Open April 1st – June 30th
Hours
Monday – Tuesday: Closed
Wednesday – Thursday: 1pm–6pm
Friday – Saturday: 1pm–8pm
Sunday: Closed
Location
Old Town Hall
32 Derby Square, Salem, MA
Price
FREE! Entry, including to all events and exhibitions, is free of charge.
The City of Salem and CultureHouse have partnered to open a three-month-long community arts and culture pop-up hosted at Old Town Hall in Downtown Salem. CultureHouse Salem transforms the historic structure into a vibrant, connected, and accessible destination that supports local creatives. The short-term goal of this project is to activate this underused community resource and create a space for people to connect and engage with local artists and creatives. In the long term, this project serves as an incubator and testing site for future programming models for Old Town Hall. Learn more about Old Town Hall here.
Exhibitions
Psychomanteum
The Unmasking of Negro Election Day and the Black Vote
Blooming Truths Exhibition
Bit Bar Games
Orysya Rudnyk
Bit Bar Games
Events
Flute Repertoire
Family Music
The Phoenix School Gnomes
Mini Movers Studio Dance Classes
Rebel Row
Robert Odell Acrylic Pour Workshop
Family Music
The Brightness
Salem Meet and Eat
Mini Movers Studio Dance Classes
Matt Savage Jazz Piano
Book Group: Deliberate Evil
Specs of Spectacle Island
“Ideas, Not Theories” by Reynaliz Herrera
Robert Odell Acrylic Pour Workshop
Get engaged
A CultureHouse isn’t a CultureHouse without you, the community! This is a community-driven project so get involved by taking our survey, collaborating with us, or donating. Got any other ideas? Email us at salem@culturehouse.cc.
Volunteer
We are looking for volunteers from the community to supplement staff for the months of April, May, and June. Please fill out the form below to sign up!
Donate
CultureHouse Salem is free-to-enter because of support from people like you. Help support our work by giving a tax-deductible donation.
What’s happening?
Community meeting
On February 17th, 2022 we held a community meeting for the CultureHouse Salem project. During this meeting, we shared updates on the project and gathered community input as we kicked of the design phase of the project. View the meeting recording at the link below.
Where we’re at
After taking in feedback from community surveys, the community meeting, and in-person canvassing activities, we are now in the operation phase of the project. That means the pop-up is now open! We invite the community to experience the space and participate in events. During this time, we are collecting data and feedback to see whether the pop-up is meeting community wants and needs.

Advisory group
We are working closely with the CultureHouse Salem Advisory Group, a team comprised of local artists, residents, and activists, to bring CultureHouse Salem to life. They advise us on everything and work to ensure we met the needs of the community.
John Andrews
Owner, Creative Collective
Catherine Bertrand
Public Arts Commission
Carly Dwyer Nik
Art Director, Intramersive
Karen Gahagan
Director of Center for Creative and Performing Arts, Salem State University
Monieke McNeil
Salem Resident, Member of Salem United Inc
Linda Mullen
Owner, Grace & Diggs Designs
Jelivet Perez
Civic Engagement, Peabody Essex Museum
Rick Rawlins
Interior Designer and Salem Resident
Linda Ross Girard
Associate Chair, Senior Lecturer and Costume Designer, Tufts University
Kristina Stevick
Artistic Director, History Alive
Kylie Sullivan
Director, Salem Mainstreets
Doreen Wade
President, Salem United
Patricia Zaido
Co-Chair, Salem for All Ages Initiative
Contact
Want to get involved in the project? Email us at salem@culturehouse.cc.
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