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The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, Massachusetts, recently concluded a $150+ million transformation featuring a new wing by Moshe Safdie and the installation of Yin Yu Tang, the only complete Qing Dynasty house outside of China. The total project generated 250,000 square feet of new and renovated space, representing "a fundamental remaking of the institution," says Dan Monroe, executive director of the museum.
PEM's new 111,000-square-foot wing integrates the...