Gem & Jewelry Museum

The establishment of Gem and Jewelry Museum constitutes the institute's plan with expectation to promote the knowledge and understanding, and encourage the youth and people in general to realize the value of Thai gem and jewelry. The museum also serves as the place for preserving samples of gem and jewelry for next generations onwards.

For the abovementioned reasons, in 2001 the institute established the Committee on Implementation of Gem and Jewelry Museum Establishment Project, co-chaired by Professor Sakda Siripant, the former director, and Dr. Sunee Sriorathaikul, the then president of the Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association. The committee lent cooperation in procurement of gem, jewelry and precious metals, as well as production equipment, sufficient to an extent for exhibition at the museum. Subsequently on February 22, 2002, the institute held the preliminary exhibition for the museum. The exhibition was presided over by Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Commerce. The preliminary exhibition was purported to enable the public relations on the museum establishment project to wider public. From that period onwards, Gem and Jewelry Museum has welcomed the continual visits by students, course participants, as well as general public.

Bearing the determination to develop the museum into the preservation site for samples of gem and jewelry for the purpose of continual education for next generations, which will lead to the development of personnel in the Thai gem and jewelry industry, during 2003-2004, the institute improved and adjusted the exhibitions for further progress through adding in the permanent exhibitions of Gem and Jewelry Museum. The permanent exhibition comprises the demonstrations of gem mining and production process, exhibition of pre- and post-cutting gems, categorization of gems by varieties and properties and designs and manufacturing of jewelry, as well as the video presentation on the gem and jewelry industry and the gem and jewelry trade statistics. In addition, the computer aided instruction has been installed in the exhibition room for self-study.

Gem and Jewelry Museum was officially opened on Thursday 26 August, 2004. Its grand opening was presided over by Her Royal Highness Galayani Vadhana Krom Luang Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra to celebrate the 80th Birthday Anniversary of Her Royal Highness Galayani Vadhana and for the lasting propitiousness of the museum, officers and its co-founders.

source : git.or.th