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Live virtual tour of The Edgar Allan Poe House (pay-what-you-can)
A virtual tour of the historic Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum in Baltimore, MD. Tour is led by a live museum docent for Q & A.
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Date and time
April 11, 2020 · 12pm - December 18, 2020 · 2:15pm PDT
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Online
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About this event
Poe's chamber door is open to you online. Join us for a live virtual tour of the historic Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, led by a real museum docent.
Each virtual session is led by a live guide who will share the history of Edgar Allan Poe's life in Baltimore, explore the poet's mysterious death in the city in 1849, and learn about the poems and short stories Poe wrote while residing at Poe House. Each live session has limited seats to encourage interactive discussion and personalize the session for the group.
VIRTUAL TOUR ITINERARY
- Introductory Video
- Guided Virtual Walk-thru via GoPro
- Discussion: "The Mysterious Death of Edgar Allan Poe"
- Q & A, Live Reading of Works Poe Wrote at Poe House
Sessions are led online via the Zoom conferencing platform, led by a live museum docent. This tour is offered on a Pay-What-You-Can basis. All proceeds benefit the Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum, to help keep Poe's chamber door open to visitors.
LIMITED SESSIONS AVAILABLE. We will add tours and tour times as demand grows, so please check back for updates. At this time transcription and/or sign-language services are not available. Tours are conducted in English.
Please note: student groups and book club leaders may also sign up for their own private sessions, subject to verification. Complete a group tour request at PoeBaltimore.org. All tours are conducted online via Zoom conferencing; Poe House itself is closed to visitors.
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Poe Baltimore was created to fund, maintain and interpret The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum, and to celebrate the legacy of one of Baltimore’s most famous residents. We are dedicated to maintaining the museum as a vibrant experience for the thousands of visitors who come from around the world each year, and as part of a broader mission of city-wide events and educational opportunities.