Smithsonian Curator To Discuss Reportedly Cursed Diamond In Cartersville

Dr. Jeff Post, curator-in-charge of the Smithsonian’s gem and mineral collection, will be at Tellus Science Museum on Friday to discuss the notoriety of the Hope Diamond.

The public lecture on the Hope Diamond, one of the Smithsonian’s most treasured and renowned specimens, will be held at 7 p.m. at the museum. He will also be available to sign his book, The National Gem Collection.

The Hope Diamond is a 45.52-carat deep-blue diamond rumored to be cursed. The gem is housed at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C. Dr. Post is responsible for the care and maintenance of this extraordinary one-of-a-kind gem.

Friday’s lecture is part of SCIence FRIday NIGHT, a monthly event where the museum stays open late and guests can enjoy a free sponsored planetarium show and the opportunity to stargaze in the observatory (weather permitting).

Dr. Post’s lecture precedes the opening of Jeweled Objects of Desire, one of the first of many Smithsonian exhibits to be on display at Tellus Science Museum. Tellus Science Museum has been a Smithsonian-affiliate institution since it opened in 2009.

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Photo: Dr. Jeff Post. Credit: Tellus Science Museum