Poe Baltimore/ The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum

Very proud to announce that Poe Baltimore is one of six recipients in the Baltimore National Heritage Area. The $100,000 capital grant will match funds for design of a new museum visitor center at The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore! Congratulations to all of the Maryland orgs for FY25, and thank you to the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority and Maryland Historical Trust for all of your important work. https://lnkd.in/eS84CCsn

This year's International Edgar Allan Poe Festival features several Poe House 75th Anniversary events. Our Diamond Gala will commemorate three-quarters of a century celebrating Poe's legacy in Baltimore and beyond!

Discover the remarkable connection between Edgar Allan Poe and the great Marquis de Lafayette as we celebrate the Bicentennial of Lafayette's Farewell Tour in 1824. A life-sized diorama and historical exhibit inside Westminster Hall will transport you through pivotal moments in American history, shedding light on forgotten heroes. Cemetery tours feature new interpretive signage sharing the Poe family's profound contributions to the founding of the nation, and later their grandson's writing fame which revolutionized literature forever.

Join us in October and delve into the mystery that has haunted Baltimore for 175 years! PoeFestInternational..org for details...

?Join us festival eve at a special kick-off reception and MOVIE NITE tribute to Vincent Price and Roger Corman & The Edgar Allan Poe House 75th Anniversary Reception in the glorious and newly-opened?M&T Bank Exchange Theatre at France-Merrick Performing Arts Center. This extraordinary evening includes?two panel discussions?with special guests?Victoria Price, author and daughter of Vincent Price, and?Michael Connelly, bestselling author of?The Lincoln Lawyer?and the Hieronymus Bosch detective series. Q&A followed by?a special tribute recognizing the life and career of Vincent Price, and of the passing of the extraordinary film director, Roger Corman, followed by 60th Anniversary screening of their 1964 horror classic, “Edgar Allan Poe’s Masque of the Red Death” starring Vincent Price. General Admission includes panels, tribute, and film screening, plus an exclusive first look at a new documentary exploring the enduring mystery of Edgar Allan Poe’s death in Baltimore, directed by Michael Connelly and based on the Poe biography by Saturday ‘Visiter’ Awards guest-of-honor, Mark Dawidziak. VIP ticket includes bar reception, preferred seating, and Limited Edition souvenir anniversary poster to commemorate an unforgettable night. ? Poe Fest International’s?Red Masque MOVIE NIGHT tribute to Vincent Price and Roger Corman & The Edgar Allan Poe House 75th Anniversary Reception?to kick off festival weekend is sponsored by?Wells Fargo?and?The Hippodrome Foundation. Proceeds benefit The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore.? https://lnkd.in/eC-eCAps

This year we commemorate two very special anniversaries: the 175th Anniversary of Edgar Allan Poe’s Death in Baltimore in 1849 and the 75th Anniversary of The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum established in 1949. Join us festival weekend for three days of programs, exhibits, and of course the street festival just outside Poe's chamber door at the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore! Poe Fest International is a free, family-friendly weekend of events featuring Edgar Allan Poe-themed performances, art, vendors and food, celebrating Poe’s life, works and his influence in the arts. The street festival takes place at The Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum at 203 N. Amity Street in Baltimore, in the newly-built “Poe Park” at Center/West. Additional exhibits, tours, and programs at several locations in Baltimore City, October 4-6.