Latest Past Events

Conjuring the Spirit World: Art, Magic, and Mediums

Explore the essential role art and objects played for mediums and magicians “communicating” with the dead during the 19th- and 20th-century Spiritualism movement in the U.S. and Europe — a time when people actively debated and wondered, “can spirits return?” See paintings, posters, photographs, stage apparatuses, costumes, film, publications and other objects that will transport...

Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend at The PEM

SALEM, MA –  This fall, the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) invites visitors to dive deep into the world of narwhals. These unique ocean dwellers, sometimes called the “unicorns of the sea,” spend their lives in the Arctic waters of Canada, Greenland, Norway and Russia. Learn about their changing Arctic ecosystem through firsthand accounts of scientists and...

Pentacle Wreath Workshop

Celebrate the Autumn Season The Harvest is upon us! Come join us at The Witchery to make your own pentacle wreath to celebrate the Autumn. Each participant will receive an 8″ wreath to which they can add a pentacle and decorate however they choose from a selection of available materials curated to emphasize and reflect...