Peabody Essex Museum

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The Peabody Essex Museum, originally the Peabody Museum of Salem and the Essex Institute, in Salem, Massachusetts is the oldest continuously operating museum in the United States, and holds one of the major collections of Asian art in the US; its total holdings include about 1.3 million pieces, as well as twenty-four historic buildings. It was founded in 1799 as the East India Marine Society by a group of Salem-based captains and supercargoes. Me... more
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Area:

  • 0.00405 km² (0.00156256 mi² )

Architect:

Also known as:

  • Peabody Museum of Salem,
  • East India Marine Society,
  • East India Marine Hall,
  • Peabody Academy of Science

Organization

Board members:

Product of merger:

Organizations merging Date
  • 1992
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Architecture

Architect

Moshe Safdie

Moshe Safdie, CC (born July 14, 1938) is an architect and urban designer. He was born in the city of Haifa, British Mandate for Palestine. He moved with his family to Montreal, Canada when he was a teenager. An excellent student, he studied architecture at McGill University and apprenticed under...

Address

Peabody Essex Museum Address

Salem Massachusetts
United States of America

Address

Peabody Essex Museum Address

161 Essex St.
Salem Massachusetts
United States of America

Type of museum:

Established:

  • 1799

Floor Space:

  • 23,000 m² (247570 ft² )
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Publisher

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Listed Site

Designation as Natural or Cultural Site:

Designation Date Listed Category or Criteria
  • Oct 15, 1966
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Location

Geolocation:

Latitude Longitude
  • 42.52182
  • -70.89261

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Facts from the Community

From the U.S. National Register of Historic Places base

Significance Level:

Significant Year:

  • 1825
  • 1867
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