PEMcast

PEM's Special Projects Writer, Dinah Cardin presents conversations and stories for the culturally curious. This is the official podcast of the Peabody Essex Museum.

PEMcast 035, Part 2 - William Bentley as Curious Collector and Consultant 04/18/2024

PEMcast 035, Part 2 - William Bentley as Curious Collector and Consultant In Part 2 of this episode about William Bentley, join curators and experts as we continue looking at the remarkable and storied life this popular polymath, collector, and diarist. Bentley was a consultant on the founding of the Peabody Essex Museum and an influencer, shaping Salem to be the city it is today. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/30883073

PEMcast 035 - The Curious Life of Reverend William Bentley 03/18/2024

PEMcast 035 - The Curious Life of Reverend William Bentley This episode of the PEMcast looks at the life and legacy of Reverend William Bentley who chronicled his busy days as a clergyman from 1784 to 1819 with an unmatched dedication and flourish. We know so much about Salem, Massachusetts and its quirky history in part because of this meticulous diary keeping. We explore Bentley's living quarters and his vast collection of objects, as well as the more grand home next door and a piece of its dark history. Come with us on this romp through time, place and the mind of a total polymath. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/30422308

PEMcast 034 - Hanging with Bats 10/30/2023

PEMcast 034 - Hanging with Bats Bats have an interesting association with Salem, a place that celebrates Halloween pretty much year round. We’re used to seeing multiple versions of Dracula around town. But a small colony of live Egyptian fruit bats living in a specially designed enclosure at the Peabody Essex Museum...that's something new. In this episode, we give much respect and appreciation to bats as vital living beings on the planet. Join host DInah Cardin, curator Jane Winchell and local artist Maia Mattson. The episode takes us foraging for plants in Salem, looking for bats in California and under a night sky in Maine. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/28460471

PEMcast 033 - Time Traveling with Curious Objects 09/25/2023

PEMcast 033 - Time Traveling with Curious Objects /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/28135934

PEMcast 032 - Restoring Justice after the Salem Witch Trials 08/23/2023

PEMcast 032 - Restoring Justice after the Salem Witch Trials In this epsisode of the PEMcast we go behind the scenes of PEM's latest Salem Witch Trials exhibition. We examine objects that belonged to the Salem Puritans and attempts to restore justice from the 17th century to today. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/27831600

PEMcast 031 - Queerness and Creativity 06/12/2023

PEMcast 031 - Queerness and Creativity As we anticipate the return of Pride to Salem, artists Bill Crisafi and Hogan McLaughlin are the featured guests on the PEMcast. They share with us their day-to-day creative collaborations and their compelling story of love. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/27120954

PEMcast 030 - Following the Thread 05/14/2023

PEMcast 030 - Following the Thread In episode 30 of the PEMcast, we follow the thread of a story all about hair. We look at why artist Gu Wenda used human hair to create 188 flags from around the world, currently on view at PEM. We explore our own collection of mourning jewelry with the snipped locks of a loved one. Then we chat with Gio Swaby, whose exhibition Fresh Up is coming to PEM this summer. In her textile portraits, hair reveals the personal creative expression of her subjects. We also share the news that this August, we're hosting the Moth Story Slam. The theme? You got it...hair. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/26833803

PEMcast 029 - Tsherin Sherpa and Robert Beer 03/06/2023

PEMcast 029 - Tsherin Sherpa and Robert Beer In Episode 29 of the PEMcast, we delve into the hearts and minds of two artists, separated by geography and time, but inextricably linked in their curiosity, their exploration of Tibetan Buddhist spirituality and a traditional art form. We discover what each learned about themselves and their own cultures by traveling to the opposite side of the world. is on view at PEM through May 29, 2023. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/26141871

PEMcast 028 - Drawn to Place 12/19/2022

PEMcast 028 - Drawn to Place This episode of the PEMcast looks at what makes some places magnetic. Libraries, museums, certain cultural experiences. Why are we drawn to them? We talk with Canadian artist Shelagh Keeley about her current exhibition at PEM, as well as PEM Curators Trevor Smith and Karina Corrigan. We also look at our Japanese collection, which partly inspired a massive wall drawing by Keeley, and the collector who started it, Edward Sylvestor Morse. PEM's Director Lynda Roscoe Hartigan shares her thoughts on Morse, who led PEM in the 19th century, and where the museum is headed today. Shelagh Keeley: Drawn to Place is on view through November 26, 2023. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/25375917

PEMcast 027, Part 2 - Love and Loss 08/02/2022

PEMcast 027, Part 2 - Love and Loss The second part of PEMcast Episode 27 looks at the brief creative life of Patrick Kelly. This queer, Black fashion designer pushed for racial equality and forever changed fashion before his untimely death at the age of 35. Along with curators and Kelly's former partner, come celebrate the 1980's, as well as Kelly's designs and his meteoric rise from the Jim Crow South to the runways of Paris. Organized by the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love is on view at PEM through November 6, 2022. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/23935887

PEMcast 027 - Love and Loss 07/05/2022

PEMcast 027 - Love and Loss The pandemic, war, mass shootings, changing laws about our bodies. In Episode 27 of the PEMcast, we explore themes of love and loss while also celebrating PRIDE. Listeners meet Canadian artist Zachari Logan, whose provocative drawings of flowers in various states of transformation speak to the power of loss and a flicker of hope. Remembrance is on view through May 7, 2023. Part 2 of the episode will look at the brief creative life of Patrick Kelly, who fought for racial equality and changed fashion forever. These groundbreaking designs are on view at PEM through November 6, 2022. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/23634113

PEMcast 026 - The Current Climate 05/02/2022

PEMcast 026 - The Current Climate Episode 26 of the PEMcast features artists and activists who are inspiring climate action this spring at PEM. Every day is Earth Day around here with Jane Goodall, Wes Bruce, Konstantin Dimopoulos, Stephen Gorman, Edward Koren, Silvia Lopez Chavez and more. Learn why museums play an important role in sparking action to do something about the climate crisis. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/22977278

PEMcast 025 - Tidying Our Sonic Realm 01/14/2022

PEMcast 025 - Tidying Our Sonic Realm EPISODE 25: Embracing The Great Animal Orchestra and Tidying Our Sonic Realm /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/21775769

PEMcast 024 - A Fresh Lens on the Salem Witch Trials 10/01/2021

PEMcast 024 - A Fresh Lens on the Salem Witch Trials In this PEMcast episode, we look at the exhibition The Salem Witch Trials: Reckoning and Reclaiming, which pairs historic trial documents and personal objects with the response of two contemporary artists who have ancestral ties to the Salem witch trials. Fashion designer Alexander McQueen and photographer Frances F. Denny are still inspired by the events of 1692. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/20673749

PEMcast 023 - Postcard from Crystal Bridges 08/03/2021

PEMcast 023 - Postcard from Crystal Bridges Join host Dinah Cardin as she heads home for a visit to the Ozarks and to Crystal Bridges of American Art, PEM's co-organizer for the exhibition In American Waters. This episode features a tour of the grounds, including Crystal Spring that the museum is named after, as well as an exploration of some of the key paintings from Crystal Bridges that are in this exhibition. Crystal Bridges Chief Curator Austen Barron Bailly, former Curator of American Art at PEM, compares these two big museums in small cities. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/20021507

PEMcast 022 - Thank you, Mr. Peabody, father of philanthropy 06/16/2021

PEMcast 022 - Thank you, Mr. Peabody, father of philanthropy Join host Dinah Cardin in this episode of the PEMcast as she dives into the history of George Peabody, the father of philanthropy in America, and how this relates to the museum and the new PEM Prize. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/19500953

PEMcast 021, Part 2 - Sea Shanties and the Environment 04/09/2021

PEMcast 021, Part 2 - Sea Shanties and the Environment Host Dinah Cardin explores the PEM’s new climate + environment initiative and its two related maritime exhibitions. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/18664109

PEMcast 021 - The Sea Shanty Craze 03/25/2021

PEMcast 021 - The Sea Shanty Craze Part one of this two part series looks at the recent sea shanty craze across social media channels. Host Dinah Cardin visits PEM's collection of sea shanty books and sheet music and talks with maritime music experts. You'll be singing along. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/18468557

PEMcast 020 - Breath 02/01/2021

PEMcast 020 - Breath Explore the transformative power of breath with featured artist Zarah Hussain. From our new mediation gallery, we delve into PEM's Being Well initiative and what it could mean for a community seeking health and healing during the pandemic. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/17775407

PEMcast 019 - The Legacy of Salem's Witch Trials 09/04/2020

PEMcast 019 - The Legacy of Salem's Witch Trials /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/15857867

PEMcast 018 - Alterations 06/30/2020

PEMcast 018 - Alterations /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/15028019

PEMcast 017- Life at Sea 05/07/2020

PEMcast 017- Life at Sea Our series on creative constraints continues with maritime curator Dan Finamore's story of life at sea for a 19th century mariner. Learn how close quarters in a vast open seascape led to the popular marine art form known as scrimshaw. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/14316767

PEMcast 016 - Creative Constraint 04/03/2020

PEMcast 016 - Creative Constraint When the museum closed on Friday, March 13, 2020, PEM staff needed to find new ways to come together as a community. It was in that moment that Siddhartha Shah, our Curator of Indian and South Asian Art, began to make a series of videos in order to guide his colleagues in daily meditation. In this episode of the PEMcast, we hear from Siddhartha and Dinah reports from the streets of Salem, MA to show how COVID-19 has altered our city. Music - "Trampled" by PC III [CC BY 4.0] /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/13822082

PEMcast 015 - The Struggle 02/21/2020

PEMcast 015 - The Struggle Shortly after Jacob Lawrence: The American Struggle opened at PEM, comments in the guest book for the exhibition sparked a conversation about how we do things here at the museum. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/13248335

PEMcast 014 - Be Here Now 12/26/2019

PEMcast 014 - Be Here Now /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/12534911

PEMcast 013 - #newPEM 10/30/2019

PEMcast 013 - #newPEM The PEMcast returns with an episode all about change. The Peabody Essex Museum has just opened a new 40,000-square-foot wing. A new director has just taken the helm for the first time in 26 years. Many are asking, "what's next?". It's a scene-setting moment for one of the oldest and fastest-growing museums in the country. PEMcast hosts, Dinah Cardin and Chip Van Dyke, are asking questions and want to hear your thoughts, too. Follow along on social using /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/11841257

012 - IMMERSIVE 03 09/28/2018

012 - IMMERSIVE 03 Episode 3 of 3 on immersive art /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/7104691

011 - IMMERSIVE 02 08/14/2017

011 - IMMERSIVE 02 Tune into the most recent installment of the PEMcast -- conversations and stories for the culturally curious -- as we explore the immersive experience. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/5640559

010 - IMMERSIVE 01 04/25/2017

010 - IMMERSIVE 01 Episode 10 of the PEMcast brings you something a little different - a mix of voices talking about immersion in art! This is the first in a series of episodes centered on immersion. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/5298561

009 - The Winter Caretaker 12/20/2016

009 - The Winter Caretaker An interview with Alex de Steiguer about her work as a photographer and as the winter caretaker of Star Island. /episode/index/show/pemcast/id/4930148

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