Museum

Editors’ Choice

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem

With exhibitions ranging from historic maritime art and artifacts to contemporary multimedia installations, the Peabody Essex Museum is an engrossing and sometimes unexpected cultural destination. A new wing opened in 2019 expanded the museum’s capacity to host diverse and thought-provoking exhibitions. And the museum is always finding ways for visitors to interact with and even help create art, like adding their own drawings to a display or immersing themselves in the gallery experiences and events both virtually and in person.

161 Essex St., Salem, 978-745-9500, pem.org

Readers’ Choice

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem