National Aquarium Releases Year in Photos, Free Jellies Wallpapers

The National Aquarium in Baltimore rolled out a visual year in review during the first week of December, posting a December 1, 2025 feature called Our Best Photos of 2025 and following up on December 3 with a Wallpaper Wednesdays post highlighting full moon jellies. The photo package gathers standout images from the Aquarium’s activities across animal care, rescue, conservation, and visitor moments, while the shorter Wallpaper Wednesdays item offers downloadable images with explanatory captions about the species shown.

The postings appeared on the Aquarium’s website and on its social channels, part of a digital push aimed at maintaining public engagement as the calendar moves into the slower winter season. Visual content serves multiple local goals. For residents, striking photographs and accessible species information make planning a family visit or an educational trip easier. For potential tourists, shareable images work as low cost promotion that may influence decisions to visit Baltimore’s Inner Harbor attractions during the holiday and winter periods. For members and supporters, the images underscore the aquarium’s conservation and rescue work that membership fees help fund.

The focus on full moon jellies in Wallpaper Wednesdays illustrates the dual audience strategy. Short form downloadable content attracts daily social media traffic and individual downloads, while the larger photo collection functions as a narrative of the institution’s work over the year. Both formats include explanatory captions to provide scientific context and to inform educators, parents, and curious residents who rely on local institutions for informal learning.

Local economic and civic stakeholders watch these kinds of outreach efforts because cultural institutions often use digital programming to smooth seasonal visitation swings and to convert online interest into foot traffic and membership renewals. The Aquarium’s December visual releases signal an investment in that strategy, linking photography and species storytelling to broader aims of conservation funding, educational outreach, and wintertime activity around the Inner Harbor. For Baltimoreans, the images are immediately usable and offer a timely reminder that the Aquarium remains active in rescue and conservation work even as the year ends.