This event is in the past.It took place on August 15, 2026 at Peabody Essex Museum.

Salem Stories 1
History Exhibition
Salem Stories 2
Salem Stories 3
Salem Stories 4
Salem Stories 5

Salem Stories

February 15 at 10am - August 15

At Peabody Essex Museum

Salem

🌢️"the peppers are absolutely scrumptious" (inside joke, find them at Yin Yu Tang)
πŸ†"best museum in Salem, mainly cause of its diversity"
🏠Yin Yu Tang house was shipped from China and reassembled here

Salem Stories arranges 26 local tales from A to Z, weaving together indigenous history, maritime art, and a 19th-century leatherback turtle into one wonderfully eclectic exhibition.

eclectic global collections
alphabetical storytelling
indigenous-led narrative
imported Chinese house

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