Feast your eyes on the 1,000-plus gems and jewelry pieces on display at the Carlsbad campus of GIA (Gemological Institute of America), the world’s foremost authority on diamonds, colored stones and pearls.
GIA’s annual free-to-the-public open house, hosted this year on Friday, Oct. 11, offers guests the chance to explore museum exhibits, see classroom demonstrations, and learn about both rare and popular gemstones, all while exploring GIA’s 17-acre ocean-view campus, located at 5345 Armada Drive.
GIA’s museum exhibit includes Jewels of Hollywood, a display of jewelry owned by some of Hollywood’s most iconic stars, including Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, and Madonna, and Eyes of Brazil, a 16-piece arrangement of the cross-sections of a massive agate geode. The newest exhibit, Carved Diamonds, gives a rare look into carvings done on diamonds – one of the hardest substances on Earth.
The open house will take place from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 11 in conjunction with GIA’s annual Jewelry Career Fair, the gem and jewelry industry’s preeminent recruiting event. Visit GIA.edu/career-fair for updates and details.
To schedule a tour throughout the rest of the year, visit GIA.edu/gia-museum or call +1 760 603 4116.
Established in 1931, GIA protects the public through gemological research, education, impartial gem identification and grading services, and instrument development.
The world’s foremost authority in gemology, GIA sets the standard for determining the quality of diamonds and performs research-based identification of colored gems and pearls. GIA created the 4Cs and the GIA International Diamond Grading System™, which are recognized globally as the industry standard for diamond quality.
