This May, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) invites the Salem community and beyond to participate in a unique, month-long collaborative art project. PEM, in collaboration with the 2019 PEM Prize recipient Marie Watt (Seneca Nation), is excited to create a cloud-like sculpture made from tin jingles. This sculpture will be unveiled at the 16th annual Salem Arts Festival on June

  The Salem Arts Association is delighted to unveil two new exhibitions, “Inspired by PEM” and “Minimalism,” both made possible by the generous sponsorship of the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM). These exhibitions open a window to the vibrant local art scene, offering a fresh perspective on contemporary and minimalist art. Exhibition Highlights 1. Inspired by PEM The 18th Annual PEM

The Salem Film Fest (SFF), renowned as Massachusetts’s largest documentary film festival, is excited to announce that tickets for its much-anticipated 2024 festival program are now available. Set to unfold from March 21-24, this event promises a riveting selection of documentary films across various venues in Salem, including the prestigious Peabody Essex Museum, Cinema Salem, and the National Park Service

SALEM, Mass.— Salem Haunted Happenings, the annual citywide event that attracts Halloween lovers worldwide, will offer fall-themed activities throughout October. In addition to the festival’s crowd favorites, such as the Grand Parade and street performances, there are hundreds of other events hosted by museums and attractions in Salem. Whether it be an after-hours ghost hunt, a historical walking tour, or

The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) in Salem, MA, is growing and enhancing its curatorial team by hiring three outstanding individuals. These new members will bring fresh and innovative perspectives to PEM’s world-renowned collections of art and culture. This exciting news emphasizes the museum’s commitment to sharing art and culture in novel ways, engaging audiences, and fostering partnerships. Fresh Perspectives on

Bats! Opens on September 9, 2023 – PEM’s fall exhibition, Bats! Accompanied by a unique Bat Box Pop-Up Shop & Bat Public Art Installation SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents Bats! — live and up close — in a multisensory exhibition that explores the wondrous world of bats and our connections with them. As the only mammals

On view August 12—November 26, 2023  Gio Swaby’s textile portraits celebrate self-expression, love, and the intersections of Blackness and womanhood. @gioswaby SALEM, MA – This summer, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents the New England debut of Gio Swaby: Fresh Up. Featuring nearly two dozen textile-based portraits, the exhibition celebrates self-expression and the cultivation of love through the work of Bahamian-born,

“SEE ME”: A CELEBRATION OF SALEM PUBLIC SCHOOLS STUDENTS AT THE PEABODY ESSEX MUSEUM Salem, Massachusetts – The Salem Public Schools Office of Public Relations is proud to present “SEE ME”, a multiday pop-up exhibition featuring artwork from Salem students in grades K-12. This public exhibition at the Peabody Essex Museum, a world-renowned museum, celebrates the district’s core values of

Gu Wenda: United Nations On view April 1–November 5, 2023 SALEM, MA – The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents a monumental installation that immerses visitors in a vision of shared humanity, global connectivity and mass participation. Gu Wenda’s united nations – man and space uses a material viscerally associated with the human body to create a dramatic installation: 188 flags measuring

SALEM, MA & BOSTON, MA – Today, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) and the Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) of Massachusetts begin the transfer of court documents from the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. PEM’s Phillips Library has been the temporary repository of this collection of 527 documents since 1980. The documents now return to the Judicial Archives following the expansion and