Salem Witch Museum
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The Salem Witch Museum is a popular historical museum in Salem, Massachusetts that presents exhibits and dramatizations about the 1692 Salem witch trials and the broader history of witchcraft.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history museum
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museum → tourist attraction → |
| addresses |
issues of justice and due process
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religious intolerance → scapegoating → |
| associatedWithEvent |
Halloween tourism in Salem
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October tourism season in Salem → |
| city |
Salem
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| country |
United States
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| educationalFocus |
history of witchcraft beliefs
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legal history of witch trials → social history of 17th-century New England → |
| focusesOn |
Salem witch trials
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history of witchcraft → |
| hasExhibitFormat |
audio narration
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dramatic lighting → static displays → tableau → |
| hasType |
single-subject museum
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| languageOfExhibits |
English
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| locatedIn |
Essex County, Massachusetts
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| location |
Salem, Massachusetts
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| name |
Salem Witch Museum
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| near |
Salem Common
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downtown Salem → |
| offers |
dramatic presentations
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educational programs → guided tours → historical exhibits → |
| operatesAs |
nonprofit organization
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| state |
Massachusetts
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| subjectOfExhibits |
1692 Salem witch trials
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accusations of witchcraft → witchcraft in popular culture → |
| theme |
colonial American history
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mass hysteria → religious persecution → witchcraft → |
| topicContext |
European witch hunts
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Puritan New England → colonial legal systems → |
| tourismCategory |
dark tourism site
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heritage tourism site → |
| visitorType |
general public
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school groups → tour groups → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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North Shore (Massachusetts)
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hasAttraction |
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Salem, Massachusetts
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hasMuseum |
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Salem Witch Museum
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name |
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Salem Common
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near |