Jewelry: The Body Transformed | Met Exhibitions

Watch a video preview of the exhibition Jewelry: The Body Transformed, on view at The Met Fifth Avenue from November 12, 2018, through February 22, 2019. Featuring Melanie Holcomb, Curator, Medieval Art What is jewelry? Why do we wear it? What meanings does it carry? Traversing time and space, this exhibition explores how jewelry acts upon and activates the body it adorns. #MetJewelry https://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2018/jewelry The exhibition is made possible by Albion Art Co. Ltd Additional support is provided by Ming Chu Hsu, Lulu and Anthony Wang, the Diane W. and James E. Burke Fund, Diane Carol Brandt, the Druckenmiller Foundation, and Galerie Magazine. Credits: Director Kate Farrell Producer Melissa Bell Editor Stephanie Wuertz Camera Sarah Cowan, Alex Guns Lighting Jonathan Chekroune Production Coordinator Bryan Martin Production Assistant Courtney Stith Original Music Austin Fisher Artwork: Alexander Calder © 2018 Calder Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Shaune Leane © 2018 Shaun Leane and Alexander McQueen Art Smith © The Estate of Art Smith, Charles Russell and Mark McDonald Edward Steichen © 2018 The Estate of Edward Steichen / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York © 2018 The Metropolitan Museum of Art