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      Exhibition

      Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend

      On view through June 15, 2025

      Exhibition

      Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums

      On view through February 2, 2025

      Walking Tour

      Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders and Literary Legends

      Take one of our new Salem walking tours! Learn about the city’s architecture and history (including the witch trials) and peek inside PEM’s historic houses.

      Exhibition

      The Salem Witch Trials 1692

      Ongoing

      Exhibition

      Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick

      On view through January 4, 2026

      Today's hours:

      10 am–noon

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–noon

      Sunday

      Noon–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–noon

      Sunday

      Noon–5 pm

      Asian Export Art

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      Asian Export Art

      Ongoing

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      Asian Export Art

      Ongoing

      Fashion and Design

      Exhibition

      Fashion & Design

      Ongoing

      Exhibition

      Fashion & Design

      Ongoing

      Susan Philipsz: If I With You Would Go

      Exhibition

      Susan Philipsz: If I With You Would Go

      On view through August 3, 2025

      Exhibition

      Susan Philipsz: If I With You Would Go

      On view through August 3, 2025

      Maritime Art

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      Maritime Art

      Ongoing

      Exhibition

      Maritime Art

      Ongoing

      On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America

      Exhibition

      On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America

      Ongoing

      Exhibition

      On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America

      Ongoing

      Salem Stories

      Exhibition

      Salem Stories

      Ongoing

      Exhibition

      Salem Stories

      Ongoing

      Event

      PEM Gala 2024

      Saturday, November 9, 2024 from 6 pm—Midnight

      Join us for art, live music and intriguing experiences in our most anticipated after-party!


      This event is SOLD OUT

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      Daniel Bray House recreated with Lego bricks, part of the "Spooky Bricks" series, by Jeff Chapman. On display at 179 Essex Street, Salem, MA, 2024. Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Kathy Tarantola/PEM.

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      Artist Jeff Chapman recreates Salem landmarks in Lego bricks

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      A conversation with the organizing curator of Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend

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      A conversation with the organizing curator of Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend

      8 Min read

      Let’s start modeling possible futures

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      “Let’s start modeling possible futures”: A word with Agustina Woodgate

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      Behind the scenes of PEM’s new studio glass collection

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      Behind the scenes of PEM’s new studio glass collection

      5 Min read

      Mediums, Magicians, Makers and the Objects Used to Conjure Spirits

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      Mediums, Magicians, Makers and the Objects Used to Conjure Spirits

      8 Min read

      Turning heads: PEM’s Chief Marketing Officer gives the scoop on the museum’s new brand campaign

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      Lynda Roscoe Hartigan and new Board Chair Jennifer M. Borggaard chat about PEM’s direction as a human-centered museum

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      Lynda Roscoe Hartigan and new Board Chair Jennifer M. Borggaard chat about PEM’s direction as a human-centered museum

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