Salem Cat Museum (Salem, MA)

Date Of Visit: July 13, 2025

Location: 107 Boston St, Salem, MA (30 minutes northeast of Boston, MA, 1.5 hours southeast of Concord, MA)

Hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 11am-6pm.

Parking: Free, unmetered parking is available across the street from the museum on Boston St. Do not park in the parking lot behind the museum as this is reserved residency parking.

Cost: Free

Website: Salem Cat Museum

Summary: The Salem Cat Museum in Salem, MA, has a variety of works of art and activities involving all things cat for people of all ages to enjoy!

Cats and witches have always been connected to each other. So, it makes perfect sense that a new cat museum would open just steps away from the heart of Witch city.

The main feature of the Salem Cat Museum, which opened in November, 2024, is a gallery of artwork, all cat related of course.

The art gallery changes periodically (new pieces will be installed Aug 7). But, not all of the works of art changed. Some works of art are part of their permanent collection.

The gallery includes everything from portraits of cats to some more lighthearted works of art and even some bizarre pieces. And, some of the works of art include familiar Salem landmarks such as the Salem Witch Museum in the background of one of the pieces.

“Cheers” by Diane Teeter (Queens, NY)

Acrylic on paper

“Frolic” by Lauren Barbieri (Newburyport, MA)

India ink on paper

“Brunnhilde II” by Stacie Dolin (Peabody, MA)

Linocut print

Cat Vase by an unknown artist

Porcelain ceramic

“Attack of the 50 Foot Kitty” by Kameko Branchaud “Fu’una” (Providence, RI)

Acrylic on canvas

“Cat With Butterfly” by Jacqueline Sokol (Beverly, MA)

Acrylic on Canvas

“The Monarch Guides” by Diane Teeter (Queens, NY)

Acrylic on wood

“Ghost Kitty” by Kameko Branchaud “Fu’una” (Providence, RI)

Acrylic on canvas

“Dumpling!” by Emily Kwong (Beverly, MA)

Acrylic on canvas

“Salem’s Black Cat: My New Toy” by Wendy Snow Land (Salem, MA)

Acrylic on canvas board

This work of art did not have a sign with any information.

“Candy Cat Girlfriend” by Jane Tardo (New Orleans, LA)

Collage quilt

“Cat Temple” by Matthew Crumpton (Los Angeles, CA)

Arcylic on birch panel

“The Halloween King” by Wendy Snow Land (Salem, MA)

Colored pencil on paper

“Little Devil” by Wendy Snow Lang (Salem, MA)

Colored pencil on paper

“Rainbow Cats” by Elise Towle Snow (Salem, MA)

“Meows” by Michelle Dumas (Salem, MA)

Sequin art on upcycled image

“Secret Keepers (Lynx)” by Andrea Guzzetta (los Angeles, CA)

Oil on panel

“Surf Cats” by Zuly Palomino (Providence, RI)

Mixed media retablo collage

“Cat With Flowers” by Feliz Camille Tu (Brooklyn, NY)

Risograph print on paper

Rainbow Cats by J Morrison (Brooklyn, NY)

Screenprint on paper

“Ella” by Kameko Branchaud “Fu’una” (Providence, RI)

Acrylic on canvas

“Cat Cross” by J. Morrison (Brooklyn, NY)

Screenprint on paper

“Sunbeams” by Laura Casazza (Southbury, CT)

Print on paper

The museum also showcased some ceramics, trinkets (particularly Hello Kitty! merchandise) and other cat-related decor throughout the museum!

Located next to some of the art was a cat doll with some treats in it! Visitors were encouraged to take one home for their kitty. I know from personal experiences, cats do like to chase the springs and (sometimes) return them for you to throw over and over! I haven’t tried the corks before though.

And there are many more amazing works of art in the gallery part of the museum!

The museum has a reading area with comfy chairs to sit and peruse the books in the library.

There is also a mirror for visitors to write their names, the names of their cats or messages on. Drawings of cats, “hiss” and “meow meow” are just some of the things written on the mirror when I visited.

The museum also includes an activity area for visitors of all ages to make cat faces!

This is one of the “must see” Salem attractions off the beaten path to see while still avoiding the throngs of Halloween revelers which are sure to overwhelm Salem in the upcoming weeks, especially since Halloween season seems to be starting earlier and earlier each year there (more on this in a later post).