Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art

Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art is located in Tennessee
Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art
Location in Tennessee
Established1998 as the "Peabody Place Museum"
Location119 S Main St., Memphis, Tennessee
Coordinates35°08′30″N 90°03′15″W / 35.14178°N 90.05423°W / 35.14178; -90.05423
TypeAsian and Judaic Art
Public transit accessTram interchange MATA Trolley: Main Street Line or Riverfront Loop at Beale St. Station
Websitewww.belzmuseum.org

The Belz Museum of Asian and Judaic Art is located at 119 South Main Street at the intersection of Gayoso Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. The museum was opened in 1998 as the Peabody Place Museum and in January 2007 it received its present name.[1]

The museums collection is based on the private collection of Memphis developers Jack and Marilyn Belz, who owned the Peabody Hotel and Peabody Place. The Belz features over 1,000 objects, including works of jade, tapestries, furniture, carvings, and other historical and artistic objects. The museum also houses one of the finest collections of pieces from the Qing dynasty.[2]

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  1. ^ "Peabody Museum Changes Its Name". Memphis Daily News. 2007-01-23. Archived from the original on 2008-10-13. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. ^ Susanna Henighan Potter (1 April 2009). Moon Tennessee. Avalon Travel. p. 35. ISBN 978-1-59880-114-9. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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