The Edgar Allan Poe Death Exhibit & Carroll Mansion, Phoenix Shot Tower Tours
Presented by Poe Baltimore at the historic Carroll Mansion. Tickets to the Poe Death Exhibit includes a tour of Carroll Mansion
THE EDGAR ALLAN POE DEATH EXHIBIT
Learn the mysterious circumstances of Poe’s death in Baltimore in 1849. Explore the various conspiracies that plague Poe’s legacy and how the very clothes he wore offer clues to the famed poet’s mysterious death. Pay your respects at a special candle-light vigil for the master of horror and mystery. Death and funeral imagery; viewer discretion advised. Exhibit includes mobile App/ Cell Audio Guide plus candle-light vigil and pop-up shop.
CARROLL MANSION
Explore 200 years of history at the Carroll Mansion, winter home of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, last living and only Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence. Follow the mansion’s evolution after Carroll’s death in 1832, into a saloon, immigrant tenement, vocational school, and recreation center.
THE RAVEN ROOM
A sequential series of 26 iconic illustrations by French artist, Gustave Doré, completed just months before his death. At the exhibit’s center, a striking 20-foot mural by Michael Kirby of Murals of Baltimore depicts Poe’s “ominous bird of yore,” blending classic and contemporary art.
NOTE for attendees: This event takes place at Carroll Mansion, 800 E. Lombard Street in Baltimore. The Mansion is a precious historic site; there is no elevator, and the stairs are steep. May not be suitable for all guests.
