fine museum the quality of which you would expect in boston or nyc More

A very good museum with interesting exhibits. We were very lucky as we had visiting archaeologist show us around and explain the exhibits. More

This museum is great. A fantastic Native American exhibition and wonderfully large gem/rock/precious stone display. The highlight is the Glass Flowers - they look REAL! Made at the turn of the last century by a father/son team for Science education purposes, you think you are looking at real flowers! So intricate and detailed, this is a really special exhibit. Lots... More

excellent exhibit from china trade. old time sea trade from clipper ship days More

There are lots of great rooms in this museum, you just need patience to get through them. The fourth floor is particularly interesting as it is like a time capsule in museum history--the display has hardly been been changed for a century, and looks just like museums used to look. There are good children's activity guides online for download if... More

It's a terrific museum with a Chinese house, seafaring memorabilia as well as the very best fine art. You can see almost all of it in a day and it's well worth the trip. It doesn't feel stuffy, but rather refined and informative. Definitely worth seeing. More

We had fun here, especially to see all of the items from Guatemala. There is a Native American floor, a Polynesian floor, and a Latin American floor. Also included in the admission is the Harvard Museum of Natural History. The HMNH had a lot more people visiting, while the Peabody was quiet when we were there. Since both were included... More

I think I would have enjoyed the Native American exhibition more had there not been a woman, perhaps a lecturer, with a group of young women going around the exhibition at the same time. The woman was lecturing & questioning the group rather loudly which made it virtually impossible to concentrate on anything being seen or read. Many of the... More

The Peabody Museum was founded in 1866 by George Peabody is one of the oldest museums in the world devoted to anthropology. As a bonus, we found out that the admission price to this museum also includes admittance to the Harvard Museum of Natural History, which was connected to the Peabody on the second floor! For me, the most interesting... More