The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming

Peabody Essex Museum, 161 Essex St. 866-745-1876. Sept. 18, 2021 to March 20, 2022. More than 300 years after the Salem witch trials, the personal tragedies and grievous wrongs that occurred still provoke reflection. Learn more about factors that fueled the storied crisis and explore two creative responses by contemporary artists with ancestral links to the trials, speaking directly to the historical trauma evident in the authentic 17th-century documents and objects on view to provide a powerful connection between past and present. Information and Tickets