GREENWICH, CONN.- The Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut presents the new exhibition Bijoux: The Origins and Impact of Jewelry from July 16, 2011, through February 26, 2012, featuring a magnificent array of different types of jewelry as well as samplings of minerals, precious stones and other materials from which artists have created an infinite variety of human adornment. The exhibition is organized by the Bruce Museum’s new Curator of Science, Dr. Gina C. Gould, and is supported by Betteridge Jewelers, the Charles M. and Deborah G. Royce Exhibition Fund, Anne and Fred Elser, and Hank and Meryl Silverstein. Jewelry: It is the universal means to transmit personal information—marital status, wealth, heritage, and aesthetics. An artifact of world history, jewelry is evidence that the Earth, human culture, and technology have evolved. The known history of personal adornment extends thousands of years.