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      In preparation for PEM's Gala, the museum will close at noon on Saturday 11/7 and reopen at noon on Sunday 11/8.

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      Lydia Peabody

      Serving as Curator-at-Large at the Peabody Essex Museum, Lydia Peabody advises on special projects by contributing expertise in modern and contemporary art. She conceives and curates exhibitions, authors publications, organizes programs and diversifies the museum’s collection through the acquisition of artwork by emerging artists, women artists and artists of color, such as Bethany Collins, Hank Willis Thomas, Steve Locke, Frances F. Denny and Gio Swaby.

      Lydia Peabody

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      <h1>A Fashion Fête Fit for an Icon, Plus One Curator’s Favorite Memory of Yolanda</h1>
      A Fashion Fête Fit for an Icon, Plus One Curator’s Favorite Memory of Yolanda
      May 19, 2023
      <h1>Second discovery of Lawrence lost work</h1>
      Second discovery of Lawrence lost work
      March 1, 2021
      <h1>Lawrence exhibition leads to discovery of a lost work</h1>
      Lawrence exhibition leads to discovery of a lost work
      October 22, 2020
      <h1>Voices of America join PEM’s collection</h1>
      Voices of America join PEM’s collection
      August 22, 2020
      <h1>Frank and Hans</h1>
      Frank and Hans
      November 26, 2019
      <h1>Jacob Lawrence’s inclusive America</h1>
      Jacob Lawrence’s inclusive America
      October 17, 2019
      <h1>An interconnected world</h1>
      An interconnected world
      October 25, 2018
      <h1>2018 exhibitions examine women and power</h1>
      2018 exhibitions examine women and power
      February 14, 2018