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      Enjoy stories and conversations for the culturally curious, written by museum staff, guest contributors, interns, fellows and more.

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      Scala della Piazza di Spagna in Rome

      Artist Edmonia Lewis visited Boston women sculptors in Rome in December 1865

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      Unpacking the Accounts of a Tea Chest: From Madras to Massachusetts in 1801

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      Wooden Accounts Tea Chest

      Reproducing 19th-century friendship rings from PEM’s collection

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      Blog Ropes Jewelry 1800 SHARE

      Lynda Roscoe Hartigan and David Snider chat about PEM’s community engagement

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      PEMcast 40: Fashioning the World with Andrew Gn

      PEMcast 40: Fashioning the World with Andrew Gn

      In the latest PEMcast episode, Andrew Gn talks about his fashion designs, his influences and his love of collecting.

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      PEMcast 39: Behind the scenes of PEM’s new Yu Kil-Chun Gallery of Korean Art and Culture

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      PEMcast Episode 038: Oh, wünderkammer, my wünderkammer

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      PEMcast 37: Conjuring the Spirit World

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      Mediums, Magicians, Makers and the Objects Used to Conjure Spirits