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Panel: Chamber of Wonders | Emerging Strategies Under the Bay in AR\XR
January 18 @ 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Free
RSVP in Advance
In conjunction with the Chamber of Wonders exhibition, join panelists in-person at The Peale for a fascinating discussion. This art, philosophy, and science panel will include:
- Dr. Tsvetan Bachvaroff, Associate Research Professor, IMET (marine biologist and panelist)
- Dr. Jane Bennett, Andrew W. Mellon Professor of the Humanities at Johns Hopkins University (philosopher and panelist, author of Vibrant Matter: A Political Ecology of Things, Duke University Press)
- Lee Boot, Director of the Imaging Research Center, UMBC (artist and panelist)
- Lisa Moren, Professor of Art, UMBC (moderator and artist panelist)
This panel is in conjunction with the exhibition Chamber of Wonders, a series of hands-on installations 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 will be interacting with live data streaming in from the Chesapeake Bay water. The exhibition is on view December 14 through February 1, 2024.
To listen to the project podcast, download the AR app or to learn more on the projects go to lisamoren.com.
Accessibility
Accessibility
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 Holliday 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 Holliday Street.
Visual Descriptions and more / For additional information about captioning, ASL, services, and more, please visit our Accessibility page.
Visual Descriptions and more / For additional information about captioning, ASL, services, and more, please visit our Accessibility page.