Peabody Essex Museum
161 Essex St, Salem, MA 01970, USA
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A world-class art museum that happens to be in a town of 45,000, and locals still underrate it. The atrium alone is worth the walk.
Upcoming events
- Thu, Nov 5, 10 AM Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition
- Thu, Nov 5, 10 AM East India Marine Hall Exhibition
- Thu, Nov 5, 10 AM Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer" Exhibition
- Thu, Nov 5, 10 AM Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition
- Thu, Nov 5, 10 AM Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition
- Thu, Nov 5, 11 AM Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
- Thu, Nov 5, 12 PM Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Thu, Nov 5, 1 PM Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Fri, Nov 6, 10 AM Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer" Exhibition
- Fri, Nov 6, 10 AM Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition
- Fri, Nov 6, 10 AM Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition
- Fri, Nov 6, 10 AM Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition
- Fri, Nov 6, 10 AM East India Marine Hall Exhibition
- Fri, Nov 6, 11 AM Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
- Fri, Nov 6, 12 PM Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Fri, Nov 6, 1 PM Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Fri, Nov 6, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Noguchi-Inspired Light Sculptures
Make a one-of-a-kind paper lampshade or lantern using simple materials and imaginative design based on Isamu Noguchi’s iconic Akari paper light sculptures.
- Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer" Exhibition
- Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition
- Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition
- Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM East India Marine Hall Exhibition
- Sat, Nov 7, 10 AM Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition
- Sat, Nov 7, 11 AM Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
- Sat, Nov 7, 12 PM Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Sat, Nov 7, 1 PM Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Sat, Nov 7, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Sat, Nov 7, 5 PM PEM Gala 2026: Where Wonder Takes Us
Join us for the annual PEM Gala fundraiser dinner and after-party.
- Sun, Nov 8, 10 AM Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer" Exhibition
- Sun, Nov 8, 10 AM Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition
- Sun, Nov 8, 10 AM Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition
- Sun, Nov 8, 10 AM East India Marine Hall Exhibition
- Sun, Nov 8, 10 AM Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition
- Sun, Nov 8, 11 AM Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
- Sun, Nov 8, 12 PM Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Sun, Nov 8, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Sun, Nov 8, 1 PM Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Fri, Nov 13, 10 AM PEM Pals: Native American Heritage Month
Join us for a reading of the book My Heart Fills With Happiness, written by Monique Gray Smith and illustrated by Julie Flett.
- Fri, Nov 13, 10 AM PEM Pals: Thanksgiving Stories
Join us for a reading of an Indigenous Thanksgiving story for children.
- Fri, Nov 13, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Noguchi-Inspired Light Sculptures
Make a one-of-a-kind paper lampshade or lantern using simple materials and imaginative design based on Isamu Noguchi’s iconic Akari paper light sculptures.
- Fri, Nov 13, 7 PM ECOC Lecture: The Resplendent Quetzal
Join ornithologist Alan Poole for an exploration into the Resplendent Quetzal — a dazzling, legendary bird of the highland forests of Central America.
- Sat, Nov 14, 10 AM Remembrance Altars
As the days grow shorter, join us for a reflective art workshop that reflects on those who came before us.
- Sat, Nov 14, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Sat, Nov 14, 1 PM Noguchi and Japanese American Internment During World War II
Join curator and scholar Christina Hiromi Hobbs for a talk on Isamu Noguchi's voluntary incarceration at the Poston War Relocation Center during WWII.
- Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Fri, Nov 20, 11 AM Members-Only Tour: Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer"
Join fellow members for a tour of Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” with a PEM guide!
- Fri, Nov 20, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Noguchi-Inspired Light Sculptures
Make a one-of-a-kind paper lampshade or lantern using simple materials and imaginative design based on Isamu Noguchi’s iconic Akari paper light sculptures.
- Fri, Nov 20, 7 PM Transgender Day of Remembrance Vigil
Organized and led by members of the trans community, this vigil will feature trans speakers and the traditional reading of names, followed by an open mic.
- Sat, Nov 21, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Sun, Nov 22, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Fri, Nov 27, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Noguchi-Inspired Light Sculptures
Make a one-of-a-kind paper lampshade or lantern using simple materials and imaginative design based on Isamu Noguchi’s iconic Akari paper light sculptures.
- Sat, Nov 28, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Sun, Nov 29, 11 AM Music in the Atrium: The Fo'c'sle Four
Join the Fo’c’sle Four for an afternoon of rollicking sea shanties, ballads and other traditional songs from Salem and Gloucester.
- Sun, Nov 29, 1 PM Noguchi-Inspired Playground Collages
Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!
- Fri, Dec 4, 10 AM PEM Pals: A Boy Named Isamu
Join us for a reading of a book about artist Isamu Noguchi. Author James Yang imagines a day in Noguchi’s when he was a boy.
- Fri, Dec 4, 3 PM Salem as Muse: Salem Stories
Join Karina Corrigan, Deputy Chief Curator and the H. A. Crosby Forbes Curator of Asian Export Art, for a discussion of PEM’s Salem Stories exhibition.
- Fri, Dec 4, 3 PM Drop-In Art: Polar Origami Animals
Fold your own polar critter, then come back to make a different polar animal each week.
- Sat, Dec 5, 10 AM Origami Unfolded Opening Celebration
Join us as we celebrate the opening of Origami Unfolded with original origami artists, talks, and drop-in art making.
- Sat, Dec 5, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Sun, Dec 6, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Fri, Dec 11, 3 PM Drop-In Art: Polar Origami Animals
Fold your own polar critter, then come back to make a different polar animal each week.
- Fri, Dec 11, 7 PM ECOC Lecture: Hornbills, Macaws and Birds of Paradise
Tim Laman share the stories of these projects and discuss the potential impacts of different styles of natural history films and scientific discoveries.
- Sat, Dec 12, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Sun, Dec 13, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Thu, Dec 17, 1 PM Curator Talk: Noguchi, Japanese Art and Yacht Building
Join PEM curators for a talk highlighting surprising connections between Isamu Noguchi, PEM’s collection of Japanese art and yacht-building in New England.
- Fri, Dec 18, 3 PM Drop-In Art: Polar Origami Animals
Fold your own polar critter, then come back to make a different polar animal each week.
- Sat, Dec 19, 10 AM Studio Saturdays: Winter Garden Mobiles
Join us as we create playful hanging mobiles featuring air plants, natural materials and sculptural elements.
- Sat, Dec 19, 11 AM Winter Solstice Celebration
Celebrate as we prepare for the longest night of the year through an array of nurturing programs.
- Sat, Dec 19, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Sun, Dec 20, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Sat, Dec 26, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Sun, Dec 27, 1 PM Drop-In Art Making: Paper Ornaments
Transform simple sheets of paper into a little piece of holiday magic.
- Sat, Jan 2, 11 AM Drop-In Art: Noguchi & Origami
Join Origamido Studio for a delightful exploration of designs inspired by Isamu Noguchi, and make your own folded paper creation!
- Fri, Jan 8, 10 AM Free Admission: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration
Join us for a day of free museum admission celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement.
- Fri, Jan 8, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Fri, Jan 8, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Foldable Winter Animal Scenes
Make an interactive folding booklet to tell your animal's story about getting through the winter.
- Sat, Jan 9, 10 AM Studio Saturdays: New Year's Dreamscapes
Through mixed-media collage, drawing and layering, create a dreamscape inspired by what you wish to invite into the coming year.
- Sat, Jan 9, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Sat, Jan 9, 2 PM Drop-In Art: Origami Unfolded Origami Pop-Up Demo
Join us in the Origami Unfolded exhibition gallery for folding demos with artists and designers!
- Fri, Jan 15, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Fri, Jan 15, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Foldable Winter Animal Scenes
Make an interactive folding booklet to tell your animal's story about getting through the winter.
- Sat, Jan 16, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Fri, Jan 22, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Fri, Jan 22, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Foldable Winter Animal Scenes
Make an interactive folding booklet to tell your animal's story about getting through the winter.
- Sat, Jan 23, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Fri, Jan 29, 1 PM Drop-In Art: Pinecone Snowy Owls
Use natural materials like pine cones and cotton to craft your own snowy owl to bring home!
- Fri, Jan 29, 3 PM Drop-In Art Making: Foldable Winter Animal Scenes
Make an interactive folding booklet to tell your animal's story about getting through the winter.
Previously at Peabody Essex Museum
What we have covered here before.
- Nov 2, 2026 Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Nov 2, 2026 Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Nov 2, 2026 Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
- Nov 2, 2026 Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition
- Nov 2, 2026 Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition
- Nov 2, 2026 Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition
- Nov 2, 2026 Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer" Exhibition
- Nov 2, 2026 East India Marine Hall Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 Ladies of Salem Walking Tour
- Nov 1, 2026 Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Nov 1, 2026 Weekend Drop-in Art Making: Magic Bottles
- Nov 1, 2026 Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Nov 1, 2026 Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
- Nov 1, 2026 Salem Gets Dressed Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 East India Marine Hall Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer" Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 LEGO Recreations of PEM's Historic Houses Exhibition
- Nov 1, 2026 Hocus Pocus Decor at Ropes Mansion
- Oct 31, 2026 Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
- Oct 31, 2026 Weekend Drop-in Art Making: Magic Bottles
- Oct 31, 2026 Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders & Literary Legends
- Oct 31, 2026 Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
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