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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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 Talks Make One Great Day
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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Call for Artists – Life in Baltimore
Life in Baltimore – Call for Artists Photo courtesy of Josh Sinn The Peale is pleased to announce the opening of the Call for Artists...
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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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Education Will Be Our Pride
Education Will Be Our Pride Education, Resistance, and the Legacy of The Peale From 1878 to 1889, the Peale building played a pivotal role in Baltimore’s African American educational history. Known then as Male and
January 13, 2026
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Moses Williams: Cutter of Profiles
Moses Williams silhouette Recovering a Master Artist’s Story Moses Williams: Cutter of Profiles brings long-overdue attention to one of the most prolific and overlooked artists of early America. Born around 1776, Moses Williams was an extraordinary
January 13, 2026
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Founding Fossils: When Science, Art, and Accessibility Collide
Founding Fossils When Science, Art, and Accessibility Collide In 1801, Charles Willson Peale and his son Rembrandt launched what would become the first scientific expedition in U.S. history—unearthing massive bones from a New York farm
January 13, 2026
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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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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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