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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
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Cedar Bark Mat Weaving Demonstration
11 am– 3 pm
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Explore Map Making with Essex County Greenbelt
11 am– 3 pm
Friday, April 24, 2026
Drop-In Art: Mixed Media Woven Globe
1– 3 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Drop-In Art: Puffy Paint Planets
1– 3 pm
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Field Studies (Symbiosis) Performance and Q&A
2– 3 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Music in the Atrium: Indigenous Spotlight
11:30 am– 1:30 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Drop-In Art: Puffy Paint Planets
1– 3 pm
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Field Studies (Symbiosis) Performance and Q&A
2– 3 pm
Tours
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Trees Through Time: A Tree Trek Through Salem’s McIntire District
11 am– 12 pm
Daily
Yin Yu Tang: A Chinese Home Tour
5-8 tours daily, 45 minute timed entry
Every day
Self-Guided Audio Tours
10 am– 5 pm
Exhibitions
Double Happiness: Celebration in Chinese Art
On view through May 3, 2026
Fashion & Design
Closed May 18–August 1, 2026
Edmonia Lewis: Said in Stone
On view February 14–June 7, 2026
Knowing Nature: Stories of the Boreal Forest
On view through September 27, 2026
Beyond the Broom: Salem Short Films
On view March 28, 2026–August 2027
East India Marine Hall
Opens March 14, 2026