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Kabuki Theater Exhibit to Be Presented at Peabody Essex Museum

Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada
(Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum)
Woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada
(Courtesy of Peabody Essex Museum)

Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, will present Stage Idols, Japanese Kabuki Theater, an exhibition featuring a selection of woodblock prints from PEM’s collection, many on view for the first time. Curated by Midori Oka, it will run February 2, 2008-January 25, 2009.

In addition to a rotating selection of over 40 19th-century prints, the exhibit will feature rare kabuki-related objects such as costumes, photographs, and advertising signs.

For more information, visit www.pem.org.