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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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Black-and-white image of an underwater scene that shows a hill or volcano, as fish swim around the feature.
Exhibits
John Suau

One Chiliad by Jann Rosen-Queralt

One Chiliad June 26 – September 21, 2025 One Chiliad is inspired by the fact that our cultural legacy is determined by the relationship we have with the land and water of our environment. One’s

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September 17, 2025 No Comments
News
John Suau

Announcing $5,000 in Prizes for Built to Last

The Peale is thrilled to announce the prize structure for Built to Last: A Juried Art Exhibit of Baltimore’s Enduring Landmarks! Thanks to support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, five outstanding

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September 16, 2025 No Comments
Artists
John Suau

Deadline Extended: Call for Artists

Built to Last Exhibition at The Peale Baltimore artists: there’s still time to make your mark! The Peale is excited to announce that the submission deadline for Built to Last: A Juried Art Exhibit of

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September 15, 2025 No Comments
Artists
Heather Shelton

Built to Last Exhibition Call for Artists

What do a concert hall, a synagogue, and an old newspaper headquarters have in common? In Baltimore, they stand as silent witnesses to the city’s evolution—testaments to architectural resilience, civic imagination, and layered histories. Now,

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July 29, 2025 No Comments
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
The facade of the brick Peale building on a sunny day.
Advocacy
Heather Shelton

Support for IMLS

Museums and libraries are essential to our democracy, our history, and our future. Now, more than ever, we must stand together to protect them. Statement from The Peale on the Proposed Elimination of IMLS The

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March 20, 2025 No Comments
Kim wears a green shirt-dress. She is pictured with a man who is wearing a black suit. They are standing in a room with flowers.
Peale People
Heather Shelton

In Memory of Kim Domanski

We are deeply saddened to share that our Chief Operations Officer, Kim Domanski, passed away over the weekend. Kim was not only a valued colleague but also a dear friend to many. Her infectious laugh

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March 12, 2025 No Comments
The facade of the brick Peale building on a sunny day.
Architecture
Heather Shelton

The Peale Wins a Buildy Award!

The Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM) has announced The Peale as one of this year’s Building Museums™ Symposium’s Buildy Award Winners. The Buildy Award recognizes The Peale for its leadership and exemplary accomplishment through the planning,

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March 4, 2024 No Comments
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