Jewellery Designs
Secrets of the creation
From 1 April
to 20 July 2025
Petit Palais
Avenue Winston-Churchill
75008 Paris
The Petit Palais unveils for the first time its unique collection of jewelry drawings, spanning over a century of creation, from the second half of the 19th century to the mid-20th century.
The exhibition traces the creative process of high jewelry designers, from their sources of inspiration to their final creations, through studies, sketches, gouaches, and jewelry models.
The journey traverses periods and styles, highlighting the techniques of the greatest houses such as Lalique, Cartier, Rouvenat, and Boucheron.
Collier, Raymond Subes, 20th century.
Graphite pencil, gouache, card, 23.8×16 cm.
Petit Palais, musée des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, © Paris Musées / Petit Palais, ADAGP, Paris, 2025
General curator
Annick Lemoine, Chief Heritage Curator, Director of the Petit Palais.
Scientific curator
Clara Roca, Heritage Curator, in charge of graphic arts collections post-1800 and photographs.
