Author: The Peale

The Peale is based in the first museum to be purpose-built in the United States, designed by architect Robert Cary Long Sr. and opened by artist Rembrandt Peale in 1814. It is a building of many firsts, and today in the creative spirit of its founder is relaunching as an innovative Center to celebrate the unique history of Baltimore, its people and their buildings through the authentic stories of the City. Currently under renovation, the Peale is open for occasional hardhat tours, and all of its programs are available online with live captioning and ASL interpretation.

If you missed the Peale’s 2018 Storytelling Showcase and Fundraiser…

You can still watch the incredible stories told live on November 28th on our Facebook page (Set 1 & Set 2), and make your contribution to our Fall 2018 Capital Campaign initiative today!

The historic “Picture Gallery” at the Peale.

ONLY $1,111 TO GO

to our $50,000 goal, thanks to the generosity of our participants and supporters. With your help, we will be able to add a secondary exit and staircase to the Peale’s Picture Gallery: the room that makes the building architecturally unique and serves as our main events space, hosting ground-breaking theater, dance, music, film, talks, storytelling, and exhibitions.

Thank you for your support!

What is a Time Travel Tour anyway?

You are not alone in asking, as this is a unique new way to experience history!

Part puzzle, part exhibit, part performance, total immersion!

The Time Travel Tours experience is an interactive exhibit that engages with the history of the Peale and its founder in 1818, and connects certain aspects of that time to ours and to the future.

Watch this interview with tour guide David London to learn more, and get tour updates here or call 1-866-TMETRVL.

Click here for times and tickets.

Tours are also available for groups and by special appointment: contact us at events@old.thepealecenter.org to schedule yours. 

Last chance to get your tickets to the Nov 28 Storytelling Showcase!

Nate Couse of The Artist Exchange Radio Show and Aaron Henkin, producer of WYPR’s Out of the Blocks

Support the Peale and celebrate the close of our Fall capital campaign initiative with a special evening of authentic Baltimore stories hosted by WYPR’s Aaron Henkin, producer of the award-winning Out of the Blocks series, and Nate Couser of The Artist Exchange Radio Show.

Tickets $50 to benefit the Peale’s Fall 2018 Campaign: Your purchase helps us make the Peale safer and more accessible for all! 

Free parking is graciously provided by Zion Church. Drinks and light refreshments from Ida B’s Table will be on offer at the Peale, and you can enjoy a complimentary Peale cocktail when you dine at Ida B’s before the show!

More info & program updates here.

Your donation to the Peale is matched on #GivingTuesday!

Today is #GivingTuesday. Facebook is matching up to $7 million dollars of donations made to non-profits like ours. 

The historic “Picture Gallery” at the Peale.

The Peale urgently requires upgrades to key facilities in order to meet modern standards and ensure the safety of the building and those in it.

We have already raised more than $43,000 toward our $50,000 Fall campaign goal from generous supporters like you! We are so close to being able to add a secondary exit and staircase to the Peale’s Picture Gallery: the room that makes the building architecturally unique and serves as our main events space, hosting ground-breaking theater, dance, music, film, talks, storytelling, and exhibitions. Your donation today can help put us over the finish line!

How you can help the Peale:
Give to our Fall 2018 Campaign or give through Facebook
Join our Nov 28th Storytelling Showcase (see below)
Donate your time, skills and gently used items
Attend an upcoming program or event

Thanksgiving hours

The Peale will be closed Thursday, November 22 and will reopen Friday, Nov 23 from 4-8pm. We are also open Saturday Nov 24 from 12-8pm, and Sunday Nov 25 9am-5pm. Enjoy the weekend!

Next week our hours are:

Thursday, November 29: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Friday, November 30: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Saturday, December 1: 6:00pm-10:00pm
Sunday, December 2: 9:00am-5:00pm

Save the date! 28 November Storytelling Showcase & Fundraiser at the Peale

Nate Couse of The Artist Exchange Radio Show and Aaron Henkin, producer of WYPR’s Out of the Blocks

Support the Peale and celebrate the close of our Fall capital campaign initiative with a special evening of authentic Baltimore stories hosted by WYPR’s Aaron Henkin, producer of the award-winning Out of the Blocks series, and Nate Couser of The Artist Exchange Radio Show. Tour the historic Peale Museum building and explore installations and immersive theater vignettes from recent productions at the Peale, and an exhibition of work by Baker Award-winning artists. Get more information and tickets here! 

Free and family-friendly! Dia de los Muertos with the Smithsonian Latino Center

An advertisement for the Day of the Dead event, featuring a listing of events and an avatar of woman in a red and white dress.Three days of astonishing experiences between the digital and the real, between life and death!

Join the Smithsonian Latino Center at the Peale Center Nov 2-4, 2018 in a celebration of life and death. Walk the path of the spirits, participate in art installations by Latino artists, explore different Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos cultural practices, and learn about the legend of la Llorona, our highlighted mythological figure.

Free and family-friendly! See the full program here. 

3 days only! Episode 3 of the Institute of Visionary History

October 18, 20, & 21 | TIMED TICKETS

In “Altar Ego,” the third in the series of participatory experiences created by Submersive Productions at the Peale this Fall, you are invited to a unique house party to learn more about your “model citizen” Vietnamese-American neighbor, and explore the boundaries between home and not home. (Actualized by Kim Le.) More info…