Punto Urban Art Museum — Attraction in Salem

Instead of staying in the downtown historic, witchy area of Salem, venture only a few minutes away to a beautiful and powerful piece of culture for the Latino and immigrant citizens of Salem. There are stunning pieces of street work that had my traveling partner and I in awe. I’m impressed with the Punto Urban Art Museum and what they have to offer. I hope that other cities look to Salem’s work here and try something similar. It honors the hard working people of this community! One of my favorite murals included a quote from an artist who said they painted what they wanted in their childhood: a neighborhood with a playground....

Real, authentic, relatable, beautiful, truth. This is how I would describe the Punto Urban Art Museum. I often have a hard time relating to certain art forms because the canvas, lyrics, images, etc don’t speak to me. Though I couldn’t see my experience through most of these pieces, I saw some of my friends as well as my ancestors.

If you’re in Salem to enjoy the fall festivities, check out this outdoor museum....

Very interesting thing to do. Would have never known it was over there unless someone dragged me over that way. We were there for the Salem Halloween festivities and it’s a little off the beaten track. But worth the walk. It’s clean safe and pretty cool. Kids loved the twist and turns and app the paintings. Definitely a great place to check out before...