MAD About Jewelry 2026

Opening Benefit Preview, First-Access Shopping, and Dinner

Join us Tuesday, May 5, for an exclusive benefit preview and buffet dinner in honor of the 45 international jewelry artists whose work is featured this year. In a fun new format at Robert Restaurant featuring an array of global cuisine stations, guests will have a chance to mingle with, celebrate and network with these artists from 20 countries and to enjoy exclusive first-access to the show.

Shop and support both the Museum of Arts and Design and the artists with their outstanding originality, and diversity of materials and jewelry making techniques.

All 2026 MAD About Jewelry artists will be in attendance! Don't miss this chance to acquire show-stopping statement pieces for your collection before public access.

Learn more about this year's artists here.

The Ultimate Contemporary Jewelry Pop-Up

MAD About Jewelry is the Museum of Arts and Design's annual benefit celebration and sale of contemporary jewelry. Now in its 26th year, this event showcases extraordinary designs from emerging and acclaimed international jewelry artists representing more than 20 countries. MAD About Jewelry is the ultimate pop-up for artist-made jewelry, offering collectors and jewelry enthusiasts alike the rare opportunity to meet and acquire pieces from the most innovative creators in the field.

Proceeds from the event benefit MAD's exhibitions and educational programs.

About the Museum
MAD champions contemporary makers across creative fields, presenting artists, designers, and artisans who apply the highest level of ingenuity and skill to their work. Since the Museum’s founding in 1956 by philanthropist and visionary Aileen Osborn Webb, MAD has celebrated all facets of making and the creative processes by which materials are transformed, from traditional techniques to cutting-edge technologies. Today, the Museum’s curatorial program builds upon a rich history of exhibitions that emphasize a cross-disciplinary approach to art and design, and reveals the workmanship behind the objects and environments that shape our everyday lives. MAD provides an international platform for practitioners who are influencing the direction of cultural production and driving 21st-century innovation, fostering a participatory setting for visitors to have direct encounters with skilled making and compelling works of art and design.

Opening Benefit Preview + Celebration

MAD About Jewelry 2026 at the Museum of Arts and Design