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New extended evening hours!
To coincide with the opening of Episode One of the Institute of Visionary History and Archives of the Deep Now, we are delighted to announce new, extended visiting hours at the Peale through September 30th:
- Thu, Fri, & Sat 7-10pm
- Sunday 9am-5pm
Enjoy the Peale Gallery, Shop, Escapement Time Travel Agency, and the Architecture/Baltimore exhibition (from September 16) before or after visiting the Archives.
One night only at the Peale! “Wasted” 7 September
Friday, Sept 7 | 8pm (doors 7:30pm)
Presented by Baltimore Center Stage in partnership with the Peale, Wasted explores consensual sex and what can happen when lines, and memories, are blurred. Award winning Irish writer and director Kat Woods presents a completely original theatrical experience like no other play that you will see in Baltimore this fall.
Tickets now on sale for Submersive’s new production at the Peale!
13-30 September | Thu-Sat 7-10pm; Sun 2-5pm
Tickets are now on sale for the Institute of Visionary History and Archives of the Deep Now, the latest experience devised by Submersive Productions for the Peale Center!
Each experience runs 30-45 minutes for a group of about five people. The Archives of the Deep Now have been recreated by Submersive from instructions left behind by The Institute of Visionary History before they mysteriously vanished in 1997. Each box from The Archives contains an experiment designed to conjure visions of the past in order to ask a specific question. For Episode One, we join Harriet Tubman at a crucial juncture to ask “How does one prevent catastrophe?”
New episodes will be explored in September, October, and November of 2018. We will begin with guided experiences as we discover together the mysterious forces at work in theArchives of the Deep Now. Later in the Fall, guests will have the opportunity to explore and choose their own experiments from The Archive. We will be selling tickets a few weeks at a time, and unveiling new episodes as we gather and incorporate data from our guests.
Follow the project’s brand-new Facebook page!
September 9th build a bee house in the Peale’s pollinator garden!
Solitary Bee House Construction Workshop
12:30-3pm Sunday, September 9, 2018
$25 per adult includes materials
Led by Ashley G. Kidner
Learn how to build bee houses and motels for our native bees and wasps, and take home your own solitary bee house!
15 participants are required for the workshop to run, with a maximum of 25. Children under 16 attend free with a ticketed adult. Get your tickets here!
Some may be surprised to learn that most bees do not live in hives; each has its own solitary nest. Solitary bees are are not aggressive and rarely if ever sting unless attacked or stepped upon, and even then their stings are not painful compared to honeybees.
With bee populations in decline, any help we can give them in the form of dry and safe homes for their eggs helps contribute to the survival not just of the bee species, but to all the trees and plants they pollinate as well – not to mention those of us who depend on this crucial ecosystem. In this workshop, participants will have the opportunity to build a solitary bee house before the Autumn weather sets in, helping a new bee emerge in the Spring to carry on their important work as pollinators.
Materials including nesting tubes (cardboard and organic), wooden blocks, a limited amount of wooden boxes and tools for construction will be provided. Participants are encouraged to bring their own wooden boxes such as wine and/or cigar boxes which could be suitable to convert into bee houses.
About the instructor: Ashley Kidner is a Baltimore-based land artist and designer of the Peale’s pollinator garden. Kidner also runs International Landscaping & Design, specializing in pollinator, wildlife and rain gardens.
Press Release: Founder’s Day Celebrations August 15-19
After 20 years of being mainly vacant, the Peale Center is back at the center of Baltimore culture!
Baltimore, MD (August 9, 2018) – The Peale Center for Baltimore History and Architecture hosts its Founder’s Day Celebrations from August 15-19, 2018, commemorating August 15, 1814 – the date that Rembrandt Peale first opened his Baltimore Museum to the public. The festivities include five days of both free and ticketed events including tours, talks, film, silhouette cutting, song, storytelling, poetry, garden parties, a makers’ market, food, drink and more at the museum’s location at 225 Holliday St. Baltimore, MD 21202
“We’re thrilled to be able to celebrate the Peale’s 204th birthday by sharing all of the new renovations that have been completed this year, and showcasing some of the diverse programming, storytelling, and artists we work with,” says Executive Director, Nancy Proctor.
As well as the festivities for Founder’s Day, the museum will also celebrate the completion of the exterior renovations of the building and the reopening of the historic garden, which has been replanted as a Pollinator Garden by local land artist, Ashley Kidner, with support from a BGE Green Grant and Morgan State University School of Architecture students working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew program. Also, in the garden, visitors can now see period gas street lights and a gas-powered fire alarm pole, restored by Baltimore Foundry Works and volunteers from BGE’s engineering team.
Complete List of Founder’s Day Activities:
11am-12pm: Tours and talks on the restoration and recreation of the Peale’s historic gas lights inside the Peale and on its grounds, by BGE gas light engineers and historians.
12-1:30pm: Lunchtime talk about the renovation of the Peale’s Pollinator Garden by land artist, Ashley Kidner. Bring your brown bag lunch and join us under the magnolia tree!
6-7pm: Silhouette cutting by Lauren Muney. Discover the historic artform and its connection to the Peales from a contemporary practitioner. Take home a silhouette cut by hand!
8-9pm: A Cappella at the Peale. Enjoy a free a cappella gospel concert by Bleu Waters in what has been called the best acoustic space in Baltimore – Rembrandt Peale’s studio gallery.
11am-6pm: Tour the Peale and learn more about it as a venue for your exhibitions, performances, workshops, lectures, and events. Drop in or book a time to discuss your proposals.
19:24pm (7:24pm): Illuminated (a Surrealist garden party) Why such a specific time? Join us and find out! Tickets are limited; get yours now!
12-1:30pm: Lunchtime storytelling with Nate Couser. Bring your brownbag lunch and join the host of the Artist Exchange Radio Show for a live recording of authentic Be Here: Baltimore stories of the city.
19:24pm (7:24pm): Illuminated (a Surrealist garden party) Why such a specific time? Join us and find out! Tickets are limited; get yours now!
2-4pm: Before Hollywood: Philadelphia and the Birth of the Movies film screening and panel discussion with the director, Andrew Ferrett, Carrie Rickey (co-producer) and Nathaniel Popkin (author featured in the film). Watch the 1-hour film and learn about the role the Peales played in developing and popularizing early cinematic experiences.
19:24pm (7:24pm): Illuminated (a Surrealist garden party) Why such a specific time? Join us and find out! Tickets are limited; get yours now!
9am-3pm: Makers’ Market. Take home the best of Baltimore with locally produced art and wearables.
6-8pm (doors open at 5:30 pm): Words, Wine & Wings “4” Poetry Show.
Hosted by award-winning Baltimore poet Cherrie Amour, this fourth show in the series features five diverse emerging and established poets from Baltimore and Baltimore-area who will share their works. The theme for this show is “freestyle.” Tickets: General admission: $10 / Admission, wings and wine: $18 (pre-pay only) For more info and to purchase tickets, go to www.cherrieamour.com and Eventbrite.
Media Contact: Cherrie Woods
(443) 248-1119/ info@eclecticpr.com
Opening August 9th! Illuminated: A Surrealist Garden Party
Amusements, delights, and wonders will be provided. Featuring fantastic feats from a rotating cast of curious characters. Recommended for all children over the age of 21. Upon the occasion of rain, snow or locusts, festivities will be relocated indoors. More info and tickets.
Free storytelling workshop with Mama Linda
This Sunday is the final summer storytelling workshop by Mama Linda Goss at the Peale. Join her for a free session of story swapping and rhythm talking! Places are limited; RSVP.
Hear Mama Linda and other storytellers at the Peale from earlier sessions.
Volunteer opportunity Saturday 21 July!
The renovations of the Peale’s historic garden are complete. Now help us finish the planting of the Peale’s Pollinator Garden!
Saturday 21 July 9:30am-12:30pm RSVP
Join land artist Ashley Kidner and friends of the Peale to help turn our historic garden into an oasis for people and pollinators of all sorts.
The renovation of the Peale’s historic garden and its gas lights has been made possible by support from BGE and the Baltimore Foundry Works, the hard work of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Hands On Preservation Experience (HOPE Crew) from Morgan State University’s School of Architecture, expert volunteers, and generous donors. Come enjoy their gifts!
HOPE Crew at the Peale
Over the past three weeks, thanks to the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s HOPE Crew (Hands-On Preservation Experience), an ambitious team of six architecture students from Morgan State University has been repointing and relaying brickwork in the Peale’s historic garden, repairing decorative ironwork, and repainting our 19th century gas streetlights. Read all about their great work and come enjoy a peaceful oasis in the heart of downtown Baltimore for free on Sundays.
July 10, 2018 Media Day for the HOPE Crew at the Peale
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The renovation of the Peale’s historic garden and its gas lights has been made possible by support from BGE and the Baltimore Foundry Works, the hard work of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Hands On Preservation Experience (HOPE Crew) from Morgan State University’s School of Architecture, expert volunteers, and generous donors. Come enjoy their gifts!
Press
2018 July 18, Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Morgan State Students Participate in Historical Restoration Program
2018 July 14, Baltimore Sun, Remembering Baltimore’s magical glow from gaslights on a summer night
2018 July 13, Washington Post, Project aims to help diversify architecture, historic preservation fields (repost from Baltimore Sun)
2018, July 11, Morgan State University News, Morgan State University Architecture Students Participate in National Preservation Training Pilot Program
2018 July 10, Baltimore Sun, Morgan project aims to help diversify architecture, historic preservation fields