Tompkins Harrison Matteson, Trial of George Jacobs, Sr. for Witchcraft, 1855. Oil on canvas. Gift of R. W. Ropes, 1859. 1246. Peabody Essex Museum. Photo by Mark Sexton and Jeffrey R. Dykes.

PEM Opens Two New Exhibits on Salem History this Month

Opening September 26, the Salem art museum’s two new exhibits explore Salem’s illustrious past and present.

Northshore MagazineSeptember 23, 2020

This fall, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents two exhibitions brimming with the stories, people, and objects that can only be found in Salem, Massachusetts. Beginning September 26, selections from the world’s largest collection of authentic Salem witch trial materials go on view for the first time in nearly three decades. The Salem Witch Trials 1692 presents rarely exhibited documents and objects from the museum’s collection to reveal tragic, true stories told through the perspective of the accused and the accusers. Opening the same day, Salem Stories presents 26 vignettes about what makes the city so singular and wo

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PEM Opens Two New Exhibits on Salem History this Month

Opening September 26, the Salem art museum’s two new exhibits explore Salem’s illustrious past and present.

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