This event is in the past.It took place on August 17, 2026 at Peabody Essex Museum.
History ExhibitionHistory Exhibition🏛️"best museum in Salem" — diverse collections
🏠Yin Yu Tang house shipped from China in parts
🐢1885 leatherback turtle specimen on display
Salem Stories marches through the alphabet, 26 vignettes unpacking the people, places, and events that shaped the city. From Indigenous history to a returned leatherback turtle, it's a museum show with serious range and a playful structure.
Alphabetical exhibition
Diverse collections
Native history
Salem witch trials
History ExhibitionHistory Exhibition🏛️"best museum in Salem" — diverse collections
🏠Yin Yu Tang house shipped from China in parts
🐢1885 leatherback turtle specimen on display
Salem Stories marches through the alphabet, 26 vignettes unpacking the people, places, and events that shaped the city. From Indigenous history to a returned leatherback turtle, it's a museum show with serious range and a playful structure.
Alphabetical exhibition
Diverse collections
Native history
Salem witch trials
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