Peabody Essex Museum topic
Also known as
- Peabody Museum of Salem
The Peabody Essex Museum, originally the Peabody Museum of Salem, 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. Members of the Society were required by the society's charter to collect ...
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