Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of Yin Yu Tang at PEM
10 am–4 pm

Join us for our capstone event marking the 20th anniversary of the cultural exchange project that brought Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home to PEM. Explore the day’s events and reserve your tickets for our concert and conversation with world-renowned pipa player Wu Man.

Ropes Mansion Tours
11:15 am–4 pm
318 Essex Street, Salem, MA
$5 with museum admission

Explore the historic home at your own pace! The stately mansion was home to three generations of the Ropes family​ and is recognized as one of New England's most significant and thoroughly documented historic houses. Head out to the historic garden, open year-round, sunrise to sunset.

Jingle Sculpture Community Art Project
11 am–4 pm

Help build a work of art that will hang in the museum! Visitors ages 8 and up are invited to co-create a jingle sculpture conceived by artist and PEM Prize recipient Marie Watt (Seneca Nation). The finished sculpture – made by many hands in the Salem community and beyond – will be revealed at the Salem Arts Festival and PEM Prize Opening Day on June 8.

Ropes Mansion Tours
11:15 am–4 pm
318 Essex Street, Salem, MA
$5 with museum admission

Explore the historic home at your own pace!

Jingle Sculpture Community Art Project
11 am–4 pm

Help build a work of art that will hang in the museum! Visitors ages 8 and up are invited to co-create two jingle sculptures conceived by artist and PEM Prize recipient Marie Watt (Seneca Nation).

Glass Bottle Painting Drop-in Art Activity
1–3 pm | Create Space Studios

With the new Studio Glass gallery opening on May 18, more of PEM’s multifaceted collection of glass artworks will soon be on view! Besides being beautiful, glass is also one of the most recyclable materials on Earth. Get creative with glass by making an upcycled vase to decorate your home or give as a gift.