On view
Exhibitions
Explore our rotating exhibitions, on view for a limited time.
Bats!
On view through July 28, 2024
Draw Me Ishmael: The Book Arts of Moby Dick
On view through January 4, 2026
Susan Philipsz: If I With You Would Go
On view through June 29, 2025
Galleries
Step into our dynamic galleries featuring key objects from the museum’s collection.
American Decorative Arts
Ongoing
Anila Quayyum Agha: All the Flowers Are for Me
Ongoing
Asian Export Art
Ongoing
Bethany Collins, America: A Hymnal
Ongoing
Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art
Ongoing
Fashion & Design
Ongoing
Japanese Art
Ongoing
Maritime Art
Ongoing
On This Ground: Being and Belonging in America
Ongoing
Powerful Figures
Ongoing
Salem Stories
Ongoing
South Asian Art
Ongoing
The Salem Witch Trials 1692
Ongoing
Studio Glass
Ongoing
The Pod
Ongoing
Vanessa Platacis: Taking Place
Ongoing
Historic Houses
Over a dozen historic structures grace PEM’s campus, including a 200-year-old Chinese home, Yin Yu Tang, and the historic Ropes Mansion. Timed tickets required for entry.
Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home
Ropes Mansion
Built in 1727–1729
0.4 miles from PEM
Upcoming exhibitions
Agustina Woodgate: Ballroom
Opens August 3, 2024
Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums
Opens September 14, 2024
Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend
Opens September 28, 2024
Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: 300 Years of Flemish Masterworks
Opens December 14, 2024
Past exhibitions
Ethiopia at the Crossroads
April 13, 2024 to July 7, 2024
Japanomania! Japanese Art Goes Global
March 31, 2018—July 01, 2024
Konstantin Dimopoulos: The Blue Trees
Public Art Installation