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Tahitian museum dedicated to pearls From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Robert Wan Pearl Museum is the world's only museum dedicated to pearls. It is in Papeete, Tahiti, the capital of French Polynesia.
Location | Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia |
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Coordinates | 17°32′24″S 149°34′6″W |
Type | Museum |
Key holdings | Pearls |
The Pearl Museum recounts the history of the pearl throughout the world, the fascination it aroused in important persons, the legends, the habits, and the technical sides of perliculture. Robert Wan's private collection is on exhibit, featuring the largest Tahitian pearl in the world.[1]
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