Behind the lens
I have spent the last year and a half exploring the halls of PEM. From the ancient hardwood floors of East India Marine Hall, to the light-filled chambers of the […]
A PEM kid
What is it like visiting the same museum time and time again as you grow up? To find out, I sat down with 13-year old Sam Wemmer, a Salem native, […]
Ocean liners float his boat
The single largest lender to the Ocean Liners: Glamour, Speed, and Style exhibition traces his fascination with all things ships to his early childhood growing up in Michigan, a state, […]
Philip Glass: Behind the music
By Richard Guérin When renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz delivers an intimate performance, the world premiere, of Partita No.2 for Solo Cello at PEM on June 22, the piece will have […]
Fish, museums and neuroscience
I’ve recently found myself a fish out of water, a neuroscientist working in an art museum. Before you run down the avenue of assumption, let me clarify that I […]
Getting there is half the fun
Cary Grant and Deborah Kerr may be the stars of the classic move An Affair to Remember, but the luxury ocean liner that brought the couple together in the middle […]
Magda at Montserrat
By Jo Broderick I’ve been at Montserrat College of Art for nearly three decades and always get excited this time of year – for spring, for graduation and to see […]
Brain matters
Museums excel at providing stimulating visual, intellectual and emotional experiences. But do we really know what’s going on inside the visitor’s mind? If we did, could we design even more […]
PEM in Cuba
Earlier this month, we traveled to Cuba with a group of PEM friends and supporters. Our journey was initially inspired by the sculptures we commissioned from Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons. Our […]