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In 1992, the Peabody Museum of Salem merged with the Essex Institute to form the Peabody Essex Museum. [5] Included in the merger was the legacy of the East India Marine Society, established in 1799 by a group of Salem-based captains and supercargoes. Members of the Society were required by the society's charter to collect "natural and ...
Peabody Essex Museum: Salem: Essex: North Shore: Multiple: Includes Asian, Native American and folk art, maritime artifacts, collection, folk art and other art, 24 historic structures and gardens, and Yin Yu Tang House, an authentic Chinese merchant's house Peabody Historical Fire Museum: Peabody: Essex: North Shore: Fire: website, open by ...
The Essex Institute (1848–1992) in Salem, Massachusetts, was "a literary, historical and scientific society." [1] It maintained a museum, library, [2] historic houses; arranged educational programs; and issued numerous scholarly publications. In 1992 the institute merged with the Peabody Museum of Salem to form the Peabody Essex Museum. [3]
The Essex Institute Historic District is a historic district at 134-132, 128, 126 Essex Street and 13 Washington Square West in Salem, Massachusetts. It consists of a compact group of properties associated with the Essex Institute , founded in 1848 and merged in 1992 into the Peabody Essex Museum .
The Phillips Library of the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) is a rare books and special collections library. It is made up of the collections of the former Peabody Museum of Salem and the Essex Institute (which merged in 1992 to form the Peabody Essex Museum). Both had libraries named for members of the Phillips family.
The Crowninshield–Bentley House (circa 1727–1730) is a Colonial house in the Georgian style, located at 126 Essex Street, Salem, Massachusetts in the Essex Institute Historic District. It is now owned by the Peabody Essex Museum and open for public tours from June to October.
The John Ward House is a National Historic Landmark at 9 Brown Street in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.With an early construction history between 1684 and 1723, it is an excellent example of First Period architecture, and as the subject of an early 20th-century restoration by antiquarian George Francis Dow, it is an important example of the restoration techniques.
The Peabody Museum can refer to: George Peabody House Museum, a historic house museum in Peabody, Massachusetts; Peabody Essex Museum, an art museum in Salem, Massachusetts; Peabody Historical Library Museum in Peabody, Kansas; Peabody Leather Museum in Peabody, Massachusetts; Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University