Asian Export Art
New England Craft
Historic Maritime
Global Fashion History

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem, United States

Established 1799

Kente is one of the handwoven textiles made in Ghana Photograph: Thompson Avornyotse

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As America’s oldest continuously operating museum, this institution was founded by maritime entrepreneurs to celebrate global "curiosities." It houses a world-class collection of Asian export art, maritime treasures, and an entire 18th-century Chinese merchant’s house.

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