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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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Two people sit and listen to a speaker in a gallery space with dark, gray walls. One person holds a smartphone to take a picture.
Community Events
Heather Shelton

Welcome to the Community Advisory Team

The votes are in! Congratulations to our inaugural Community Advisory Team (CAT). New members include: Elected by Baltimore community members, the purpose of the group is to ensure that the programs and exhibitions hosted by The

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December 20, 2022 No Comments
A silhouette of a man with a cravat and a long braid in the back.
Artists
Heather Shelton

Moses Williams: A History

Moses Williams was an accomplished silhouette artist and entrepreneur born to an enslaved couple who were traded to Charles Willson Peale, Rembandt’s father, in payment for a pair of portraits he had painted while living

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November 25, 2022 No Comments
Two women sit in chairs in a darkened room and watch a screen in a meeting.
Community Events
Heather Shelton

Vote for Community Advisory Team Members

We are looking for 5 members to serve for 1 year to guide The Peale’s programming and decision-making process. The aim is to ensure that the programs and exhibitions hosted by the Peale online and

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November 15, 2022 No Comments
Two people wearing black sweatshirts use power tools to strip and sand columns.
AAA
Heather Shelton

JOB: Call for AAA Instructors 

Teach art handling, exhibition preparation, or historic preservation trades as part of the  Accomplished Arts Apprenticeship Program!  The Peale, Baltimore’s Community Museum, is seeking reliable, skilled instructors who can teach part-time on one or more modules

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October 26, 2022 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
Two women in fancy white clothing sit for a portrait. Both are smiling and joyous.
Artists
Heather Shelton

2022 Grit Fund Recipients

Congratulations to the 2022 Grit Fund Award Winners! Find out details about other Grit Fund Artist Awards on the Grit Fund Website. Baltimore Indians, $10,000- Ashley Minner, Tiffany Chavis, Stanton Lewis, Katie Lively, Dare Turner

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October 24, 2022 No Comments
A room full of people stand in a museum space and listen to a speaker with a microphone.
Community Events
Heather Shelton

Community Advisory Team

Thanks for your interest in the Peale’s Community Advisory Team (CAT)! We had an initial CAT meeting on Sept. 20th and, after receiving input from you, have created a self-nomination process for joining the CAT.

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October 13, 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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