MUSEUM OF INDUSTRY 

1415 Key Highway
410-727-4808

HOURS:
Thursday, Friday, and Sunday: noon to 5pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Wednesday 7pm-9pm
Memorial Day thru Labor day:
Daily: noon-5pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Wednesday 6pm-9pm

ADMISSION: 
Group Rate:
Adults $5.00 $4.00
Students/seniors $3.50/ $2.50
Cannery $4.50 $4.50
Assembly Line $2.50 
Family Rate $17.00
Members Free

Housed in an 1870 oyster cannery, the BMI offers visitors a firsthand look at some of the industries and workers that made Baltimore’s Inner Harbor one of the most active ports in America. The Museum’s 3,000 square foot exhibit area features many interesting displays and hands-on exhibits. For instance, visitors can learn to produce their own handbill on the 1880 job press; or visit the roaring belt-driven machine shop, where skilled workers crafted the tools of the Industrial Age. Even better, bring the little ones and experience the Kid’s Cannery, where children become paid workers and learn to shuck oysters and make cans in the 1883 cannery. Also interesting is the Children’s Motorworks Assembly Line, which offers kids an opportunity to help build a cardboard replica of a 1914 truck.

Although the Museum has a unique variety of exhibits that are oriented toward the enjoyment and education of children, it can be equally interesting for adults. Aside from the 6,000-square-foot pavilion located at the water’s edge, there is also a wall of windows in the "Decker Gallery," which offers a panoramic view of Baltimore’s waterfront from Fell’s Point to the Inner Harbor. Also, patrons can peer into the city’s history by strolling along the Museum’s re-created streets and storefronts that once defined "old Baltimore." Or learn about the life and labors of men and women during Baltimore’s Industrial Age at the Museum’s Research Center. And docked outside is the S.S. Baltimore, the only operating steam tug in the country since 1906.

Indeed, one cannot leave the BMI without an excellent sense of Baltimore’s industrial heritage, as it is definitely one of the more culturally oriented attractions along the Inner Harbor. And here’s a tip: for an excellent and inexpensive little tour, take a water taxi to visit the BMI, then walk on over to the only museum of its kind, the American Visionary Art Museum.