Salem Community
Free Admission: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day Celebration
Friday, January 8, 2027 from 10 am—5 pm
Know before you go
All visitors enjoy free admission on this day. All activities are included.
Join us for a day of free museum admission celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights movement.
Film Screening: Legacy of a Dream
10 am–5 pm | Special Exhibition Gallery C
24 minutes long, played on a loop throughout the day.
Legacy of a Dream presents an account of Dr. King's nonviolent campaign for civil rights and social justice, using only original newsreel and other primary material, unvarnished and unretouched, to cover the period of time between the Montgomery bus boycott of 1955 to King’s assassination in 1968. Narrated by James Earl Jones, Legacy of a Dream provides an excellent overview of the struggle for civil rights and "the right to protest for right."
Spoken Word & Poetry Reading
Noon–1:30 pm | Main Atrium
Join us for a special set of spoken word and poetry performances. Hear from a variety of local and Massachusetts-based poets as they reflect on themes of resilience, joy and justice.
Drop-in Art-Making: Found Poetry
11 am–3 pm | Create Space Studios
Stop by PEM’s Create Space studios to create your own “found” poetry. Learn about a variety of writing techniques and collage together your own poems to share!
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