Jewellery (Special Interest Day)
Tue 17 Mar
|Widcombe Social Club
Jewellery is one of the oldest art forms, from the shell necklaces of the Stone Age up to the most exciting contemporary designs. This day will explore jewellery in three talks.
Time & Location
17 Mar 2026, 10:30 – 15:30
Widcombe Social Club, Widcombe Hill, Bath BA2 6AA, UK
About the Event
Lecturer Rachel Church
Location Widcombe Social Club
Jewellery is one of the oldest art forms, from the shell necklaces of the Stone Age up to the most exciting contemporary designs. This day will explore jewellery in three talks:
1. A brief history of jewellery
This talk will look at some of the major developments and movements, and at how jewellery has followed historical and social trends in the wider artistic world.
2. How to read a painting: what can we learn from jewellery shown in art?