Our first visit to the Baltimore Museum of Art! We drove from Michigan to see the BMA's Joan Mitchell Retrospective. And it didn't disappoint!! Truly an awesome experience!! We bought our tickets with reserved our timed entrance that regulated the number of people in the exhibition space at any time and made our time with each work all the more meaningful (it didn't hurt that much of Mitchell's work is monumental so only a handful of works were in each gallery). We spent time in the galleries both before and after our Mitchell experience. The paper map could be more descriptive in guiding us through the galleries. Enjoyed the early European and American galleries. But the piece de resistance of the BMA is the Cone Collection! The sisters' art collection is fabulous, from the Impressionist works to the Matisse galleries. During our 5+ hours here, we took in all the galleries, including the modern and contemporary and the Guarding the Art exhibit. And we walked all around the building exterior, taking in the classical beauty of the John Russell Pope-designed building. Worth the drive!!