THE HOPE DIAMOND, THE WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS DIAMOND, BEGAN ANOTHER CHAPTER IN ITS ALREADY ILLUSTRIOUS HISTORY. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE DIAMOND IS ON DISPLAY AT THE SMITHSONIAN'S NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY IN A SETTING OTHER THAN ITS HISTORIC CARTIER-DESIGNED SETTING. THE NEW TEMPORARY SETTING, 'EMBRACING HOPE' WAS DESIGNED BY HARRY WINSTON INC AND UNVEILED AND PLACED ON DISPLAY 18.NOVEMBER. THE EVENT MARKS THE 50th ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOPE DIAMOND'S DONATION TO TEH MUSEUM IN 1958 AND THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MUSEUM. THE NEW EXHIBIT ALSO COINCIDES WITH THE WORLD PREMIER OF THE SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL DOCUMENTARY FILM, MYSTERY OF TEH HOPE DIAMOND, WHICH DEBUTS 21.NOVEMBER. MORE THAN 100,000 PEOPLE SELECTED THE STUNNING NEW DESIGN IN AN ONLINE VOTE SPONSORED BY THE SMITHSONIAN CHANNEL. MASTER CRAFTSMEN AT THE HARRY WINSTON INC THEN SPENT EIGHT MONTHS CREATING THE SETTING. THE NEW PLATINUM SETTING SURROUNDS THE LEGENDARY DEEP-BLUE DIAMOND WITH AN EXTRAORDINARY 340 BAGUETTE DIAMONDS TOTALING 60 CARATS. IT WILL BE ON DISPLAY FOR A LIMITED TIME, AFTER WHICH THE HOPE WILL BE RETURNED TO ITS HISTORIC SETTING. AS PART OF TEH CELEBRATION, HARRY WINSTON INC ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL MAKE A $1 MILLION DONATION TO SUPPORT GEM AND MINERAL SCIENCES EDUCATION AT THE SMITHSONIAN THROUGH ITS NEW HARRY WINSTON HOPE FOUNDATION. WHEN DISTINGUISHED JEWELER HARRY WINSTON GAVE THE HOPE DIAMOND TO THE MUSEUM IN 1958, HE MADE A LASTING GIFT TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT HAS SINCE BECOME ONE OF THE MOST RENOWNED MUSEUM ICONS IN THE WORLD. THE GEM INSPIRES MORE THAN 7 MILLION VISITORS A YEAR WITH ITS FASCINATING SCIENTIFIC STORY, HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE AND INTRIGUING TALES OF A CURSE. IT IS THE MOST VISITED AND MOST POPULAR OBJECT IN THE ENTIRE SMITHSONIAN
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