Partnership Advances Sound-Based Storytelling The Lab @ The Peale is pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Earprint LLC and immersive media pioneer C....
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What We Learned from New Museum Giving Platform
A $2,500 Surprise What We Learned from Piloting a New Museum Giving Platform As museums, libraries, archives, and cultural organizations continue to navigate an increasingly...
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Built to Last 2026 Winners: The Peale
Celebrating the Award Winners The Peale is proud to announce the award-winning artists selected for Built to Last, an exhibition exploring the architecture, memory, and...
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The Illumination Project @ The Peale
The Peale Illumination Project Illuminating Baltimore Through Art, Storytelling, and Innovation. Kelley Bell’s Inaugural Installation Illuminates The Peale’s Stories In May 2026, The Peale launched...
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People’s Choice Awards: Built to Last 2026
Vote for the People’s Choice Awards in Built to Last The Peale invites you to take part in the People’s Choice Awards for Built to Last,...
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Illuminator Awards: The Light Comes On April 16
The Light Comes On April 16 Illuminator Awards 2026 April 16, 2026 | BaltimoreCelebrating Baltimore’s brightest change-makers in arts, history, and community. An evening celebrating...
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Baltimore Heritage’s Johns Hopkins to Be Honored
Baltimore, MD – The 2026 Illuminator Awards will celebrate Johns Hopkins, executive director of Baltimore Heritage. The awards recognize his leadership in preserving Baltimore’s historic places and revitalizing its neighborhoods. Hopkins has directed the nonprofit since 2003. He has worked
January 12, 2026
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BmoreArt Founder Cara Ober to Be Honored at Illuminator Awards 2026
Baltimore, MD – The Illuminator Awards will recognize Cara Ober, artist, arts writer and founding editor of BmoreArt. She is being honored for her tireless advocacy. Her storytelling on behalf of Baltimore’s arts community is also being
January 9, 2026
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Announcing the Illuminator Awards 2026
The Peale Announces the Illuminator Awards 2026 An Evening Celebrating the People and Organizations Shaping Baltimore’s Future The Peale, Baltimore’s Community Museum, will host the 2026 Illuminator Awards on Thursday, April 16, 2026. The event
January 8, 2026
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Where Light City Began
The Night Gaslight Changed Everything at The Peale On a fall evening in 1816, people gathered along Holliday Street, drawn by a strange new glow coming from inside a museum. Baltimoreans crowd around the Peale
December 4, 2025
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Sassy Toes Returns to The Peale
Come Meet Sassy Toes – The Peale’s Biggest Resident! “Sassy Toes” was created by artist Francisco Benavides for Submersive Productions’ 2017 immersive theater experience “H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum Presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos” There’s
November 8, 2025
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Founding Fossils: When Science Met Imagination
“Sassy Toes” was created by artist Francisco Benavides for Submersive Productions’ 2017 immersive theater experience “H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum Presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos” In 1801, artist-scientist Charles Willson Peale led America’s first scientific
November 2, 2025
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The Light of Discovery: From Mastodons to Modern Makers
“Sassy Toes” was created by artist Francisco Benavides for Submersive Productions’ 2017 immersive theater experience “H.T. Darling’s Incredible Musaeum Presents: The Treasures of New Galapagos” The mastodon has always been part of The Peale’s story
October 30, 2025
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The Return of the Mastodon
From Attic to Atrium Once banished to the attic, the great “Sassy Toes” has returned — this time, to soar. Originally created by artist Francisco Benavides for Submersive Productions’ 2017 immersive theater experience H.T. Darling’s
October 27, 2025
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Final Call: Built to Last
Entry Deadline Extended to November 3 Good news for Baltimore’s creative community! The Peale has extended the deadline for Built to Last: A Juried Art Exhibit of Baltimore’s Enduring Landmarks through November 3, 2025
October 16, 2025
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Built to Last: Baltimore’s Enduring Landmarks
An archival exhibition inspiring a new generation of artists On view at The Peale beginning Friday, October 18, 2025225 Holliday Street, Baltimore, MD About the Exhibit The Peale presents Built to Last: Baltimore’s Enduring Landmarks, an
October 16, 2025
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