Local Events

PEM Pride: Celebrating Queer Narratives in Film

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission Recommended for ages 13+ Join us for an afternoon discussion of queer narratives in film and media with special guests and local experts who are actively uplifting and representing the LGBTQIA+ community in their work. First, the Panorama Queer and Trans Film Festival returns to PEM with a ...

76 Days Adrift Film Screening and Q&A

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Know before you go In-person event Location: Morse Auditorium Included with admission Recommended for ages 13 and up. This film is in English with English subtitles. Join Daniel Finamore, Associate Director–Exhibitions and the Russell W. Knight Curator of Maritime Art and History, for a screening of 76 Days Adrift, the gripping film based on Steve Callahan’s harrowing survival at sea. ...

PEM Pride: Rainbow Rager

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Know before you go In-person event Location: Main Atrium $35; $20 Salem residents Guests must be ages 18 and up, with valid ID, in order to attend. This program includes amplified music, live music (singing), participants dancing and jumping on a hard floor and flashing or strobing lights. Festive neon attire is encouraged, but wide-brimmed hats and masks that fully ...

PEM Create Night: Dream Vision Boards

Peabody Essex Museum 161 Essex Street, Salem, MA, United States

Know before you go In-person event Location: Main Atrium and Building Dreams Exhibition Gallery $10 members, $20 nonmembers Join us for an evening of mindful creativity that celebrates the recent opening of Jung Yeondoo: Building Dreams! Go on a curator-led tour of the exhibition and then bring your dreams to life by exploring a visual manifestation practice.