If you walk down Essex Street, you may notice a special display of our historic properties, all made out of Lego bricks! During his recent visit to Salem, artist Jeff Chapman (@jeff.moc) installed his miniature recreations of several of our historic houses, such as the John Ward House, Ropes Mansion and Quaker Meeting House. Visitors of all ages can enjoy spotting all the tiny details in the windows of 179 Essex Street. Thank you to Jeff for these incredible creations and to the folks at Creative Collective LLC for putting this on our radar!
Peabody Essex Museum
Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
Salem, Massachusetts 8,193 followers
Journey to a world of art and culture.
About us
Founded in 1799 in Salem, Massachusetts, 15 miles from Boston, the Peabody Essex Museum is the oldest continuously operating museum in the United States. Now among the top 8% of American art museums, PEM is also one of the nation’s fastest growing art museums and operates on a global stage in terms of networks, partners, and patronage. PEM has achieved unprecedented growth over the past two decades. In 2003, PEM completed one of the most striking museum transformations in American history, including exponential growth of the operating budget and the addition of over 250,000 square feet of new and renovated gallery and public spaces. This includes 26,000 square feet of changing exhibition galleries and 55,000 square feet of galleries devoted to collection installations. In 2011, the museum announced a comprehensive and singular advancement campaign for $650M. The campaign focuses on increasing an already healthy endowment to support an expanded exhibition program; programmatic initiatives ranging from the interpretive to the digital and educational; global leadership initiatives; and an institutional culture of creativity, all in concert with fiscal stability and sound management, based on annual budget of $31 million. PEM is adding a 40,000 square-foot wing scheduled to open in summer 2019. It will include 15,000 square feet of galleries for collection installations and additional public and educational spaces. The museum is also developing a 110,000 square-foot offsite collection center for the care and study of the museum’s collection of more than 1 million works. Between 2017 and 2022, PEM will develop new collection installations museum-wide, based on innovative experience, interpretation and design strategies that reflect the museum’s commitment to drawing on multiple fields of inquiry, including neuroscience. Annually, the museum welcomes 250,000 people. It employs 250 staff and engages over 110 docent guides in support of PEM’s educational mission.
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http://www.pem.org
External link for Peabody Essex Museum
- Industry
- Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
- Company size
- 201-500 employees
- Headquarters
- Salem, Massachusetts
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1799
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161 Essex St
Salem, Massachusetts 01970, US
Employees at Peabody Essex Museum
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Today, PEM was pleased to welcome the Andover, MA students who successfully petitioned for the exoneration of Elizabeth Johnson Jr. in 2022 for a special viewing of our new ongoing witch trials gallery, “The Salem Witch Trials 1692.” The visit was part of the filming for the documentary “The Last Witch,” which chronicles the efforts to clear Johnson’s name 330 years after the Salem Witch Trials. Learn more about “The Last Witch” at thelastwitchfilm.com or follow THE LAST WITCH and visit “The Salem Witch Trials 1692” to learn the story of this tragedy as told through the voices and possessions of those directly involved.
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Now’s your chance to enter a world of mystery…early bird tickets are officially on sale for the 🌟 2024 PEM Gala Immersive After-Party 🌟 on Saturday, November 9 from 8:30–midnight! Buy your tickets today, and be among the first to secure your spot at PEM’s most enchanting and magical gala yet! This year’s event is inspired by "Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic and Mediums". Join us at the museum after dark to raise funds for all of PEM’s exhibitions and programs. Details on live music, pop-up performances and creative cuisine will be unveiled in the coming weeks. 🌙 🎫 Click pem.org/gala to purchase your tickets today! Early bird ticket pricing will only last until Monday, September 9, so don’t miss out! Keep an eye on PEM’s social platforms for announcements about performances and art experiences. ➡️Swipe to see some of our favorite moments from past galas! We would like to thank our in-kind sponsors for their generous support of the PEM Gala: FORM Creative Services #PortLighting Kirkwood Printing Gourmet Caterers
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Peabody Essex Museum reposted this
New work with Peabody Essex Museum! While we’re happy the algorithm is showing you this post right now, we think you’ll agree it has way too much control over what we’re all consuming these days. In this brand campaign, we put PEM’s purposefully curated, mind-activating experiences in direct opposition to the endless scroll. Chief Marketing Officer, PEM: Derek O'Brien President: Jennifer Harrington SVP of Client Services: Alyssa Napoleon Creative & Brand Director: Doug Murphy Creative Director: Mike Shaughnessy Photographer: Conor Doherty
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Thank you to all who visited the Whalemobile last weekend at PEM! We were so excited to share this special installation with our community and teach our visitors all about these incredible animals’ important roles in ocean ecosystems. We hope you will continue to support our family programming and visit our whale-related exhibitions such as “Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick” and “Narwal: Revealing an Arctic Legend,” opening on September 28!
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Peabody Essex Museum reposted this
So incredibly proud of the work we recently launched to reintroduce the Peabody Essex Museum. A huge thank you to the PEM marketing team and the amazing HATCH The Agency. Jennifer Harrington, Alyssa Napoleon, Doug Murphy, and Mike Shaughnessy, thank you for being such great creative partners throughout the process. You really captured what PEM is all about in a beautiful, concise, and impactful campaign. I also want to thank the insanely talented Conor Doherty for the portraits that make this campaign so impactful. For anyone looking for top-notch agency creatives, reach out to HATCH! If you're looking to escape the algorithm and experience some genuine human creativity when you visit Salem this fall, make sure to put PEM on your list. We've got a ton of great programming going on and we'd love to see you!
Here's the inside scoop from Derek O'Brien on recent brand work with Peabody Essex Museum. So proud of the collaboration, creativity and campaign! https://lnkd.in/dBDNCe_f
Turning heads: PEM’s Chief Marketing Officer gives the scoop on the…
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Join us for the fourth annual Preservation Climate Change conference on Wednesday, September 18 at PEM! 🌎 Hosted by Salem Preservation Partners, this day of thought-provoking talks aims to advance mitigation and adaptation strategies that address impacts of climate change on historic buildings, landscapes and neighborhoods. Join for panel presentations and informational sessions at PEM throughout the day and a closing reception at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site Armory Visitor Center! See the full schedule of events and grab your tickets below ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/gyFCSXT4
Preservation in a Changing Climate conference
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Yesterday, we celebrated a special ribbon-cutting ceremony for our new Marine Hall Mercantile shop with the Salem Chamber of Commerce. Thank you to Mayor Dominick Pangallo and State Representative Manny Cruz for joining the occasion and for their continued support of tourism and businesses in Salem. Today for National Sea Serpent Day, Marine Hall Mercantile (located at 177 Essex Street) is offering a special “crafternoon” to create your own friendly denizen of the deep while supplies last. Don’t forget to enter your name to enter to win a special Jellycat sea monster plushie! The shop will be open until 6 pm today.
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✨ We are thrilled to announce that renowned Chef Lydia Shire will be collaborating with Gourmet Caterers to create the menu for this year’s PEM Gala & Immersive After-Party on Saturday, November 9! ✨ Chef Lydia impressed us all last year with her contributions to the menu, and we cannot wait to have her back. Whether you choose to attend the dinner or dance party, you won’t want to miss what this seasoned chef dreams up for our magical menu of bites and treats. 🎟 Tables at the PEM Gala dinner and auction are now available for purchase at the link below ⬇ https://lnkd.in/efjZACFU 🎟 For tickets to the after-party, keep an eye out for our Early Bird ticket sale, launching on Monday, August 26. We would like to thank our in-kind sponsors for their generous support of the PEM Gala: FORM Creative Services #PortLighting Kirkwood Printing Gourmet Caterers
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On Tuesday, August 6 from 6-7 pm, join a virtual conversation between PEM’s Curator of Fashion and Textiles Petra [pay-tra] Slinkard [sling-kard] and award-winning journalist Julie Satow as they discuss Satow’s New York Times bestseller “When Women Ran Fifth Avenue.” The book is a glittering portrait of the golden age of American department stores in all its glitz and decadence, and of three visionary women who were business leaders and tastemakers in this beautifully curated world. This virtual event is free! Register by clicking the link below ⬇
Julie Satow with When Women Ran Fifth Avenue: Glamour and Power at the Dawn of American Fashion
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