This museum is unique and amazing. The art work is primarily done by folk artists or self-taught artists. It is very intriguing and thought provoking. The exhibits change frequently and the museum also does special exhibits and workshops. It's a must see if you like Art and are headed to Baltimore. The museum is also an easy walk from the... more

Decided to go here with my 12 and 8 yo's instead of the Children's Museum, very interesting Art, but very confusing as you could touch some, but not others??? ABSOLUTELY NO PHOTOGRAPHY inside, which I understand, but most would be hard to describe without pictures...I guess that is what they want. We were afraid some of the images would cause... more

My daughter and I were in Baltimore for a wedding, and since we had the Saturday afternoon free, we decided to go to the American Visionary Art museum. It was an astonishing experience. This unique attraction is not far from the Inner Harbor area. The main building is covered with a 3-story mosaic of mirrors and glass, random pieces reflecting... more

Some people just don't like museums. Especially art museums. There are many reasonable reasons for this - art museums are often stuffy, the artworks are frequently under-described, museum fatigue, etc. For some, museums quickly become boring, and attacks of the yawns set in. For those people, this is still an art museum, and although the pieces are very well explained... more

It's not under my agenda when I planned for this 2 days trip to Baltimore. We passed by this museum and found out its extraordinary entrance while we were heading to Federal Hill. So we decided to stop by and found out it's free for Sunday, 10/26. It's cool. Unlike MOMA or other art museum, this museum has showcase different... more

I went to this museum without knowing anything about it. I did enjoy a few things, the post card exhibit, and the ship made out of toothpicks and a few other pieces. Other than that the art just didn't connect with me. I guess there is a place for this sort of museum, and I'm glad that such things exist... more

Our family of 5 just returned from a 5 day stay in Baltimore. We visited 10 Museums during that time and this was our family favorite. As mentioned in other post, the artist have no formal training and some suffer from mental disorders. There are some amazing works here. Each piece has a story of the Artist and the work.... more

Having read the reviews on this site, I was looking forward to checking our this Art Gallery. Currently, the museum is showing its "All Faith's Beautiful" exhibit. It conveys works of art that tie together all religions and show common themes. To tie them all together it contains hundreds of postcards from the PostSecret project. I read every single one... more

I ran into this museum by chance. Not having time to visit the Baltimore Museum of Art, I was walking around the Inner Harbor when I saw these strange beautiful sculptures by a brick building at the base of Federal Hill. I was intrigued! Lucky me, I had enough time to check this unusual museum, nothing like I've ever seen... more