Salem, Massachusetts
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Salem is a historic coastal city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, located on the North Shore of Greater Boston. Continuous settlement by Europeans began in 1626 with English colonists. Salem was one of the most significant seaports trading commodities in early American history. Prior to the dissolution of county governments in Massachusetts in 1999, it served as one of two county seats for Essex County, alongside Lawrence.
Image: Federal Street District
Image: House of the Seven Gables (front angle) Salem, Massachusetts
Image: Custom House at Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Image: The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, MA
Peabody Essex Museum
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The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, US, is a successor to the East India Marine Society, established in 1799. It combines the collections of the former Peabody Museum of Salem and the Essex Institute. PEM is one of the oldest continuously operating museums in the United States and holds one of the major collections of Asian art in the United States. Its total holdings include about 1.3 million pieces, as well as twenty-two historic buildings.
The 1825 East India Marine Hall, one of the oldest parts of the museum, is used for special events, and for temporary art installations
The spacious central atrium has movable solar shades (July 2013)
John Tucker Daland House