Robert Wan Pearl Museum

Tahitian museum dedicated to pearls
17°32′24″S 149°34′6″W / 17.54000°S 149.56833°W / -17.54000; -149.56833TypeMuseumKey holdingsPearls

The Robert Wan Pearl Museum is the world's only museum dedicated to pearls. It is in Papeete, Tahiti, the capital of French Polynesia.

Overview

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]

References

  1. ^ "Musée de la perle Wan". Tripadvisor. Retrieved 19 December 2023.

External links

  • Robert Wan
  • http://robertwan.com/


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