On View: August 3, 2024 – February 23, 2025 SALEM, MA – This summer, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents an intriguing Argentinian artist, Agustina Woodgate, installation. Titled Ballroom, this exhibit invites visitors to rethink the significance of maps and globes. In this installation, the gallery floor is covered with globes that have been meticulously sanded to erase all geographical information,

From The Peabody Essex Museum This fall, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents a new exhibition about the tragic events and lasting legacy of the 1692 witch trials. The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming dives into the circumstances that fueled the crisis while recognizing the individuals who rose to defend those unjustly accused. The exhibition features authentic 17th-century court documents and

From Peabody Essex Museum By Dinah Cardin We’re coming up on the one-year anniversary of taking the biggest collective pause of our lives. In March 2020, when the world shut down, those used to charging ahead felt challenged by the hard stop. The pace of life more indoors, more inward has meant having to exercise patience and practice a mindful preparation