PEM in an Hour
16. Leatherback Turtle
Above you is an installation called Salem Stories. With more than 100 works, this installation provides an A to Z look at Salem’s nearly 400 years of history, from past to present day. Salem is a place like none other. Compact, vibrant and always evolving. It’s a city with stories of local, national and international significance. Did you know that Alexander Graham Bell completed the first successful long-distance telephone call from Salem in 1877? Parker Brothers produced Monopoly here too! Find Z for Zoology. You’ll spy a leatherback turtle specimen collected in 1885, a favorite of longtime visitors.
Now, we’ll continue, turning right into our Japanese gallery.