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'''Salem Witch Museum''' is located at 19 1/2 Washington Square, Salem. | *'''Salem Witch Museum''' is located at 19 1/2 Washington Square, Salem. | ||
The Museum transports you back into time to the summer of 1692, during | The Museum transports you back into time to the summer of 1692, during | ||
the witchcraft hysteria. The museum uses stage sets to exhibit about the | the witchcraft hysteria. The museum uses stage sets to exhibit about the | ||
Salem Witch trials of 1692 and other horrific events. | Salem Witch trials of 1692 and other horrific events. | ||
*The museum is dedicated to bringing the larger issue of persecution and 'scapegoating' | |||
of all innocents to light through its exhibits. | |||
*The Salem Witch Museum was started in 1972 by Holly and Tom Mulvihill, local businessman Biff Michaud | |||
assumed management in 1980. | |||
*The museum undertook a renovation project in 2010, preserving the exterior of this gothic revival structure made of brownstone and brick. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 10:37, 8 October 2010
- Salem Witch Museum is located at 19 1/2 Washington Square, Salem.
The Museum transports you back into time to the summer of 1692, during the witchcraft hysteria. The museum uses stage sets to exhibit about the Salem Witch trials of 1692 and other horrific events.
- The museum is dedicated to bringing the larger issue of persecution and 'scapegoating'
of all innocents to light through its exhibits.
- The Salem Witch Museum was started in 1972 by Holly and Tom Mulvihill, local businessman Biff Michaud
assumed management in 1980.
- The museum undertook a renovation project in 2010, preserving the exterior of this gothic revival structure made of brownstone and brick.
See Also
- Salem Witch Museum Museum website
