Win an Exclusive Tour of Van Cleef & Arpels Patrimonial Exhibition, Jun 2

On Saturday, Jun 2, 30 of our lucky readers (you!) will have the chance to attend an exclusive tour of the newly opened Van Cleef & Arpels When Elegance Meets Art exhibition, on display at the Today Art Museum.

The French jewelry company was founded in Paris by Alfred Van Cleef and his uncle Salomon Arpels in 1896 and rose to international prominence courtesy of a combination of intricate, lavish, yet refined metalsmithing and stone-encrusted pieces that feature animals alongside otherworldly elements such as fairies.

Now Van Cleef & Arpels bring 400 pieces from throughout the company's century-plus existence to China, a collection that was first presented in 2012 at Paris’ Musée des Arts Décoratifs. The pieces come from both the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection and private collections and are displayed chronologically so as to better reflect the jewelry maker's evolution.

In 2006, Van Cleef & Arpels opened their first store in China, here in Beijing. They now have four stores in the capital and 15 total across China. You can read more about the company via this sponsored post recently published on the Beijinger.

If you would like to see this one-of-a-kind collection, we're giving away 15 pairs of tickets as well as a small gift from the jeweler for each lucky winner. All you need to do is send an email to win@truerun.com by midnight on Sunday, May 27, and include your name and phone number. In return, we'll send you the exact time and meeting place for the Jun 2 tour. The first 15 applicants will win a place on the tour and will be contacted by us early next week.

If you don't win or can't make it until later, the Van Cleef & Arpels Collection is on display at the Today Art Museum until Aug 5.

Images courtesy of Van Cleef & Arpels