Pink 榴莲视频
November 5, 2022鈥揓anuary 29, 2023
The largest collection of Australian pink diamonds to be shown in the world will transform the Dynamic Earth gallery at Melbourne Museum into a shimmering wonderland from November 5.
Museums Victoria is partnering with New York-based LJ West 榴莲视频, one of the largest collectors of natural color diamonds in the world, to provide an exclusive opportunity for Australians and international visitors to marvel at pink diamonds.
The Pink 榴莲视频 exhibition will showcase more than 100 truly unique gemstones found in the Australian Kimberley region. Naturally colored diamonds have long been valued for their uniqueness, coveted by many but owned by few. The physical conditions needed to create them occur very rarely, making them extraordinarily precious and exceedingly valuable. In the world of luxury products, natural color diamonds are likened to works of art, hidden treasures, and rare books.
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鈥淢useums Victoria is pleased to present this world-first display of some of the earth鈥檚 extraordinary beauties,鈥� Museums Victoria Director & CEO Lynley Crosswell said. 鈥淭he exhibition will bring to light their dazzling hues, the fascinating science and the precise skill required to cut these exquisite gemstones.”
For the first time, a collection of some of the world鈥檚 most exquisite Australian pink diamonds鈥攚hich make up 90% of all pink diamonds in the global market鈥攚ill be on public display, including the 2.83-carat Argyle Violet, one of the most spectacular gems on Earth. It is “one of the rarest jewels in the world鈥攖he Picasso of the collection,” said Larry West. Placed in the Natural History Museum in Los Angeles in 2016, it is the only stone in history to carry this color grading which is produced by the presence of hydrogen. The violet diamond is hundreds of times rarer than a pink diamond.
Larry West has been building his collection of Argyle Pink diamonds for over 30 years, many of which have never been on public display. 鈥淚 am thrilled for the best of the collection to be back in Australia and presented as the largest pink diamond exhibition ever,鈥� says Larry West.
鈥淥ur planet created these flawless diamonds over 1.6 billion years ago,鈥� said Museums Victoria Research Institute鈥檚 Head of Sciences Dermot Henry. 鈥淔inding a pink diamond is like retrieving the 鈥榥eedle from the haystack;’ only one carat in every million will display this intense pink color. They remind us how truly wonderful nature is.鈥�
Larry West has been building his collection of Argyle Pink diamonds for over 30 years, many of which have never been on public display. 鈥淚 am thrilled for the best of the collection to be back in Australia and presented as the largest pink diamond exhibition ever,鈥� says Larry West.
鈥淥ur planet created these flawless diamonds over 1.6 billion years ago,鈥� said Museums Victoria Research Institute鈥檚 Head of Sciences Dermot Henry. 鈥淔inding a pink diamond is like retrieving the 鈥榥eedle from the haystack;’ only one carat in every million will display this intense pink color. They remind us how truly wonderful nature is.鈥�
Larry West says: 鈥淢y attraction to natural color diamonds is much like my attraction to life鈥攅very day is unique. Every color diamond that I鈥檝e ever seen or owned has had its own unique characteristics, its own flaws, and its own beauty.鈥�
This once-in-a-lifetime opportunity will allow audiences to discover what gives pink diamonds their distinctive color, and the art behind cutting, polishing, and setting diamonds as jewelry.
Pink 榴莲视频 is showing at Melbourne Museum from November 5, 2022鈥揓anuary 29, 2023, and is free with Museum entry.