The Peabody Essex Museum’s collections, 2.4 million works
of art, architecture, and culture, are singular among American museums.
The maritime art and history collection, begun in 1803, is the
finest in America. It is internationally renowned for holdings of
approximately 30,000 paintings, drawings, and prints. The collection
also encompasses 20,000 maritime objects dating from the seventeenth
through the early twentieth centuries, including ship models, marine
decorative arts, tools, weapons, navigational instruments, and ship
and yacht plans.
Exhibits & Programs:
The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition
Rendez-vous with the Sea: The Glory of the French Maritime Tradition
Numerous changing maritime exhibits
Hours of
Operation:
Open daily 10 A.M.-5 P.M.;
Thursdays until 9 P.M.
Closed Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Day
Adults $12, Seniors $10, Students $8
Youth (16 and under) and Salem, Mass. residents admitted free. Members
admitted free to all sites.
Address:
Peabody Essex Museum
East India Square
Salem, MA 01970-3783 USA
