▁j ew el ry , ▁but ▁teaching ▁a ▁new ▁generation ▁of ▁American ▁j ew el ers ▁in ▁new ▁university ▁programs ▁in ▁j ew el ry ▁and ▁met als m ith ing ▁courses . ▁Arch itect onic ▁j ew ell ery ▁was ▁being ▁developed ▁around ▁the ▁same ▁time . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s — 1 9 7 0 s , ▁the ▁German ▁government ▁and ▁commercial ▁j ew el ry ▁industry ▁fost ered ▁and ▁heavily ▁supported ▁modern ▁j ew el ry ▁design ers , ▁thus ▁creating ▁a ▁new ▁market place . ▁They ▁combined ▁contemporary ▁design ▁with ▁traditional ▁g olds m ith ing ▁and ▁j ew el ry ▁making . ▁Or fe vre , ▁the ▁first ▁gallery ▁for ▁art ▁j ew el ry , ▁opened ▁in ▁Du ess eld orf , ▁Germany , ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁ ▁Ex hib itions ▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁accept ance ▁of ▁j ew el ry ▁as ▁art ▁ ▁was ▁fost ered ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁very ▁quickly ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁by ▁major ▁museum s ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁Modern ▁Art ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁and ▁the ▁Walker ▁Art ▁Center ▁in ▁Min ne apolis , ▁each ▁of ▁which ▁held ▁major ▁shows ▁of ▁art ▁j ew el ry ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁The ▁Museum ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Design ▁formerly ▁The ▁American ▁C raft ▁Museum , ▁started ▁their ▁collection ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁pieces ▁d ating ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁Other ▁museum