Producers of the PBS network’s popular “Antiques Roadshow” have chosen Baltimore as one of five cities where they will film in 2024.
The Maryland Zoo will be the setting when the PBS crew tapes three episodes in an all-day appraisal session on June 18. The event gives people a chance to learn about the antiques and collectibles they bring for an appraisal. The episodes will air in 2025 as part of the 29th season of the show, the network’s most-watched program.
“We’ll be back on the road this spring for an all-new Production Tour!” PBS announced on its website. “Do you have the Roadshow’s next big find?”
The event will provide valuable national exposure for both Baltimore and the Maryland Zoo, because the PBS crew is also expected to film segments about the zoo’s animals, history and conservation work.
“Holding events at locations like Maryland Zoo provides an enriching experience for our guests and audiences that they may otherwise miss,” said “Antiques Roadshow” executive producer Marsha Bemko, in a statement. “Our cameras blanket the property, capturing appraisals with the action of the event as a backdrop and taking our audience ‘backstage’ to learn about meaningful history, cultures and unique settings across our country.”
At each event, guests get free verbal evaluations of furniture, art work and other items by experts from leading auction houses and independent dealers. Each guest can bring two items for appraisal.
The zoo will be closed to members and regular guests on the day of filming. Admission to the “Antiques Roadshow” event is free but tickets are required and must be obtained in advance. Fans can enter for a chance to win one pair of tickets per household. The deadline for entries is March 18, and rules are on the PBS website: www.pbs.org.
In addition to Baltimore, other cities on the show’s 2024 tour include Las Vegas, Nevada, on May 1 at a venue to be determined; Bentonville, Arkansas, on May 14 at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art; Littleton, Colorado, on May 29 at the Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms, and Urbandale, Iowa, on June 10 at the Living History Farms.
