If you’re a rock hound (have a fascination with gems of all kinds), the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco, CA is currently showcasing “An exhibition of ninety four spectacular jewelry pieces and twenty eight photographs from Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Tunisia that was collected over thirty years by Xavier Guerrand-Hermès of the renowned Paris-based fashion empire…rare and stunning collection of North African jewelry and historic late 19th- and early 20th-century photographs by some of the region’s most prominent photographers.”

                        

Desert Jewels: North African Jewelry and Photography

MoAD – Museum of the African Diaspora until January 21, 2013

685 Mission Street San Francisco, CA