The Latest Lectures from Lotus Gemology
Lecture | Broken Bangle | Shanghai | 10 September 2024
Richard Hughes examines the nomenclature of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Lecture | Broken Bangle | Bangkok | 13 September 2024
Richard Hughes examines the nomenclature of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Lecture | Trick or Treatment | Bangkok | 13 September 2024
Lotus Gemology's E. Billie Hughes will review the major treatments of ruby and sapphire and how they can be identified.
Lecture | Jade | China's Gift to the World | Hong Kong | 16 September 2024
Richard Hughes examines the historical sources of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Lecture | Inside Out: Journey into the Center of a Gem | Hong Kong | 16 September 2024
Lotus Gemology's Billie Hughes takes participants on a journey to the fascinating inner world of gems.
Lecture | Inside Out: Journey into the Center of a Gem | Brussels | 19 October 2024
Lotus Gemology's Billie Hughes takes participants on a journey to the fascinating inner world of gems.
Lecture | A Canary in the Ruby Mine | Brussels | 19 October 2024
Billie Hughes & Wim Vertriest report the results from their low-temperature heat treatment experiments on Burmese ruby.
Lecture | Welcome to Rubyland | Singapore | 26–27 July 2024
Billie Hughes and Olivier Segura take the audience on a journey through the world of rubies.
Lecture | Seeds and Carats | Kyoto | 10 May 2024
Billie Hughes, Thierry Ardouin, and Olivier Segura discuss the intersection between photography, art, science, and nature.
Lecture | Broken Bangle | Brussels | 19 October 2024
Richard Hughes examines the nomenclature of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Gems & Gemology Lectures | Lotus Gemology Bangkok
Lotus Gemology's gemologists have lectured extensively about a wide variety of gemological topics including ruby, sapphire, jade, and more.
Lecture | Jade | China's Gift to the World | London | 6 November 2022
Richard Hughes examines the historical sources of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Lecture | Jade | China's Gift to the World | Copenhagen | 1–2 October 2022
Richard Hughes examines the historical sources of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Lecture | Jade | China's Gift to the World | Houston | 16 July 2022
Richard Hughes examines the historical sources of jade, along with the remarkable renaissance in Chinese jade carving that has occured since the 1990s.
Lecture | Microscopy & Photomicrography | Birmingham, UK | 16 March 2020
Lotus Gemology's E. Billie Hughes will captain a special workshop devoted to gemological microscopy and photomicrography.
Lecture | Inside Out: Journey into the Center of a Gem | Paris | 12 March 2020
Plunge into the fascinating microworld of ruby and sapphire with award-winning photomicrographer E. Billie Hughes.