The Salem Witch Trials' Art and Artifacts

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The Salem Witch Trials 1692
Peabody Essex Museum, Photo by Mark Sexton and Jeffrey R. Dykes

Tompkins Harrison Matteson, Trial of George Jacobs, Sr. for Witchcraft, 1855. Oil on canvas.

Beginning September 26, selections from the world’s largest collection of authentic Salem witch trial materials go on view for the first time in nearly three decades. The Salem Witch Trials 1692 presents rarely-exhibited documents and objects from the museum’s collection to reveal tragic, true stories told through the perspective of the accused and the accusers.

Event Information
Start Date: September 26, 2020
End Date: April 4, 2021
City: Salem, MA
Venue: Peabody Essex Museum

The Salem Witch Trials 1692

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