Power of Museums- Cultural Tourism - Lecture: Natural Pearls of Bahrain, History and Testing
- Category
- Lecture
- Date
- 28th September 2022, 6:00 PM
- Venue
- Pearling Path Visitor Center
- Minimum age
- + 18 years and above
Power of Museums- Cultural Tourism
Lecture: Natural Pearls of Bahrain, History and Testing
On the occasion of World Tourism Day, the Bahrain Authority for Culture and Antiquities, in cooperation with the Bahrain Institute of Pearls and Gemstones (Danat), is organizing a lecture on natural pearls, which will be presented on September 28, 2022.
Brief of the lecture:
Understanding cultural and cultured pearls categories as well as Pearl imitations.
A glance on Bahraini pearl fishing history.
The Arabian Gulf mollusk and its Jewel of Arabia.
Journey of a pearl from the wild to Jewellery.
A glance on Pearl testing using X-ray microradiography, X-ray luminescence and other advanced Pearl origin testing.
