The opening of the new 40,000-square-foot wing at the Peabody Essex, designed by Ennead Architects, will be marked with the unveiling of 13 newly installed galleries at the museum. These will host temporary displays as well as permanent installations drawn from the museum’s holdings of maritime art, Asian (and Asian-influenced) art, and fashion and design. The $125m expansion project – part of the museum’s broader Connect Campaign, which has raised some $600m to date – also includes a 5,000-square-foot garden. Find out more from the PEM’s website.
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Rendering by Ennead Architects. © Peabody Essex Museum
The new garden at the Peabody Essex Museum. Photo: Bob Packert; © Peabody Essex Museum
Charger with the arms of Leake Okeover (1740–43), China. Photo: © Peabody Essex Museum
Saddle bag by a Tuareg artist from Niger. Photo: Jeffrey Dykes; © Peabody Essex Museum
Sailing from Salem Harbor on the 21st of February 1802 (before 1819), George Ropes. Photo: Jeffrey Dykes; © Peabody Essex Museum
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