Event: PEM Opening Celebration: A Narwhal Carnival

Know before you go In-person event Location: Create Space Studios, Main Atrium, Exhibition Gallery (109) and around the museum Included with admission The exhibition gallery will be open for self-guided exploration from 10 am–5 pm. Join us as we celebrate the opening of <a href="https://www.pem.org/exhibitions/narwhal-revealing-an-arctic-legend">Narwhal: Revealing an Arctic Legend</a> through an array of programs designed to invoke a sense of wonder! Meet fantastical marionette puppets walking through the galleries and create your own sea creature using recycled materials with a local artist. Plus, enjoy an ocean-themed PEM Pals with us! Walkabout Puppets with Purple Rock Productions 10 am–3 pm | Throughout the museum Meet some very special marionette characters ready to share their joy and invite playfulness into your museum visit. PEM Pals with Teresa Coelho 10:30–11:30 am | Main Atrium Move, groove, sing and listen with Teresa Coelho, director of Music Together® of Salem. Explore ocean animals and stories through music and enjoy a reading of Little Narwhal, Not Alone by Tiffany Stone. Designed for children (5 and under) and their caregivers, PEM Pals aims to engage and excite all of the senses through books, movement, music, art and hands-on activities. Drop-In Art: Recycled Fantastic Creatures 11 am–3 pm | Create Space Studios Meet local artist and art therapist Bruce Orr and explore sea creatures with features and superpowers stranger than fiction! Tinker with a wide variety of recycled materials, and learn how you can give life to used household items to create new artworks. Gallery Activation: Get to Know Narwhals 11 am–3 pm | Exhibition Gallery (109) Come curious for a hands-on exploration of what makes narwhals unique at our in-gallery discovery cart.

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