If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

SOLID GOLD, RECORD HIGH: A STORY OF HUMAN OBSESSION

If Jewels Could Talk with Carol Woolton

Show Notes

As the gold price reaches a record high, Carol decides to delve deeper into this eternal element. She speaks to Matthew Yokobosky, Senior Curator of Fashion and Material Culture at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, who has just curated Solid Gold, an exhibition at the museum which runs until July 6, 2025.

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/en-GB/exhibitions/solid-gold

Follow Carol Woolton: @carolwoolton Produced by Natasha Cowan @tashonfash Editing and music by Tim Thornton @timwthornton Creative direction by Scott Bentley @bentleycreative Social media support by Isabella Thompson @isa.tom Illustrations Jordi Labanda @jordilabanda

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