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Press Release
04/02/2009
featured presentation Don't miss award-winning actress and best-selling cookbook author Madhur Jaffrey as she speaks about her newest book, Climbing the Mango Trees: A Memoir of a Childhood in India. A leading authority on Indian food, Jaffrey tells a tale of an unusual childhood and testifies to the power of food to prompt memory. The book includes recipes for more than 30 delicious dishes from Jaffrey's childhood. A book signing follows the lecture new exhibition Explore how some of India's leading artists draw inspiration from themes found in traditional Indian art. This unique exhibition pairs some of the finest works from PEM's world-renowned contemporary Indian art collection along side rare traditional Indian art from the Harvard Art Museum. MEDIA PARTNER India New England and indianewengland.com Peabody Essex Museum For almost 200 years, Salem was one of the richest and most important seaports in North America. The Salem merchants who founded the Peabody Essex Museum in 1799 sailed the globe in search of international trade. This began what is today one of the largest museums in the nation, with unrivaled collections from New England and around the world including Yin Yu Tang, a 200-year-old Chinese merchant's home. Enjoy special exhibitions, world-renowned collections and the award-winning, interactive Art & Nature Center for families.
Madhur Jaffrey
Sunday, April 5, 2009 | 2:30 pm
Program made possible in part by the George Swinnerton Parker Memorial Lecture Fund
Revisions, Indian Artists Engaging Traditions
Opens April 4, 2009
From New England to a world of art and culture
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