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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...

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Sassy Toes

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....

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A screenshot of the homepage of the Out of The Blocks website, featuring a photo of a woman wearing boxing gloves.
Digital Preservation
Heather Shelton

UMD Intern Works to Process Digital Collections

At The Peale, community voices are at the heart of everything we do. Housed in the oldest purpose-built museum building in the United States—built in 1814 by artist and inventor Rembrandt Peale—The Peale has lived

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May 12, 2025 No Comments
A child's drawing of the COVID-19 virus.
Storytelling
Heather Shelton

Communities for Immunity

In 2021, a coalition of national museum and library associations announced the recipients of the second round of funding for Communities for Immunity, and the Peale was among the awardees. As part of the project,

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October 24, 2022 No Comments
The Peale's garden has a brick pathway, green bushes, and a wooden and metal staircase leading down from a second floor room.
Community Events
Heather Shelton

Praise Song by Mama Linda Goss

Dedicated at the Reopening of the Peale on August 13, 2022 Hear Mama Linda sing the Praise song, recorded by Aaron Henkin, with music by Scott Patterson of Afro House. My Bells are Ringing!My Soul

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October 5, 2022 No Comments
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