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      Enjoy stories and conversations for the culturally curious, written by museum staff, guest contributors, interns, fellows and more.

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      Murders, Witches and Shipwrecks: The Stories Behind PEM's New Ad Campaign

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      What two PEM internships taught me about paperwork, preservation and why every detail matters

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      A cabinet in the new installation of East India Marine Hall at PEM. Photo by Kathy Tarantola/PEM.

      Curator Q+A: Behind the Scenes of East India Marine Hall

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      Guests in East India Marine Hall, 2026.

      Behind the scenes of the Salem Food at 400+ Festival

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      Cooking up a historic recipe for gingerbread from PEM’s Ropes Mansion. Photo by Meg Boeni/PEM

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      Person sitting in a doorway shaping a piece of leather outside a historic building.

      PEMcast 43: Salem at 400+, Part 1

      This episode of the PEMcast explores how the Peabody Essex Museum is celebrating Salem 400+ through fashion.

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      PEMcast 42: Circumnavigating the globe in East India Marine Hall

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      East India Marine Hall reinstalled with some of the museum’s earliest objects

      PEMcast 41: The storied life of Edmonia Lewis 

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      PEMcast 40: Fashioning the World with Andrew Gn

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      PEMcast 40: Fashioning the World with Andrew Gn