Chamber of Wonders: Emerging Strategies Under the Bay in AR\XR

Join us at The Peale in Baltimore for a unique experience that combines art, science, nature, and technology.

An artist and marine biologist have collaborated to present the exhibition Chamber of Wonders, a series of hands-on installations and displays telling the invisible stories of living microbes under the surface of the Chesapeake Bay. Photography, hand-made objects and painted assemblages alongside multi-media, live microbes, augmented reality and animation and sound will be interacting with live data streaming in from the Chesapeake Bay water.

In conjunction with the Chamber of Wonders exhibition, join panelists for a fascinating discussion. This art and science panel will include Lisa Moren, Professor of Art, UMBC (moderator and artist panelist), Dr. Tsvetan Bachvaroff, Associate Research Professor, IMET (marine biologist panelist), Dr. Jane Bennett, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at JHU (philosopher panelist, author of Vibrant Matter), and Lee Boot, Director of the Imaging Research Center, UMBC (artist, panelist).

Accessbility

ASL interpretation is available upon request for this event. ASL requests must be made three full business days prior to an event.

Wheelchair and Physical Building Access / The Peale has a brand new elevator! The new accessible entrance is on the left side of the building, down Watchouse alley about 100 ft. There is a keypad on the right side of the elevator door. Press the button to call the elevator. There is a door that will swing open automatically once the elevator is called so stand back. Once the door is open you can enter the elevator portico and then step/roll/dance into the elevator. When you come out of the elevator you will be in a short hallway by the bathrooms and the lobby and welcome desk is on the right. There are three floors in the Peale there is a handrail on all flights of stairs. Various and ample forms of seating is available in every room. The historic entrance has five steps and no functioning handrail.

Parking / There is a temporary drop off spot in the “no parking” zone directly in front of the Holiday St. entrance. There are multiple public paid parking lots within a two block radius of The Peale as well as street parking. There are 4 access parking spots on the 200 block of Holiday Street.

Visual Descriptions and more / For additional information about captioning, ASL, services, and more, please visit our Accessibility page.