Organized by the Richard H. Driehaus Museum and guest-curated by Elyse Zorn Karlin
Discover 200+ rare and historically significant jewelry pieces connected to internationally recognized makers like Fabergé, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and René Lalique. You’ll experience iconic artistic movements spanning 300 years, including Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and the Arts & Crafts movement.
Come for the sparkle. Stay for the history.
What Is the Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective Exhibition in Oshkosh?
Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective is a series of stories told through jewelry. Each piece reflects a moment in time, representing centuries of art, faith, fashion, and creative innovation.
The exhibition features over 200 exceptional works on loan from Chicago institutions and private collectors, including the Driehaus Museum, Richard H. Driehaus Collection, and the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art. Many of these pieces are rarely displayed publicly, let alone together, so don’t miss your moment.
Visitors will move chronologically through jewelry history, from late 17th-century devotional jewels to the sparkle of Art Deco, the flowing lines of Art Nouveau, and the handcrafted legacy of Chicago's own Arts & Crafts movement. Experience other notable art periods such as Jugendstil, Vienna Secession, Belle Époque, and Mid-Century Modern. Along the way, you'll encounter names that shaped design history, including Fabergé, René Lalique, Louis Comfort Tiffany, and Chicago's own Kalo Shop, plus contemporary studio jewelers still creating in the Chicago area today.
This collection also features objects that showcase design connections beyond jewelry, including Tiffany stained-glass windows, a Lalique glass statuette, and a Paul Revere Jr. sterling silver pitcher.
The Chicago Collects: Jewelry in Perspective exhibition presenting sponsor is Jewelers Mutual and the show is supported by Travel Wisconsin.
