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Salem (Massachusetts) / Stati Uniti d'America

Salem è una città degli Stati Uniti d'America, capoluogo assieme a Lawrence della contea di Essex nello Stato del Massachusetts. Si affaccia sulla baia del Massachusetts. La città è stata resa famosa dal processo alle streghe del 1692, dai film Hocus Pocus , La seduzione del male e Le streghe di Salem , dal videogioco Murdered: Soul Suspect , dai romanzi di Nathaniel Hawthorne , nato proprio a Salem, e dal regista teatrale Arthur Miller .

Peabody Essex Museum

Salem (Massachusetts) / Stati Uniti d'America

The Peabody Essex Museum 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 the oldest continuously operating museum 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 Peabody Essex ranks among the top 20 art museums in the United States by measures including gallery space and endowment. Once the Advancement Campaign is complete and the newly expanded museum opens in 2019, PEM will rank 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.