Reviews and Awards
Reviews
Frommer's Review
Source: Frommer's Boston 2008
This is one of the most memorable attractions in eastern Massachusetts -- both interesting and scary. The main draw of the museum (a former church) is a three-dimensional audiovisual presentation with life-size figures. The show takes place in a huge room lined with displays that are lighted in sequence. The 30-minute narration tells the story of the witchcraft trials and the accompanying hysteria. The well-researched presentation tells the story accurately, if somewhat overdramatically. Smaller kids might need a reminder that these figures are not real. The narration is available translated into French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Spanish. There's also a small exhibit that traces the history of witches, witchcraft, and witch hunts.
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The Boston Globe, Plugged In
Visiting museums on line, Simson L. Garfinkel,
December 24, 1998
"... a complementary Web site must be relevant to people who have seen the actual museum and those who have not....
A museum that has been extremely successful in pulling off this balance is the Salem Witch Museum with a web site at www.salemwitchmuseum.com . The site has general information about the museum,including detailed maps that describe how to get there by public transportation and by car. There is information about the witch trials of 1692. But there is also an on-line tour of Boston communities with maps from 1692, drawings, contemporary photographs, stories, and biographies of historical figures. The site really involves the visitor, and it provides a lot of information to a broad cross-section of Internet users."
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