The Peale’s new elevator shaft reach the third floor last week! It will have an accessible, single occupancy restroom next to it when complete, one of five such restrooms that will be available to visitors in the fully renovated Peale.
You might recognize this room as Submersive Productions’ lab at the Peale in 2019. In Rembrandt Peale’s day, it served as a painting studio, and still has the extra tall doorway that allowed for massive canvases, like his The Court of Death (1820, Detroit Institute of Arts), to be moved into and out of the studio.
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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.
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