The Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum launched a new diamond jewelry exhibition yesterday called “60 Diamonds and Many More.” This fascinating new exhibition includes diamond jewelry that was designed and manufactured by Israeli designers and inspired by Israel's 60th Anniversary.
Among the 60 diamond jewelry appearing in the exhibition is the “Moriah”, a white gold diamond-embedded ring designed by Shaul-Aharon Elisha, which won first place in the competition that initiated the creation of these diamond jewelry items.
The Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum, named after the legendary De Beers Chairman, was established in 1986 by the late Moshe Schnitzer. It was renovated and reopened in 2008 thanks to the efforts of the Israeli Diamond Institute and De Beers Group in London.
Oppenheimer, who was born in Kimberley, the diamond center of South Africa, was raised as a Jew, and though he converted to Christianity in his early twenties, he was a great supporter of the State of Israel. As chairman, Oppenheimer made sure that Israel receive a regular supply of rough diamonds from De Beers, which helped Israel become a global diamond polishing powerhouse.
The Harry Oppenheimer Diamond Museum was resigned in 2008 by Israeli museum planner Eliav Nahlieli, and today it is an extraordinary museum that takes those who visit it on a mind-blowing virtual journey that portrays how diamonds are created, mined, cut and polished. The museum is located at the heart of Israel's Diamond Exchange, designed to appear as a hi-tech vault containing secret rooms that hold many treasures.
The tour of the museum begins in a room that was designed to enhance a multidimensional experience, during which the visitors witness light breaking off the edges of a polished diamond with laser beams that are projected at the diamond. Further into the vault there is complete darkness, except for beams of light that illuminate the diamonds in the dark.
The Harry Oppenheimer Diamond is one of the biggest and most advanced museums dedicated exclusively to the world of diamonds, next to the Diamond Museum in Antwerp and the Diamant Museum in Amsterdam.
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