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Peabody Essex Museum
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 (which acquired the Society's collection) 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. After opening newly expanded spaces in 2019, PEM now ranks in the top 10 North American art museums in terms of gallery square footage, operating budget and endowment. The PEM holds more than 840,000 works of historical and cultural art covering maritime, American, Asian, Oceanic and African art, Asian export art, and two large libraries with over 400,000 books and manuscripts. History In 1992, the Peabody Museum of Salem merged with the Essex Institute to form the Peabody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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PEM or Pem may refer to: People * Pem Sluijter (1939–2007), Dutch poet Science * Photoelastic modulator * Polyelectrolyte multilayer * Positron emission mammography * Proton exchange membrane, semipermeable Engineering *Plastic encapsulated microcircuits, a method for packaging microcircuits *Power entry module * PEM nut or self-clinching nut Computing * PCI Express Mini, a computer bus standard * Privacy-Enhanced Mail, whose file format is also often used for X.509 certificates Medicine * Polioencephalomalacia * Protein-energy malnutrition * Pediatric emergency medicine * Post-exertional malaise Other * Parallel Economic Model, a theoretical dual economy model * Peabody Essex Museum, an art and historical museum located in Salem, Massachusetts, US * Padre Aldamiz International Airport, Madre de Dios, Peru, IATA code * Pemberton railway station, England; National Rail station code * Pembrokeshire, county in Wales, Chapman code * Private electronic market A private electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
