Upcoming Events
Public Tours 1st Saturday of each month, weather permitting.
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Tours are offered the 1st Saturday of each month at 11:00am and 1:00pm. Tours last approximately 1 hour. Participants should enter the Burying Ground at the corner of Fayette and Greene Street. Please dress appropriately; a portion of the tour is held outside. Tours include the Burying Ground and Catacombs.
Fees are $5.00 for adults, children 4 and under FREE. Please bring exact change. If your group has more than 10 individuals, please contact us for arrangements. For tour information and date confirmations, contact 410-706-2072 or email info@westminsterhall.org. If a tour is canceled, it will be posted on our website.
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​Lunch Under the Pipes, Thursday, May 8, 2025, beginning at noon
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Westminster Preservation Trust, Inc. (Westminster Hall) is the proud sponsor of "Lunch Under the Pipes (LUP)," a free lunchtime concert series featuring Westminster Hall's beautifully restored 1882 Johnson Pipe organ. The concert series is open to the University of Maryland, Baltimore faculty, staff and students and the surrounding community. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch; seating is provided.
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On Thursday, May 8, 2025, at noon we welcome Mary Maldarelli who serves as the primary organist for Westminster Hall and Burying Grounds, where she performs music from medieval to modern periods. Her recital will present a variety of works including music by J. S. Bach, Louis-Claude Daquin, Fanny Mendelssohn, Cesar Franck, and Jehan Alain. The recital is intended to introduce the listener to classical pipe organ literature and to Westminster Hall's unique baroque-style instrument.
Mary Maldarelli, MD, MMSM, has studied pipe organ with Mr. Thomas Smith, Dr. John Walker at the Peabody Institute, and Dr. Jeremy Filsell at The Catholic University of America. She obtained her Masters of Music in Sacred Music, Pipe Organ Performance, from the Catholic University of America, where the also studied conducting with Dr. Leo Nestor. She has studied piano with Ms. Anne-Marie Hildebrandt, Mr. Corey McVicar, and voice with Dr. Lori Lind. She obtained her medical degree and her residency in Internal Medicine at University of Maryland School of Medicine and is currently a clinical fellow in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. She has published in a variety of journals including JAMA Open Network and The American Organist.
Maldarelli has played music for live television broadcast at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., for live broadcast radio for St. Ignatius of Loyola Catholic Community in Baltimore, and for services at First & Franklin Presbyterian Church and Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church. She takes her role as Mr. Edgar Allan Poe's organist very seriously and enjoys performing spooky music for Poe aficionados from around the world during Halloween celebrations at Westminster Hall.
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For additional questions on Lunch Under the Pipes or to perform email info@westminsterhall.org.
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Self-Guided Tours of the Burying Ground
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The Burying Ground is open daily from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm; if there is ice or snow the grounds close. If the main cemetery gates are locked during these times, please call 410-706-6882 for University of Maryland, Baltimore campus security to unlock.
Stone/Grave Rubbing is not permitted in the Burying Ground. Stone Rubbing is the practice of creating an image of surface features of a stone on paper.
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To enter the Burying Ground, use the gates at the corner of Greene and Fayette Street. Self-guided tours are free to the public; tour guides are not available. If you are filming or plan to host an event at Westminster Hall or in the Burying Ground, please contact 410-706-2072 or email info@westminsterhall.org. There are no restrooms on site. Limited street parking is available, or visitors can park in the Baltimore Grand Garage located at 5 North Paca Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21201. Please note, the Catacombs are not open for self-guided tours.
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Baltimore Heritage Tours
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Westminster Hall partners with Baltimore Heritage to bring additional tours of the Catacombs. Baltimore Heritage is a nonprofit organization dedicated to saving historic buildings and revitalizing neighborhoods. Baltimore Heritage and its partners celebrate the historic places that tell the stories of families, neighborhoods and Baltimore City as a whole.
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Registration for Baltimore Heritage Tours are made through Baltimore Heritage.
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