Happy PEMtember!
September is our month to celebrate the wondrous world of PEM and show how becoming a member can offer so much more. Whether you were previously a member, would like to increase your level of support or are looking to join us as a member for the first time, a PEM membership offers a chance to build deeper connections with our wonderful, vibrant community.
10% discount on any General Membership Level just for this month.
Use the promo code PEMTEMBER to save 10% on any level membership.
New Member Events
We invite you to join us at one of our exciting members-only events this fall!
If you’ve recently become a member, email membership@pem.org or call 978-542-1641 to sign up for one of these events.
Historic House Tour
Thursday, September 5, 2024 | 6 pm
Monday, September 9, 2024 | Noon
Join us for this special tour of some of PEM’s historic structures with Ruthie Dibble, the Robert N. Shapiro Curator of American Decorative Art, and Steven Mallory, Manager of Historic Structures and Landscapes.
Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums Members-Only Opening
Thursday, September 12, 2024 | 6:30–9 pm
This event is SOLD OUT
Explore the essential role art and objects played for mediums and magicians “communicating” with the dead during the 19th- and 20th-century Spiritualism movement in the U.S. and Europe. Whether you’re a believer, skeptic or somewhere in between, gain a new perspective on the timeless draw of séances and magic shows. Be among the first to explore this dazzling exhibition.
Join at the Patron or Benefactor Level to receive two complimentary tickets to members’ openings!
Agustina Woodgate: Ballroom Curator-Led Tour
Monday September 16, 2024 | Noon
Join Trevor Smith, Associate Director–Multisensory Experience and Curator of the Present Tense, to encounter an installation that invites you to navigate your way through a sea of world globes. Each globe has been meticulously sanded to remove nations and boundaries. Does this erasure recognize our common humanity? Or does it foretell a world destroyed by human-made catastrophes? Born in Buenos Aires in 1981, Agustina Woodgate explores how labor and technological change transform how we imagine our relationship with the world around us.
Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums Curator-Led Tour
Saturday, September 21, 2024 | Noon
Monday, September 23, 2024 | Noon
George Schwartz, Curator-at-Large, leads an in-depth exploration of some of the exhibition highlights. Don’t miss this chance to ask him your questions.
Fall into PEM Garden Tour & Cider Social
September 27, 2024 | 10 am
September 30, 2024 | 10 am
Explore PEM’s Ropes Mansion Garden and Museum Garden with Head Gardener Robin Pydynknowski and learn the art of journaling, planning and choosing plant material for the winter. Afterwards, visit the Atrium Café for a free cider donut and hot apple cider and chat with fellow members.