10 Art Museum Drive at North Charles & 31st St. 
(Three miles North of Inner Harbor -- bus #3 or 11)
410- 396-7100
www.artbma.org

HOURS:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 11-5pm
Saturday, Sunday, 11-6pm

ADMISSION:
BMA members and age 18 & under, free.
Seniors (65 and over) and full time students with I.D., $4.00
Age 19 and over, $6.00
No Admission charge on Thursdays

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 18^th and 19^th 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 (see tips below for more information).