Talks and Lectures, Special Events
Massachusetts Bay Charter Opening
Lecture and Reception
$25.00
Wednesday, October 13, 2010 at 7pm
Location: Peabody Essex Museum
The Peabody Essex Museum has joined with the Salem Athenæum to display the original Massachusetts Bay Charter. The Charter that brought Massachusetts into being will be on view at PEM from October 14, 2010 through January 30, 2011, in conjunction with the bicentennial celebration of the Salem Athenæum’s founding.
Celebrate the Massachusetts Bay Charter opening at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 13, with a lecture by Margaret H. Marshall, Chief Justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. A reception follows.
A limited number of tickets may be available at the door. Space is limited! Doors open at 6:30pm.
About The Salem Athenæum
Incorporated in 1810 and celebrating its 200th anniversary in 2010, The Salem Athenæum was founded to promote literature, the arts and the sciences. As the successor to The Social Library founded in 1760 and The Philosophical Library founded in 1781, it is one of the oldest membership libraries in the United States. It has nurtured generations of readers, including author Nathaniel Hawthorne and self-taught mathematician and astronomer Nathaniel Bowditch. Today, The Athenæum serves as a lifelong learning resource and community for Salem and the North Shore. For more information, call 978.744.2540 or visit www.salemathenaeum.net
