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Baltimore Museum of ArtvsAmerican Visionary Art Museum
Both are highly recommended by travel writers. On balance, Baltimore Museum of Art scores marginally better than American Visionary Art Museum. Baltimore Museum of Art has a TripExpert Score of 91 with praise from 10 publications such as Travel + Leisure, Afar Magazine and Time Out.
Baltimore Museum of Art
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Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure
Time Out
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Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
Where Lonely Planet
The Wall Street Journal Show All Reviews
10 Art Museum Dr, Baltimore, MD 21218-3898
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Concierge "The Baltimore Museum of Art may surprise first-time visitors with the scope of its collection. The monumental neoclassical building designed by John Russell Pope holds major works."
Lonely Planet "With a massive collection (the early American, Asian and African galleries are particularly impressive) and a lovely sculpture garden, this museum easily competes with its Smithsonian cousins to the south." Full review
Travel + Leisure "A new family audio tour... highlights 20 works of art." Full review
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Don’t miss kid-friendly workshops, sketching tours, and more
Time Out "The museum has a notable collection of modern paintings and sculpture from Van Gogh to Warhol and Rodin to Nevelson." Full review
Fodor's "Works by Matisse, Picasso, Cézanne, Gauguin, van Gogh, and Monet are among the 90,000 paintings, sculptures, and decorative arts on exhibit at this impressive museum." Full review
Afar Magazine "This museum's art collection holds more than 90,000 pieces of varying artwork, including work by Picasso and Van Gogh." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"Collections include one of the world's most significant troves of paintings and sculptures by Henri Matisse." Full review
Where "Housing 95,000 objects, from ancient mosaics to contemporary art, including the world's largest holding of works by Henri Matisse." Full review
Lonely Planet "In the galleries you'll also find works by Van Gogh, Renoir, Degas, Georgia O'Keeffe and Andy Warhol. Look for thought-provoking temporary exhibits with a contemporary spin." Full review
The Wall Street Journal "The sculpture garden is really beautiful and it has some great exhibits."
American Visionary Art Museum Concierge Lonely Planet Travel + Leisure Fodor's Afar Magazine Michelin Guide
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Atlas Obscura The Wall Street Journal Show All Reviews
800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230
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Concierge "This Federal Hill museum has a populist mission: to celebrate the self-taught artistry of factory workers and farmers, institutionalized patients, even a respected Maryland surgeon."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A showcase for self-taught (or 'outsider' art), a celebration of unbridled creativity." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to visionary art (which is, simply put, created by self-taught artists who play by their own rules) is more fun house than museum." Full review
Fodor's "The nation's primary museum and education center for self-taught or "outsider" art has won great acclaim." Full review
Afar Magazine "Baltimore is host to a very unique artistic culture, and none may be more different than what is on display at the American Visionary Art Museum." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Also look for large exhibits displayed in an adjacent former whiskey warehouse, and a 55ft whirligig in the outside plaza." Full review
On the Grid "A truly one-of-a-kind museum, don’t come here expecting to see run-of-the-mill works of art." Full review
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Be sure to stop in SIDESHOW for a quirky souvenir.
Where "This unique museum in three buildings presents works by self-taught, outsider artists." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art " Full review
The Wall Street Journal "Dedicated to self-taught artists, with offbeat treasures like the 8-foot-tall ‘Cosmic Galaxy Egg.’."
