The GIA Museum showcases contemporary jewelry pieces donated by the American Jewelry Design Council.

The butterfly has enchanted jewelry designers for centuries because of its breathtaking beauty. There’s also another reason this “flying flower” has transfixed the imagination. The butterfly is a universal symbol of transformation.

Learn about diamond's durability and how to care for your diamond jewelry.

Diamonds are among nature’s most precious and beautiful creations

Diamond is the only gem made of a single element: It is typically about 99.95 percent carbon. The other 0.05 percent can include one or more trace elements, which are atoms that aren’t part of the diamond’s essential chemistry. Some trace elements can influence its color or crystal shape.

Learn about the factors that make diamonds so desirable.

Among the collection assembled by Dr. Edward Gübelin are a number of uncommon gemstones from many worldwide localities.

All that was old is new once more – at least when exploring historic trend-setting jewelry styles of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Vania Leles earned her GG from GIA in London in 2004 and promptly sent her curriculum vitae to Graff Diamonds on Bond Street for her dream job.

The engagement ring’s romantic traditions resonate throughout time. The Romans first introduced the betrothal ring as a plain, iron hoop.

What do GIA and international crime investigators have in common? FBI Special Agent Daniel McCaffrey shares details on how the FBI has caught gem and jewelry thieves