NASA missions.

http://www.carnegiemnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/wertz-gallery/

Image below: Boldly Going, Designed by Paul Michael Bierker