American Visionary Art Museum
A whimsical museum devoted to self-taught 'outsider' artists, with a mosaic exterior and inventive installations that catch the eye.
The American Visionary Art Museum collects works by self-taught artists with no formal art training. Their imaginative subjects range from matchstick models to giant embroideries, and the exterior is decorated with broken-mirror mosaics. Each May the museum hosts a human-powered kinetic sculpture race, in which oddly shaped vehicles travel through the streets and harbor. Admission is about $16. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. Located at the foot of Federal Hill, it can be reached on foot from the Inner Harbor.
Opening hours
Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00
Nearby sights
- Federal Hill Park
- National Aquarium
- Inner Harbor
- Maryland Science Center
- Little Italy
- USS Constellation & Historic Ships in Baltimore
- Reginald F. Lewis Museum
- Star-Spangled Banner Flag House