Fantastical Creatures Festival: Peabody Essex Museum

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Venue:	Peabody Essex Museum (PEM)
Ages:	Toddlers, Kids, Teens
In/Outdoor:	Indoor
Cost:	$
Category:	Special Events

The fantastical creatures in the museum's collection come out to play during this weekend of performances, artist demonstrations, live animal presentations and art making. Help make a monstrous sea serpent in the Atrium with renowned cardboard-sculptor James Grashow, whose work is featured in Trash Menagerie. Track down mythical and imagined beings in the galleries through tours, storytelling and a new family Gallery Discovery Kit.

Activities
TOURS
Family Gallery Explorations: Discover dragons and sea serpents lurking throughout PEM's collection
Saturday, 10:30–11 am and 2–2:30 pm
Sunday, 11–11:30 am and 1–1:30 pm
Reservations by October 1

COLLABORATIVE SCULPTURE: Sea Serpents
Help make a gigantic, 18-foot-tall cardboard sea serpent with Trash Menagerie artist and sculptor James Grashow. Grashow's artwork addresses themes of people, nature and mortality and varies in scale from monumental environmental installations to delicate, contained creations.
Saturday, 11 am–4 pm, Atrium
Sunday, 11 am–3:30 pm, Atrium

LIVE ANIMAL PRESENTATION
Snakes and Lizards!: See and sketch live snakes and lizards. Discover connections between these living creatures and mythical beasts.
Saturday, 11:30 am–2:30 pm, Atrium
Sunday, noon–3 pm, Atrium

DROP-IN ART ACTIVITY
Dragon Claws: Create your own dragon feet!
Saturday and Sunday, 1–3 pm, Art Studios

WEEKEND STORY TIMES
Meet at the information desk
For families with children ages 3 and up

Dragons at the Museum
Saturday, 11–11:30 am and 2:45–3:15 pm

WEBSITE

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www.pem.org/calendar/event/117-weekend_festival_fantastical_creatures

LOCATION

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East India Square, Salem, MA, 01970 map
Phone: 978-745-9500