diff --git a/mzarr/mzarr.py b/mzarr/mzarr.py
index 8533bd6..990b9e3 100644
--- a/mzarr/mzarr.py
+++ b/mzarr/mzarr.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from typing import Optional, List, Union, Literal, Any
 import os
 import numcodecs
+from pathlib import Path
 
 
 numcodecs.register_codec(JpegXl)
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ def __init__(self, store: Union[np.ndarray, str], mode: Literal['r', 'r+', 'a',
         self.store = None
         self.array = None
 
-        if isinstance(store, str):
+        if isinstance(store, str) or isinstance(store, Path):
             self.load(store, mode)
         else:
             if store.dtype in [np.uint8, np.uint16, np.float16, np.float32]: