Set out below are a selection of current and forthcoming exhibitions and lectures that the Society believes may be of interest. Please note that the organisation of these events is independent of the Society.

Exhibitions and Events

  • Unseen Treasures of the Portland Collection at The Harley Gallery, Welbeck. Running until 31 December 2025. This exhibition offers a new look at the world-class Portland Collection of art. There will be silver and tapestry, paintings and jewels; art that has come home after a long loan to a prestigious national gallery, and stunning star items that visitors know and love – such as Michelangelo’s ‘Madonna of Silence’ or the pearl earring worn by Charles I at his execution. Tickets: Free. More information and booking via this link.
  • Goldsmiths Hall Fair. 24th September – 6th October. A selling exhibition by 136 of Britiain’s leading craftspeople in silver, enamels and jewellery. Staged over two separate exhibitions 24-29 September and 1-6 October. Link.

  • Goldsmiths Talks Programme. 24th September – 6th October. Bookings are now open for a selection of exclusive talks from some of the most influential voices in the industry. Link.

  • Collecting Inspiration, Edward C Moore at Tiffany & Co.
    Until 20th October 2024 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Link.
  • Goldsmiths North Contemporary Silverware & Jewellery Shopping Experience – 30th May to 1st June 2025

    Goldsmiths North 2025 will take place between 30th May and 1st June 2025. An international shopping experience bringing the finest contemporary Silverware & Jewellery from the UK and Europe to the North of England, hosted in the magnificent Cutlers’ Hall in the heart of Sheffield. Link

Online talks

  • PERMANENTLY AVAILABLE: Victorian Arts and Crafts silver: Innovation and Influence (Recording). Tickets can be purchased for £5 via Eventbrite here (NB. This is a recording, not a live event so can be watched at any time).

International talks and exhibitions

  • Memory & Meaning in Southern Silver (Seminar). Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts, Winston-Salem, 20-21 September 2024. Featured speakers include Ben Miller of Shrubsole and the Antique Magazine’s ‘Curious Objects’ podcast, author and scholar Catherine Hollan, and Colonial Williamsburg’s Erik Goldstein. In addition to an opening keynote and a day of dynamic lectures, attendees will also have an opportunity to examine MESDA’s silver collection up close during an open house in the MESDA study rooms. Tickets $325. More information and booking via this link.
  • Irish Silver Exhibition at The National Museum of Ireland, Dublin: Permanent exhibition. More information via this link. Tickets: Free