Join science educator, author and Johns Hopkins alumnus Louis B. Rosenblatt, A&S ʼ84 (PhD) for an enlightening discussion of the early demonstrations of science that were popular in early Baltimore. Vastly different from today’s laboratory experiments, these initial scientific investigations often were presented as entertainment in a wide variety of settings, from public venues like Rembrandt Peale’s Baltimore Museum and Gallery of Paintings to the private parlors of polite society. Following the lecture, guests are invited to visit the exhibition Making a Museum: The Peale Family in Early Baltimore, see a Phantasmagoria or magic lantern show, and enjoy a tea reception. Retired from a long career in the classroom, Dr. Rosenblatt is now an educational consultant with the Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM. He is the author of the book Rethinking the Way We Teach Science.

Admission to the lecture is free with paid museum admission. Seating is limited and advance registration is requested.