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List of museums in Baltimore

This list of museums in Baltimore museums, defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Museums

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NameNeighborhoodArea of studySummary
American Visionary Art MuseumFederal HillArtVisionary art
B&O Railroad MuseumWashington VillageRailwayCollection includes 250 pieces of railroad rolling stock, 15,000 artifacts, an outdoor G-scale layout, an indoor HO scale model, and a wooden model train
Babe Ruth Birthplace and MuseumDowntown BaltimoreSportsLife & times of Babe Ruth, Baltimore’s native son who became America’s first sports celebrity & an international icon, also the official Museum of the Baltimore Orioles and the archives of the Baltimore Colts and Johnny Unitas[1]
Baltimore ClayworksMount WashingtonCeramicsArtists and student studios with public exhibition gallery
Baltimore Museum of ArtHomewoodArtOver 90,000 works including African, American, Ancient Americas, Antioch Mosaics, Asian, Contemporary, European, Modern, Native American, Pacific Islands, prints, drawings & photographs, sculpture gardens, textiles
Baltimore Museum of IndustryFederal HillIndustryExhibits highlight Baltimore and Maryland's companies and industries, including a cannery, a 1900 garment loft and machine shop, a print shop, Dr. Bunting's Pharmacy (where Noxzema was invented) and the food industry (McCormick, Domino Sugar, Esskay); also home to the steam tugboat Baltimore
Baltimore Streetcar MuseumCharles VillageRailwayHistoric trolleys and electric bus streetcars
Carroll MansionJonestownHistoric houseAn 1811 mansion with changing art exhibits
The ContemporaryDowntown BaltimoreArtA nomadic, non-collecting art museum
Cylburn Nature MuseumCylburnNatural historyPart of Cylburn Arboretum
Edgar Allan Poe House and MuseumDowntown BaltimoreBiographicalFormer home of American writer Edgar Allan Poe in the 1830s
Eubie Blake Cultural CenterMount VernonArtCelebrates African American visual and performing arts [2]
Evergreen Museum & LibraryHomewoodHistoric house48-room Gilded Age mansion with exhibits of paintings, decorative arts, rare books, philanthropy, Baltimore's railroad history and more; operated by Johns Hopkins University
Fort McHenryLocust PointMilitaryVisitor center houses exhibits about the history of the fort, the War of 1812 and the Star Spangled Banner
Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime ParkFell's PointMaritimeGalleries and interactive learning centers about the role of African Americans in maritime history; operated by Living Classrooms [3]
G. Krug & Son Ironworks and MuseumDowntown BaltimoreIndustrialHistoric blacksmith shop established in 1810
Historic Ships in BaltimoreInner HarborMaritimeHistoric museum ships including the USS Constellation, the Chesapeake (LV-116), and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse
Homewood MuseumHomewoodHistoric house1801 Federal-period brick house with 19th-century-period rooms, part of Johns Hopkins University
Irish Railroad Workers MuseumHollins MarketHistoric house5 alley houses where the Irish immigrants who worked for the adjoining B&O Railroad lived, project of the Railroad Historical District Corporation[4]
Jewish Museum of MarylandJonestownEthnic - JewishJewish history and culture in Maryland and beyond, tours of the Lloyd Street Synagogue
Johns Hopkins Archaeological MuseumHomewoodArchaeologyAncient Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Near Eastern antiquities
Lovely Lane Museum & ArchivesBarclayReligiousOperated by the Baltimore-Washington Conference United Methodist Historical Society, history of Baltimore-Washington Conference, important Methodist ministers, bishops and memorabilia[5]
Maryland Art PlaceDowntown BaltimoreArtContemporary art exhibition gallery
Maryland Center for History and CultureMount VernonHistoryMultiple exhibit spaces featuring the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, Civil War, quilts, fashion, photography, furniture, and more.
Maryland Institute College of Art GalleriesBolton HillArtThree major gallery spaces mount curated exhibitions by outside artists and exhibitions of faculty and student work: the Decker and Meyerhoff Galleries in the Fox Building and the Pinkard Gallery in the Bunting Center; also several galleries for student art
Maryland Museum of Military HistoryBaltimoreMilitaryLocated in the Fifth Regiment Armory[6]
Maryland Science CenterFederal HillScienceDisplays include physical science, space, and the human body
Mother Seton HouseMount VernonHistoric houseLocated in Seton Hill Historic District, house where Elizabeth Ann Seton founded a school for girls
Mount Clare Museum HouseCarrollton RidgeHistoric houseMid 18th-century plantation house, operated by The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
National Great Blacks In Wax MuseumOliverWaxFeatures important African American and black Maryland figures
National Museum of DentistryDowntown BaltimoreMedicalDental history, oral health and dentistry professionals
National Slavic MuseumFell's PointEthnic - SlavicPolish and Slavic history museum
Peale MuseumDowntown BaltimoreCommunity & culture
Phoenix Shot TowerDowntown BaltimoreIndustrialTower used to produce lead shots, tours operated by the Carroll Mansion
Port DiscoveryDowntown BaltimoreChildren's
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & CultureLittle ItalyAfrican AmericanShows the struggles for self-determination made by African American Marylanders
Robert Long HouseFell's PointHistoric house1765 brick house, operated by the Society for the Preservation of Federal Hill and Fells Point
School 33 Art CenterFederal HillArtContemporary visual art[7]
Star Spangled Banner Flag House and 1812 MuseumLittle ItalyHistoric houseHouse where the "Star-Spangled Banner" flag was sewn; exhibits on War of 1812, period rooms
University of Maryland School of Nursing Living History MuseumDowntown BaltimoreNursingHistory of the School of Nursing at the University of Maryland, Baltimore
Walters Art MuseumMount VernonArt18th- & 19th-century art, Ancient Americas, Ancient Art, Asian, Islamic, Medieval, manuscripts & rare books, Renaissance & Baroque art

Defunct museums

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum Website". Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Eubie Blake Cultural Center". Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Maritime Park". livingclassrooms.org. Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "The Irish Railroad Workers Museum". Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  5. ^ "Lovely Lane Museum". Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "Maryland Military History". Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  7. ^ "School 33 Art Center". Retrieved December 3, 2022.
  8. ^ "American Dime Museum - description and photos". Archived from the original on 2006-08-27.
  9. ^ "End of an Era for Baltimore's Curiosity Museum". NPR. February 27, 2007.
  10. ^ "About Us". Archived from the original on 2012-02-23. Retrieved 2014-08-26. Antique Toy Museum, accessed 11/4/2012
  11. ^ "Toy Story". Baltimore Sun. April 25, 2010. Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  12. ^ "Bessie Olive Cole". Maryland Women's Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2014-10-12. Retrieved 4 January 2018. The B. Olive Cole Pharmacy Museum was established by the Maryland Pharmacists Association in Honor of Dr. B. Olive Cole, Professor Emerita of Pharmacy Administration, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy.
  13. ^ "Contemporary Museum Baltimore". Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  14. ^ "MDHS.org > Explore > Maritime Collections". Archived from the original on 2008-06-22. Retrieved 2013-02-04. Maryland Historical Society: Fells Point Maritime Collection
  15. ^ "Mount Vernon Museum of Incandescent Lighting - information about museum founder and the museum". Kilokat's Antique Lightbulb Site.
  16. ^ "Mount Vernon Museum of Incandescent Lighting Tour". Angelfire.
  17. ^ "A Guide to the Treasures in the Clarence M. Mitchell, Jr., Courthouse" (PDF). The Baltimore Courthouse and Law Museum Foundation, Inc. February 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-21.
  18. ^ "National Pinball Museum Website". Archived from the original on 2012-11-08.
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