January 21, 2010 – The National Aquarium is pleased to announce the hiring of Mark Yost, Jr. as the new Director of Government Relations.

The National Aquarium joins the rest of Baltimore in donning purple this week to celebrate the Baltimore Ravens’ journey through the playoffs! Last night, during a covert effort to paint the town purple, the Ravens’ front office staff left the Aquarium a special logo stamp on the sidewalk near the ticket center. To continue the city-wide show of support, the Aquarium will light all of Pier 3 in purple on Thursday.

‘Tis the season for family, friends and fish! All three were in abundance last weekend as the National Aquarium celebrated Dollar Days Weekend and welcomed more than 13,000 people with $1 admission price despite the snowy, cold weather. Near-capacity crowds filled the Aquarium on both days, eager to escape the cold, enjoy the tropical temperatures of the Rainforest and see the Aquarium’s newest exhibit, Jellies Invasion. Guests also enjoyed special $1 treats in the Aquarium cafés and had the opportunity to purchase $1 items from the gift shop.

To kick off the holiday shopping season the National Aquarium is giving fans and followers an opportunity to swim into a sea of savings with the Aquarium’s Top 10 Holiday Deals of the Season! Deep discounts will be available on Aquarium everything including gift tickets, gift memberships, and winter experiences.

The Baltimore “Waterfront Invasion,” a joint, summer-long marketing campaign by Visit Baltimore, the Maryland Science Center, the National Aquarium, and Baltimore’s Waterfront Partnership received two awards, an Award of Distinction from the International Downtown Association and the Industry Partnership Award from Maryland Tourism and Travel Summit.