County museums and cultural institutions preserve local history, natural heritage, and community stories that might otherwise be lost, providing residents throughout the region with accessible and educational cultural experiences. There are 40 Museum locations in Essex County, Massachusetts.
County residents interested in local history, natural science, or art should explore the county museum and any specialized collection institutions nearby, which often hold unique artifacts and records not available anywhere else in the region.
List of Essex County, Massachusetts Museum
40 Whacks Museum
Addison Gallery Of American Art
Brockelbank Museum
Cape Ann Museum
Bartlett Museum
Custom House Maritime Museum
Buttonwoods Museum
Cushing House Museum
Coffin House Museum
Essex Shipbuilding Museum
Gallows Hill Museum/Theatre
Isabella Stuart Gardner Museum
Joj Frost Gallery
Hammond Castle Museum
Gloucester Maritime Heritage Center
Grand Army Museum
Heard House Museum
Lura Woodside Watkins Museum
Lynn Museum
Lynn Museum/Lynnarts
Robert S Peabody Museum Of Archaeology
New England Pirate Museum
North Shore Conference Center Museum Place Mall
Museum Of Hawthorne & Poe
Peabody Essex Museum
Robert S Peabody Museum
Salem Wax Museum
Salem Toy Museum
Salem Witch Museum
Salems Museum Of Myths And Monsters
Sargent House Museum
Spellbound Museum
Trask House Museum
Wenham Museum
Witch History Museum
The Salem Museum
The Peabody Leatherworkers Museum
The Museum Of Printing
Witch Dungeon Museum
World Of Witches Museum
Residents of Essex County can support local museums through membership, volunteer service, and artifact donations. Many county history museums actively seek donations of historically significant objects, photographs, and documents that document the county's past.
You may also find Museum locations in neighboring counties including Essex, Middlesex.