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The 2026 Illuminator Award Honorees

Illuminator Award Honorees 2026 Five Forces Shaping Baltimore’s Cultural Future The Peale is proud to announce the five honorees of the 2026 Illuminator Awards, individuals and...

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The Guild @ The Peale

The Guild @ The Peale Building the Next Generation of Preservation Tradespeople​ The Guild @ The Peale is a paid apprenticeship program training the next...

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John Suau

Afro House to Receive Illuminator Award for Innovation

Afro House to Receive Illuminator Award for Innovation AFRO HOUSE Baltimore, MD — The 2026 Illuminator Awards are proud to honor Afro House, a Baltimore-based arts organization known for creating immersive performances that bring together music, dance,

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John Suau

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

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John Suau

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

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John Suau

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

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John Suau

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

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John Suau

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

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John Suau

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

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Andie Townsend

Chamber Music Maryland Returns to The Peale

An Evening of Romantic Viruosity with Peter Sirotin & Ya-Ting Chang   Chamber Music Maryland returns to The Peale! We are delighted to welcome the acclaimed husband-and-wife duo Peter Sirotin (violin) and Ya-Ting Chang (piano) for an unforgettable evening

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Andie Townsend

Arco Belo at The Peale – Tickets on Sale Now!

Experience Arco Belo: A Genre-Defying Musical Journey If you’re looking for a concert experience that pushes the boundaries of genre and sound, Arco Belo is not to be missed. Praised by JazzTimes as “music that truly synthesizes traditions

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