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Mon - Wed 10 a.m.- 3p.m.
Thurs 10 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Fri - Sat 10 a.m.- 3 p.m.
Sun 12 noon- 4 p.m
Closed: Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veteran's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Eve Day

The George Peabody House Musuem is housed in his restored birthplace and serves as a community cultural center maintained by the City of Peabody. The Museum has excellent exhibits on tanneries and the tanning process, including videos of people who worked in the tanneries. The house itself is an example of shoe making as a cottage industry in the early phase. The small scale replica of a Beam shop includes numerous leather-making artifacts. In addition to theme exhibits, the Civic Center has a lovely conference facility designed for meetings, receptions, and special exhibitions.

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Tuesday, 7 - 9 p.m. and Wednesday 1 - 4 p.m. or by appointment.

Peabody Historical Society programs include an annual craft fair, a holiday open house, lectures, tours and other special events. Visitors to the General Gideon Foster House can view the Federal Period dining room of the Foster family, the Victorian parlor of the Merrill family (later occupants of the house), and rotating exhibits of costumes, textiles and military artifacts.

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Open the first and third Sunday of every month from 12 – 3 pm; extended hours for special exhibitions.

The Museum features permanent and rotating exhibits of unique works from the Society’s extensive collection of folk art, including architectural embellishments, funerary art, pottery, portraits and needlework. Also on exhibit are portraits by noted 19th-century artists Asa Bushby and Charles Osgood.

The Museum is also the home of the Peabody Art Association Gallery, which features rotating exhibits of paintings and photographs by Association artists.

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Weddings: 978-204-6345

Daily 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. , 7 days/week

Not far from two hectic malls, Brooksby Farms is a 250-acre island of serenity in Peabody. Footpaths and trails wind through ancient houses, huge red barns and 65 acres of orchards. Bring a sled or rent cross-country skis and snowshoes and wander through the rare evergreens of the Woodland Garden.

Brooksby Farm is also the location of the historic Nathaniel Felton Sr. and Nathaniel Felton Jr. homes, the Smith Barn, and the Woodland Gardens, which are operated by the Peabody Historical Society.

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The Peabody Historical Society's Smith Barn provides an ideal setting for any private celebration you may have in mind, from office party to wedding.

The venue is available from April 1st to November 15th. For more information or a tour of the properties, please contact Function Manager Tammy Messina at 978-204-6345

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Open by appointment.