Peabody Essex Museum

Join us for a reading of My First Book of Fancy Letters by Jessica Hische

Join fellow PEM members on an exclusive tour of our Asian Export Art gallery with a PEM Guide!

Join us to create your own set of wriggly, squiggly bugs and learn about printmaking techniques.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

The future of birds may seem grim, but surprisingly, some bird populations are soaring.

Enjoy a special pop-up display of original artworks featured in the newly released book Boreal Wilderlands: Art, Science, and Adventure in Earth’s Greatest Wilderness by wildlife artist and naturalist Rob Mullen.

Enjoy a special pop-up display of original artworks featured in the newly released book Boreal Wilderlands: Art, Science, and Adventure in Earth’s Greatest Wilderness by wildlife artist and naturalist Rob Mullen. Meet the author, get your copy of the book signed and explore an installation of several works by Mullen and other artists on view outside Morse Auditorium.

“This is a truly remarkable book about one of the most important―and little known―landscapes on planet Earth…And it’s never been more powerfully depicted than in these pages.” ―Bill McKibben, author and environmentalist

Did you know that there are 1,500 bat species in the world - and that these amazing animals have lots of different facial features?

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Celebrate nature’s abundance through mixed-media collage by creating mandala-inspired artwork that celebrates the natural world.

Join bat biologist and educator Maria Armour for a hands-on workshop where you'll construct a bat house while learning fascinating facts about bats.

Members are invited to a private preview and cocktail reception celebrating the opening of Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer”.

Discover the inspiration, planning and creative decisions that shaped Isamu Noguchi: “I am not a designer” in an insider conversation and Q&A.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Bring the whole family to listen to a storyteller share tales about nature, form and creativity, followed by a creative, hands‑on segment.

Join PEM and High Museum of Art curators for a conversation celebrating the opening of Isamu Noguchi: "I Am Not a Designer."

Join Salem’s Poet Laureate J.D. Scrimgeour and PEM’s Director of Learning and Community Engagement David Snider for the official book launch of Pieces of Salem: An Anthology of Salem Voices.

Mark your calendar for the sixth annual Preservation in a Changing Climate conference, hosted by Salem’s Preservation in a Changing Climate Partners.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

The Chuseok Festival celebrates one of Korea’s most important cultural holidays, centered around the harvest, gratitude and family reunions.

Join Curator Jane Winchell on a tour of Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest.

Join us for a presentation by Bonnie Bennett, co-founder of Kakawa Chocolate House.

Capture a bit of the whimsy and mystery of Halloween! Create a miniature decorative broom using twigs, dried grasses and other seasonal natural materials.

Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making is recommended for ages 10 and up, while weekend and holiday activities are suitable for ages 4 and up. Activities are created and led by PEM art educators.

Know before you go:
Location: Create Space Studios
Included with admission

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Cast a spell for good this Halloween! Fill a jar with herbs, shells, beads and your own personal sparkle, and imagine what kind of magic it might create.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Join us in honoring Indigenous Peoples Day and celebrating Native American arts and culture.

Join fellow PEM members on a behind-the-scenes tour of our collection center in Rowley.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

et into the Halloween spirit and visit the Ropes Mansion to see the exterior decorated in the style of the ‘90s cult classic Hocus Pocus.

Join us for a virtual conversation and art making workshop featuring the campy, eerie talents of illustrator and artist Bill Crisafi.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Sink your fangs into Halloween with Arpeggione Ensemble’s live performance of the score for Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror.

Written by Robert Eggers and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, this haunting film follows a family plagued by witchcraft and demonic possession.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Magician Anton Andresen will commemorate the 100th anniversary of Houdini's death by presenting a selection of mysteries inspired by his life and career.

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.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Create your own dream playground collage inspired by our current exhibition Isamu Noguchi: "I am not a designer”!

Join us for the annual PEM Gala fundraiser dinner and after-party.

Join us for a reading of the book My Heart Fills With Happiness, written by Monique Gray Smith and illustrated by Julie Flett.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Join ornithologist Alan Poole for an exploration into the Resplendent Quetzal — a dazzling, legendary bird of the highland forests of Central America.

As the days grow shorter, join us for a reflective art workshop that reflects on those who came before us.

Join curator and scholar Christina Hiromi Hobbs for a talk on Isamu Noguchi's voluntary incarceration at the Poston War Relocation Center during WWII.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

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.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Join the Fo’c’sle Four for an afternoon of rollicking sea shanties, ballads and other traditional songs from Salem and Gloucester.

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...

Walking through Salem can feel like you\'re walking through history! Come celebrate Salem 400+ with us by helping recreate this extraordinary town using cardboard and mixed media. Add new characters to our ever-evolving street scene! Regular Drop-in Art Making is held in person Friday–Sunday and holiday Mondays in our Create Space studios. Friday art making...