Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission This event includes loud, sudden noises. Join Jennifer and Gene Yee of Yee Magik to unveil the life and secrets of spiritualist and magician Anna Eva Fay! Born in 1851, Fay toured internationally as a medium and mentalist and became a household name...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission Content warnings: Suicide; illness and death of a parent. Join us for an exciting PEM Reads event with author Joan Wickersham, in conversation about her new book of poetry No Ship Sets Out To Be A Shipwreck. This event will include a 90-minute...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium and the Garden Atrium Included with admission Join us for an exciting PEM Reads event with author Dava Sobel in conversation about her new book, The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Science. The bestselling author of...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission Recommended for ages 6 to adult ABOVE IMAGE: Gretchen Freund, Narwhal Tusk Research. The narwhal and its extraordinary...
Peabody Essex Museum
Join us for the PEM Gala on Saturday, November 9! Revel in the magic and explore the mysterious at a dazzling evening of dinner, dancing and art experiences all themed around our upcoming exhibition Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums. This year's event will feature a reimagined dining experience with a special performance...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: 128 Essex St., Salem $49 members and Salem residents (with valid ID); $59 nonmembers Tickets are nonrefundable. This performance includes sudden flashes and fire effects. These historic properties are not wheelchair accessible and will require visitors to ascend several steps to enter. Once inside, floors may be uneven...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: 128 Essex St., Salem $49 members and Salem residents (with valid ID); $59 nonmembers Tickets are nonrefundable. This performance includes sudden flashes and fire effects. These historic properties are not wheelchair accessible and will require visitors to ascend several steps to enter. Once inside, floors may be uneven...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In person event Location: Morse Auditorium $25 members; $30 nonmembers This film is rated R. Guests must be ages 18 and up, with valid ID, in order to attend. Join us for a special shadow cast horror movie experience! Watch Salem-area drag collective the Hometown Queeros and special guests Killah Croc...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In person event Location: Witch Trials gallery Members and Salem residents $20; nonmembers $50 All other museum galleries will be closed during the tour. Join us after hours for a special curator-led tour of The Salem Witch Trials 1692. Explore the extraordinary series of events between June 1692 and March 1693...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In-person event Location: Create Space Studios, Main Atrium, Exhibition Gallery (109) and around the museum Included with admission The exhibition gallery will be open for self-guided exploration from 10 am–5 pm. Join us as we celebrate the opening of Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend through an array of programs designed to...
Peabody Essex Museum
Often called the unicorns of the sea, narwhals have fascinated people across cultures for centuries. These highly recognizable creatures spend their lives in the Arctic waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Dive deeper into the world of these unique ocean dwellers and learn about their changing arctic ecosystem through firsthand accounts of scientists and...
Peabody Essex Museum
Know before you go In person event Location: East India Marine Hall Preregister and receive free general admission for the day of the event. This program includes live music. Boston-born theater artist and musician Ian Andrew Askew presents Unnamed Leagues, a short performance that responds to PEM’s collections while considering contrasting histories of land and...
