Past Exhibitions

Light & Stone: Gems from the Collection of Michael Scott

Closed
December 20, 2008 to November 15, 2009
Gallery of Gems and Gold, Level 2
An astounding array of gems, with few rivals outside of the royal collections, from the private collection of Michael Scott, first CEO of Apple.  This exhibition brings together more then two-hundred superb, breathtaking pieces carefully chosen by Mr. Scott to showcase the quality and diversity of crystals and gems – including their stunning range of colour.

Highlights include the Queen of Kilimanjaro, a spectacular tiara featuring the world’s largest faceted tanzanite (242 carats), accented with 803 brilliant cut tsavorite garnets and 913 brilliant cut diamonds, and Repose, a quartz, obsidian and gold sculpture weighing a total of 9000 carats.  This sculpture depicts a nude male youth in quartz on an obsidian base with 18 karat gold.

This inaugural exhibition in the Gallery of Gems and Gold is open in the new Teck Suite of Galleries: Earth's Treasures.

This exhibition is generously supported by Michael Scott.