Asia curriculum

The Peabody Essex Museum's education department has produced a set of original resources on Asian art and culture that feature the museum's collections of Chinese, Japanese, and Korean art. Comprised of sourcebooks, lesson plans, and art cards, these resources were written for K-12 teachers by museum educators with academic and experiential knowledge of Asia.

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Perfect Imbalance: Exploring Chinese Aesthetics Curriculum

The web component for the special exhibition Perfect Imbalance: Exploring Chinese Aesthetics was developed by the Peabody Essex Museum as a resource for students and teachers. Along with a select group of objects and textual information, the site also provides three lesson plans that explore the unique characteristics of Chinese art.

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Days of Judgment curriculum

This series includes nine interdisciplinary lessons for students in grades six through twelve. It was developed by teachers and the Peabody Essex Museum to explore the Salem witch trials of 1692.

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Salem in History Educators' Guide to American Collections

This educators' guide for the American collections at the Peabody Essex Museum was designed by Salem in History to meet the needs of educators who wish to embrace the use of visual material in their curriculum.

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New Trade Winds

The New Trade Winds project was developed in an effort to explore how museums can work together to expand their services, emphasizing technology through use of the internet, education, and community.

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