AJF Trips and Events

AJF LIVE
We will hold AJF Live events every other month in 2026. As always, they’ll be free and open to all. Stay tuned for additional details.

AJF Live: Rings that Rock at the DIVA museum

Monday, April 20, 2026, 12 pm EDT (18:00 Belgium/CEST)
Register here for this free online program

The idea that an engagement ring should be a diamond solitaire is the greatest marketing stunt in history. Diamonds have never been merely precious stones—they have served as symbols of authority, marked political and family alliances, and sealed intimate commitments. “Rings That Rock,” at DIVA museum, in Antwerp, Belgium, brings together an exceptional selection of diamond rings to show how these small objects tell big stories about changing ideas around status, identity, emotion, gender, and craftsmanship. Join Bella Neyman (NYCJW founder and AJF board member) and Catherine Regout (curator, DIVA: museum for jewellery, silver and diamonds) for a fascinating journey of the diamond ring from the 15th century to modernity. You’ll never see diamonds the same way again.

TRAVEL IN 2026
Scotland: Our next trip will take us to Edinburgh, Glasgow, and Dundee May 27–June 2, 2026. Details to come soon.

Montreal: Geraldine Fenn won the inaugural 2025 AJF Solo Exhibition Award. With this short trip, we will celebrate the opening of her related exhibition at Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in June.

Houston: This trip is planned for the fall, to time with the opening of the Bernhard Schobinger exhibition at the MFA, Houston.

Why You Should Travel with AJF
AJF’s highly curated trips provide an opportunity to travel with like-minded enthusiasts and have access to venues and activities you couldn’t do on your own. Meet new people, experience what’s new and cutting edge in the art jewelry world, and enjoy the cultural scene of the cities we visit. Let us do the planning so you don’t have to. We’re planning a year of exciting travel opportunities, so mark your calendar and start packing!!!

Have you ever wanted to go places and explore jewelry with AJF? Besides the longer trips listed below, we’re also planning shorter day trips, weekend trips, and member meet-ups around the US and overseas. If you’d like to learn more about where AJF will go in 2025 and beyond, let us know of your interest by filling out this form. We hope you’ll travel with AJF in the future!

Attendance is a benefit of membership at the Silver+ level. Become a member at the Gold level for priority invitation to AJF’s trips. Join here.

Captions
1. Otto Künzli, Solitär, 1985
2. Ring with pear-shaped and brilliant-cut diamond, Europe, 20th century
3. Karl Fritsch, ring, 2026
4. Meret Oppenheim, ring, designed 1936, produced 2003 by Ortrun Heinrich
5. Bergman Jewels Antwerp, Manhattan Large, 2026
6. Photo from AJF’s trip to Amsterdam and Belgium. In this trip packed with exciting things, the travelers were welcomed into Liesbeth den Besten’s home to see pieces in her extensive collection of ❤️ art jewelry ❤️

What time is our AJF Live program for you?
Local times may change across the coming months, so please double-check your time zone.

9 a.m. PST: San Francisco
10 a.m. MST: Denver, Mexico City
11 a.m. CST: San Antonio, Bogotá
12 p.m. EST: NYC, Toronto, Barbados
1 p.m.: Buenos Aires, Santiago
4 p.m.: Reykjavik
5 p.m.: London
6 p.m.: Berlin, Brussels, Paris, Cape Town, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Milan
7 p.m.: Bucharest, Athens, Tel Aviv, Tallinn, Riyadh
9:30 p.m.: Mumbai
11 p.m.: Bangkok
1 a.m. on October 17: Seoul, Tokyo
3 a.m. on October 17: Sydney
5 a.m. on October 17: Auckland