Built to Last Opening April 17 at The Peale Last fall, The Peale issued a call to artists across the region to respond to a...
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Call for Volunteers: Help During Artscape 2026
Call for Volunteers: Artscape 2026 Each year, Artscape transforms downtown Baltimore into one of the largest free arts festivals in the United States, drawing thousands...
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Meet The Artists 2 Artist Talks – One Great Day at The Peale Embers Held: Artist Talk Saturday, February 21 | 2PM | 1st...
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Life in Baltimore – Call for Artists Photo courtesy of Josh Sinn The Peale is pleased to announce the opening of the Call for Artists...
Read MoreThe 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 Building the Next Generation of Preservation Tradespeople The Guild @ The Peale is a paid apprenticeship program training the next...
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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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Exhibits
Spark VII: Industrial Afterglow
Industrial Afterglow is a multimedia exhibition exploring the afterlives of industry, technology, and environmental memory through the lens of contemporary art. Curated by Liz Faust, the show brings together 22 artists working across sculpture, video,
November 11, 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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Intersections
On View: October 29, 2025 – January 18, 2026 Intersections is the inaugural exhibit curated by the Fund for Educational Excellence’s Curation Club, a group of Baltimore City Schools students who spent the summer translating
October 29, 2025
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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
October 29, 2025
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