Peabody Essex Museum

The Peabody Essex is one of the nation’s major museums for Asian art, including Japanese, Chinese, Korean and Indian art, along with the finest collection of Asian Export art extant and 19th-century Asian photography. It presents the earliest collections of Native American and Oceanic art in the nation — all collections of exceptional standing. The historic houses and gardens, and American decorative art and maritime art collections provide an unrivaled spectrum of New England’s heritage over 300 years.

MORE ABOUT THIS VENUE

Venue Type: Museum

LOCATION

Peabody Essex Museum

161 Essex St, East India Square, Salem, MA 01970

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ALBUQUERQUE LITTLE THEATRE

FOOD

Cheese Coffee Caf Downtown
Liu Chinese Fast Food
Vinaigrette
Garcias Kitchen The Original
Route 66 Malt Shop
Bottger Mansion of Old Town

Accommodation

Bottger Mansion of Old Town
Liu Chinese Fast Food

Drink

Bottger Mansion of Old Town
Liu Chinese
Vinaigrette

Accessibility Information

Accessible Parking

Accessible parking is available in the paid garage on New Liberty Street, across from the National Park Service Visitor Center. The New Liberty Street and Charter Street entrances are available for wheelchair drop-offs. All street-level doors can be operated with a push button.
Accessible Restrooms

Wheelchair-accessible bathrooms are located throughout the museum.
All Gender Restrooms

There are two gender-neutral family restrooms, and a nursing room, on the ground level. Most restrooms have changing tables.
Braille

Braille brochures about PEM’s history and the history of Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home are available for guests.
Elevator

Elevators are available from the ground floor.
Info

The museum has a range of accommodations for visitors that are available by reservation and on a first-come, first-served basis. Please make your reservation two weeks in advance using the Accommodation and Accessibility Form to ensure availability of the following assistive devices and options: manual wheelchairs, child strollers, rollator walkers, KultureCity sensory bags, sign language assistance and language assistance.

For visitors with sensory sensitivities:

PEM is certified Sensory Inclusive™ and partners with KultureCity to promote an accessible and positive experience for visitors with diverse sensory needs. Sensory sensitivities or challenges with sensory regulation are experienced by one in six individuals, including people with autism, dementia, PTSD and other conditions. The annual KultureCity certification process ensures that PEM staff members are trained on how to recognize and best serve guests with sensory needs, including how to appropriately and safely handle a sensory overload situation.

Prior to your visit, adults and children can download the free KultureCity app to view the available sensory features and how to access them. A limited number of sensory bags, equipped with noise-canceling headphones, fidget tools and verbal cue cards, are available at the coatroom.

All of our event pages include sensory considerations (for example, noise levels or strong smells).

Assistive listening devices: Available for public programs in Morse Auditorium. Requests for an ASL interpreter should be made at least two weeks before your visit by emailing information@pem.org.
Large Print

Large-print transcripts of guides to select exhibitions and Yin Yu Tang are available.
Service Animal

Service dogs are allowed at PEM, provided they are leashed and under the control of their owner, as required by law. In compliance with Massachusetts ADA regulations (MGL, C. 272, s. 98A), visitors with dogs may be asked if their dog is a service animal and what service/work/task they are trained to perform. At no time will the answers require disclosure of medical information.
Wheelchair Access

You are welcome to borrow wheelchairs (standard and wide) from the coatroom.

Benches and seating are located throughout the museum.

All public areas of the museum are wheelchair accessible; our historic houses are not. Museum staff at the Information desk will be happy to discuss accessible routes and amenities.

Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home offers limited wheelchair accessibility.

Wheelchair-friendly seating is available in Morse Auditorium.