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Exploring Botanical Art in the Museum with Titian Peale

Hammond-Harwood House 19 Maryland Ave, Annapolis

Summer Storytime Does the child in your life love nature? Then this could be the perfect program for your little explorer. Artist Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827) interests expanded far beyond the canvas and out into the natural world. Peale, who grew up in Annapolis, inspired a love of science in his youngest son, Titian (1799-1885), when he created one of America’s first natural history museums in Philadelphia. Titian pursued his father’s passion by becoming a noted naturalist and botanical artist. In this hands-on program participants will visit one room in...