Located in coastal, historic Salem,  the Peabody Essex Museum houses the world’s most comprehensive collection of Asian export art.  Then there is the exceptional Yin Yu Tang Chinese House, transported from China and reassembled in its entirety at the museum.   PEM also has the country’s finest collection of maritime art and historic objects, an unrivaled collection of New England decorative art, costumes, and folk art, and stunning Native American works of art and culture.