MA, USA
Peabody Essex Museum
Museum
One of the oldest continuously operating museums in America, founded in 1799 by Salem sea captains. The maritime collections document the port's global trade networks and wartime privateering economy. Holdings include logbooks, navigational instruments, and captured ship inventories from the Revolutionary period.
What Happened Here
Founded as the East India Marine Society, the museum's early members were required to have sailed beyond the Cape of Good Hope or Cape Horn. Many were former privateers.
Visiting Today
Address
161 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
Hours
Tue-Sun 10am-5pm
Admission
$20 adults, free for Salem residents
Accessibility
Fully accessible with elevators to all floors
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