Spend a free day at PEM to celebrate and reflect on the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the upcoming exhibition Edmonia Lewis: Said In Stone.

Artist Edmonia Lewis moved continually throughout her life, living in upstate New York, Ohio, Boston, London and Rome, searching for a place where she could thrive as an individual and artist. We invite visitors to reflect on their own identity and search for community, drawing inspiration from Lewis’ life as well as the enduring ideals of justice, equality and inclusion embodied by leaders like King.

North Shore Youth Community Mural 10 am–5 pm | Main Atrium In partnership with RAW Art Works, young artists across Salem and Lynn have been collaborating on a large-scale community mural, reflecting on ways they hope to embody the idea of belonging. 

Art Making Workshop: Collagraphs 11 am–3 pm | Create Space Studios Same-day registration required; tickets available at the Information desk. Four sessions with a maximum of 15 participants per session: 11 am, noon, 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. Guests are invited to contribute their own words for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Make a collagraph printmaking plate or find one made by a community member. Add personalized words to a second mural and take a print home as a keepsake.

Short Film Screening: My Black Is… 11 am–3 pm | Morse Auditorium This 6-minute short film, made by RAW Art Works alums Miguel Valdez and Eunice Beato, features young women working to redefine what their Black identity means to them. Watch it to inspire art-making for the day.