Peabody Essex Museum of Salem

For more than a century, Salem merchants sailed the globe in search of international trade, encountering extraordinary art and culture along the way. In 1799 they founded the Peabody Essex Museum - now one of the nation's largest museums housing some of the finest collections of art and culture in the world.

Peabody Essex Museum includes:
 

	Over 2.4 million works of art and cultural objects
	Twenty-four historic buildings
	Yin Yu Tang, the only complete 200-year-old house located outside China
	PEM has been selected "One of the nation's ten best art museums for kids" by Child magazine.

Overview:

Journey through New England's grand and storied past at the stunning Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Explore the region's legendary connections to the art and culture of Asia, Oceania, Africa, India and more.

Make a day of it. Experience PEM's unrivaled collections, special exhibitions, interactive idea center for families, the award-winning Museum Shop and Garden Restaurant, plus the world-famous Yin Yu Tang, a 200-year-old Chinese merchant's home brought here from China. All in the historic and uniquely captivating seaport city of Salem.