PEMcast 043 Part 2 - Salem at 400+

Continuing our celebration of Salem's first 400 years. Take a trip to Salem's new sister city. Meet Salem's first English settler and the Indigenous community who were already there. 

This episode of the PEMcast explores how the Peabody Essex Museum is celebrating Salem 400+ through fashion

Discover some of the first collected objects in PEM's storied collection.

On this episode of the PEMcast, curators and experts explore the remarkable life and work of 19th century sculptor Edmonia Lewis.

In this episode of the PEMcast we explore one of the nation's earliest and most historically significant museum collections of Korean art and culture. Join us inside PEM's new gallery and look closely at the objects on view. Learn about a fascinating 19th century friendship that helped form PEM's significant Korean collection and the ongoing good will that continues today. Interviews include Jiyeon Kim, PEM's Curator of Korean Art, our Chief Philanthropy Officer Sue Kim, and Lynda Roscoe Hartigan, PEM's Rose-Marie and Eijk van Otterloo Executive Director and CEO.

Join us on this salty episode of the PEMcast, as we feature a 24-hour reading of the book at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, exhibition curator Dan Lipcan and Moby Dick expert, author Nathaniel Philbrick.

In Part 2 of this episode about William Bentley, join curators and experts as we continue looking at the remarkable and storied life this popular polymath, collector, and diarist. Bentley was a consultant on the founding of the Peabody Essex Museum and an influencer, shaping Salem to be the city it is today.