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Peabody is the largest—and one of the few—conservatories in the U.S. to make the commitment to meeting full financial need. Learn More Community Concerts & Events
The Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University is a private music and dance conservatory and preparatory school in Baltimore, Maryland. Founded in 1857 and affiliated with Johns Hopkins in 1977, Peabody is the oldest conservatory in the United States and one of the world's most highly-regarded performing arts schools.
Music and dance have the power to inspire, transform, and heal. Welcome to Peabody, where you’re part of a community dedicated to enriching the world by shaping a more dynamic, inclusive, and sustainable future for the performing arts.
Explore Peabody’s Local History, from George Peabody’s legacy to our Audubon Birds of America prints, in the historic Sutton Room at the Main Library and our online archives.
Follow Charles Street north one mile to Baltimore’s Washington Monument. The Monument is in the middle of Mount Vernon Place. Peabody occupies a whole city block bounded by Charles Street, Mount Vernon Place, St. Paul Street, and Centre Street. Turn Right onto Mount Vernon Place.
We have passes available for library card holders to a variety of museums in Boston, Peabody, Salem, and more.
From its beginnings as the first conservatory in the United States—founded alongside an art gallery, a library, and a lecture series—the Peabody Institute has brought together a community of artists, teachers, and scholars to hone their skills, with a keen understanding of what the arts can do to elevate the quality of human life.
