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      Curator-Led Tour: The Salem Witch Trials 1692

      Monday, October 6, 2025 from 9—10:30 am

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      Curator-Led Tour: The Salem Witch Trials 1692

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      Location: The Salem Witch Trials 1692 exhibition gallery

      $20 members and Salem residents ; $50 nonmembers

      Join us before opening 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 that led to the deaths of 25 innocent women, men and children who were wrongfully convicted of crimes. More than 300 years later, the personal tragedies and grievous wrongs that occurred still provoke us to reflect and reckon with the experiences of those involved.

      This ongoing installation tells this story through tangible fragments directly tied to people in Salem and nearby communities in the 1690s. A handwritten petition, a carved loom, a walking stick — each illuminates an aspect of individuals who lived through Salem’s witch trials and serves as a reminder of the real people impacted by these harrowing events. Don’t miss this chance to ask the exhibition curators your questions!

      About the Curators

      Paula Richter
      Paula Richter

      Since 2009, Paula Richter has been responsible for curatorial research and support of the museum's changing exhibition program, related publications and core activities within the curatorial department. She has participated on exhibition teams for more than a dozen recent and upcoming exhibitions and numerous gallery installations and rotations. She previously worked for the Cape Ann Historical Association, the Sargent House Museum and Landmark College. A graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Richter writes and lectures on American textiles and fashion and New England art and decorative arts.

      Dan Lipcan
      Dan Lipcan

      Dan Lipcan serves as the Director of PEM’s Phillips Library, located at the James B. and Mary Lou Hawkes Collection Center in Rowley, MA. Since his appointment as Head Librarian in 2019, he has made significant headway in enhancing scholarly access, strengthening the library’s collections and operations and increasing the library’s presence in the museum’s galleries. Prior to his tenure at PEM, Lipcan was Associate Museum Librarian at Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. At PEM, Lipcan leads a talented staff charged with preserving and sharing the library’s extensive collection of books, archives, ships’ journals, broadsides, photography and ephemera. Together, they work to transform the highly-respected research library — with its rich and varied global collections — into an innovative and active intellectual hub that supports the overall mission of the museum. Lipcan holds a B.A. in Studio Art (Printmaking) from Allegheny College and an MLS from Queens College-CUNY. In 2017, he was selected to participate in the Columbia Business School Executive Development Program at The Met. He is a member of the Grolier Club, the Colonial Society of Massachusetts and the Art Libraries Society of North America.

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