The "Luxe Life" display features glass cases with items such as bracelets with amethysts and a giant topaz, gold pins in the shape of owls and foxes; a diamond choker in the shape of a belt; German figurines carved from gemstones; and a huge necklace with multiple, circular spiral pieces, circa 1950s, with a matching tiara. Charlie Scheips, a New Yorker who is working as the guest curator for Pittsburgh's "Luxe Life" display, displayed many of the pieces in cases that look like dioramas with natural landscaping. One large case, for instance, looks like a tropical landscape, and two more look like lunar and mountainous landscapes. Scheips says he wanted to match the exhibit with the museum's scientific theme
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