The mirage of glass and glitter that is the new jewelry gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum is one of the must-do visits of the summer. There are even lines of eager visitors waiting to enter a space that is both redolent of history and startlingly modern, with its two-tier galleries joined by a glass spiral staircase. Pictured above, the jewellery gallery. (Edina van der Wyck)

It could be defined as a new "crystal palace" - and what more fitting place to install it than in another monument to Queen Victoria's era, the edifice dedicated to herself and her husband? Pictured left, the English Heneage or Armada Jewel dated 1595. (Angela Moore)

This "Petrified Lace" Pin Brooch by Wendy Ramshaw is part of the V&A "Cherry on the Cake" collection which was created to mark the opening of gallery and is for sale at the museum boutique. Wendy Ramshaw (Angela Moore)

Pictured above, a gilded silver Bridal Crown from Western Norway circa 1650. (Victoria and Albert Museum)

Pictured above, a Boucheron bracelet circa 1930. (Angela Moore)

Pictured above, "Tutti frutti" bracelet designed by Cartier, 1928.  (Angela Moore)

A Scottish brooch designed by Peter Chang, 1992. (V&A Images)

a chunky Chaumet bangle,1945. (V&A Images)

Pictured above, the "Helen of Troy necklace" designed by Carlo Giuliano and Edward Poynter, 1887.  (Angela Moore)

Pictured the "White Queen" ring set designed and made by Wendy Ramshaw, 1975. The ring containing sapphires, pearl and enamel is displayed on an acrylic stand with a gold crown. (V&A Images)

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