Baltimore Museum of Art
10 Art Museum Drive at North
Charles & 31st St.
(Three miles North of Inner
Harbor )
410- 396-7100
www.artbma.org
HOURS:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday; 11-5pm
Saturday, Sunday; 11-6pm
Monday, Tuesday; Closed
ADMISSION:
BMA members and age 18 & under, free.
Seniors (65 and over) and full time students with I.D., $5.00
Age 19 and over, $7.00
No Admission charge on 1st Thursday of the month
The
BMA is Maryland’s largest museum with over 100,000 works of art
including pieces from Picasso, Van Gogh, Matisse, Cezanne, Gauguin,
and Monet. The Museum houses a permanent collection ranging from
modern pieces to ancient works. Some of the most popular exhibits
include "native art" from Africa, the Americas and
Oceania. This exhibit has amazing bead-works, clothing,
wood-works, weaponry and religious and ornamentation pieces, to
name a few.
Along
with a generous collection of famous 18th and 19th
century American paintings and artistry, visitors can find eight
galleries of artwork dedicated to the European Old Masters. For
pop-art fanatics, the Museum has devoted an entire gallery to Andy
Warhol, the world’s second largest collection of his works.
Located in the west wing are the visiting contemporary exhibits
(check web site or call for more information). But the BMA is most
noted for its Cone Collection, a number of postimpressionist
paintings donated by Baltimore’s famous 20th century art
collectors, the Cone sisters.
To compliment such a wide array of
permanent art displays, the Museum has many other temporary
exhibits visiting from all over the world that will engross
viewers to an equal degree (check BMA web site or call for
information on visiting exhibits).
Also open to the public is
Gertrude’s, the in-house restaurant where visitors can enjoy a
variety of refreshments while viewing 20th century sculpture
pieces that are displayed in the outside gardens. And, on the
first Thursday of every month, the museum hosts an event called
"Freestyle" -- a lively informal social scene where
visitors can listen or dance to live music, enjoy tours, or
discuss art over drinks, free of charge. Moreover, the museum
provides interesting hands-on workshops (great family fun), and
lectures from professional artists. For a complete BMA experience,
expect to spend at the very least, 1--2 hours. The best means of
getting to the Baltimore Museum of Art is via your own private
vehicle. -- Michael Rando
Baltimore
Museum of Art 
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