The National Aquarium in Baltimore is preparing to lift the veil from a facet of its operation that most people never see.

The aquarium’s animal care center is currently located in a Fells Point facility that is off-limits to the general public and all but a few staffers. When it moves to a new location in Jonestown in 2018, the new facility still will not be fully open to the public like the aquarium is, according to CEO John Racanelli, but it will be designed to accommodate a limited number of visitors on guided tours and other events, such as community gatherings.

“It will not be a public facility,” Racanelli said. “But because of the layout, we’ll be able to offer guided tours so people will be able to see the inner workings of the aquarium.”

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