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Built in 1727 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Ropes Mansion is recognized as one of New England’s most significant historic structures. Fans of the 1993 movie Hocus Pocus will also recognize it as “Allison’s house” – though the inside of the home did not appear in the film. Instead, its decorations...
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Know before you go In-person Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission; preregistration encouraged. Registration link coming soon. Lucy Hiller (Lambert) Cleveland , "There was an old lady who lived in a shoe.." (detail), 1840-1860. Paper, watercolor, linen, leather, silk, cotton, ink, wood. Gift of Mr. & Mrs. Ronald Morck, 1998. 137846. Peabody Essex Museum. Photo...
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Join us for an author talk and book signing for a groundbreaking new publication with close ties to PEM’s collection. In The Many Names of Anonymity: Portraitists of the Canton...
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Know before you go In-person Location: Create Space Studios $30 members; $35 nonmembers. Preregistration required. Based on the poem “Where I’m From” by George Ella Lyon, create your own poem...
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Celebrate Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest with a guided tour and workshop! First, go inside the exhibition with Jane Winchell, PEM’s Sarah Fraser Robbins Director of The Dotty Brown Art & Nature Center and Curator of Natural History, and discover the biodiversity and global importance of our northernmost forests. Afterward, join artist Patricia...
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Join us for a reading of the book Our Favorite Day by Joowon Oh. Follow Papa as he goes about his favorite day of the week: Thursday, when he gets to eat dumplings, fly kites and go on other everyday adventures with his grandchild. Korean writer-illustrator Joowon Oh brings this family story to life through...
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Join artist Elizabeth James-Perry (Aquinnah Wampanoag) for a demonstration of the Native American art practice of weaving a mat from the inner bark of a cedar tree. After the session,...
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Know before you go In-person Location: Main Atrium Included with admission Children and youth under age 16 always receive free admission! Learn about forest animals here in New England and...
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Last Stand at Dodge follows jazz/funk band Fats Hammond, which has played at the same Salem club every Tuesday night for 13 years. But when the band suddenly loses its...
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In 2026, as part of the Salem 400+ initiative, PEM will present "Salem as Muse," a series of talks that highlight works represented in PEM’s collection. These programs will explore a diverse range of subjects that connect to the unique history and character of Salem, Massachusetts. Join us for the launch of "Salem as Muse”...
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Experience a memorable evening of film, nature and storytelling with a special screening of Flyway of Life (2025). This visually stunning documentary follows one of the world’s great natural phenomena — bird migration along the Atlantic Flyway — revealing the delicate connections between wildlife, landscapes and the forces that shape them. From tropical wetlands to...
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Join us for a film screening of a classic work inspired by Salem’s history. In this 1996 blockbuster starring Winona Ryder and Daniel Day-Lewis and set in 1692, a Salem resident attempts to frame her ex-lover's wife as a witch during the Salem Witch Trials. The movie is adapted from Arthur Miller’s play by the...
