Each tour of 40 minutes is offered in English by an expert. We advise each visitor to arrive 5 minutes prior to the starting time.

Booking within a specific timeslot is required to visit the exhibition.

With two jewelry designers from L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, children are invited to create their own jewellery objects using different materials and to learn about gemstones and jewellery making. They will colour, cut and decorate jewellery design templates with mosaics, stones, ribbons and feathers to create their own special piece of custom-made jewellery. 

The accompaniment by an adult is required and without reservation. Online booking is only needed for the child joining the workshop. We advise each participant to arrive 5 minutes prior to the starting time.

With two jewelry designers from L'ÉCOLE, School of Jewelry Arts, children will learn about the inspiration behind clocks and watches, before creating their own clock using a five nature-inspired dial model.

The accompaniment by an adult is recommended and without reservation. Online booking is only needed for the child joining the workshop. We advise each participant to arrive 5 minutes prior to the starting time.

How much do you really know about enamel? Behind this word lies an age-old, complex know-how that master glassmakers have continually reinvented over the centuries.​

Prior to the talk, each participant will have the opportunity to start the session with an exhibition guided tour. We advise each participant to arrive 5 minutes prior to the starting time.

Since ancient times, flora and the art of gardening have been true sources of inspiration for goldsmiths and lapidaries. Through rigorous observation of flowers and plants, the high jewelry designer, who composes veritable bouquets of precious gems (rubies, emeralds, pearls...), honors and sublimates colors and natural forms. ​

Prior to the talk, each participant will have the opportunity to start the session with an exhibition guided tour. We advise each participant to arrive 5 minutes prior to the starting time.

The Poetry of Time exhibition will be opened to the public from May 26 to June 9, 2024

From Tuesday to Saturday between 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

4 Cromwell Place, South Kensington, London, SW7 2JE

Join us and reserve complimentary General Admission Tickets, Guided Tours, Talks & Children Workshops. 

We advise each visitor to arrive to Cromwell Place early in advance to allow sufficient time to pass through security and registration.

For further information, please contact Poetryoftimelondon@vancleefarpels.com

Founded at Paris’ 22 Place Vendôme in 1906, Van Cleef & Arpels came into being following Estelle Arpels’ marriage to Alfred Van Cleef in 1895. Over the decades, the excellence and creativity of the High Jewelry and Watchmaking Maison established its reputation across the world. With a blend of inventiveness and poetry, Van Cleef & Arpels perpetuates a highly distinctive style that has produced numerous signatures: the Mystery Set technique, the Minaudière precious case, the transformable Zip necklace and the Alhambra motif. Its selection of gems that instill an emotion and the savoir-faire of its virtuoso craftsmen have given birth to enchanting jewelry and watchmaking collections. Whether inspired by nature, couture, dance or imaginary worlds, the Maison opens the gate to a timeless universe of beauty and harmony.