SALEM, MA.- The Peabody Essex Museum presents A Sense of Place: An Artist's Tribute to the Seven Continents, on view through June 3, 2007. This exhibition presents seven large batiks by contemporary artist Betsy Sterling Benjamin. The batiks, each representing a continent, celebrate the diversity and interconnections in nature and among cultures around the globe. Objects from the museum's permanent collection will also be featured in the exhibition, plus hands-on interactive stations and other activities for families. Benjamin's batiks, originally made to celebrate the millennium on each continent, reveal the unique perspective artists bring to global issues such as biodiversity and cultural awareness.