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What’s going on this weekend at PEM
Looking for things to do in Salem this weekend? Explore PEM’s events and programs and find out what exhibitions are on view.
Events
Friday, September 4, 2026
PEM Pals: My First Book of Fancy Letters
10:30– 11:30 am
Friday, September 4, 2026
Friday Afternoon Drop-In Art: Creepy Crawler Relief Prints
3– 4:30 pm
Friday, September 4, 2026
ECOC Lecture: Saving Birds to Save the Planet
7:45– 9 pm
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Boreal Wilderland Book Signing and Art Display
10 am– 12 pm
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Weekend Drop-in Art Making: Bat Masks
1– 3 pm
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Weekend Drop-in Art Making: Bat Masks
1– 3 pm
Tours
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
11 am– 1 pm | 3– 5 pm
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders and Literary Legends
12– 1 pm | 4– 5 pm | 5– 6 pm
Thursday, September 3, 2026
Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
1– 2:30 pm | 2– 3:30 pm
Friday, September 4, 2026
Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
11 am– 1 pm | 3– 5 pm
Friday, September 4, 2026
Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders and Literary Legends
12– 1 pm | 4– 5 pm | 5– 6 pm
Friday, September 4, 2026
Members-Only Tour: Asian Export Art
1– 2 pm
Friday, September 4, 2026
Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
1– 2:30 pm | 2– 3:30 pm
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
11 am– 1 pm | 3– 5 pm
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders and Literary Legends
12– 1 pm | 4– 5 pm | 5– 6 pm
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
1– 2:30 pm | 2– 3:30 pm
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Brick by Brick: Salem's Hidden Architectural Stories
11 am– 1 pm | 3– 5 pm
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Sinister Streets: Witch Trials, Murders and Literary Legends
12– 1 pm | 4– 5 pm | 5– 6 pm
Sunday, September 6, 2026
Sinister Streets & Salem Stories
1– 2:30 pm | 2– 3:30 pm
Exhibitions
Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest
On view through September 27, 2026
LEGO Recreations of PEM's Historic Houses
August - November 2026
Pressing Importance: Salem and the Declaration of Independence
On view through July 25, 2027
Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films
On view through August 2027
Salem Gets Dressed
On view through January 2, 2028
East India Marine Hall
On view through January 2, 2030