Baltimore Museum of Art Hours & Visiting Information

The Baltimore Museum of Art - a definitely must-see for art lovers in Baltimore! It's founded in 1914 and built in a Roman Temple style. Its 90,000 works of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art by artists like Picasso, van Gogh, Warhol and many others have attracted 250,000 visitors yearly.

History of BMA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore_Museum_of_Art

Doesn't that sound attractive to you? You must be eager to have some fun in the museum and nourish your soul and psyche.

It's primary to find out the location, hours, admission and other visiting information of the museum. The BMA's address is 10 Art Museum Drive, Baltimore, MD 21218-3898. Phone: 443-573-1700, Fax: 443-573-1582.

Hours: The operation hour of the BMA is 10 am - 5 pm from Wednesday to Friday. On Saturday and Sunday, it's open from 11 am to 6 pm. And the museum is closed on Monday and Tuesday.

Also note that the museum is closed on festivals like New Year's Day, July 4, Thanksgiving and Christmas.

Admission: In general, the Baltimore Museum of Art is free for everyone, every day. However, it requires admission fees on special ticketed exhibitions. If you're a member of the museum, you can get free admission to these exhibitions.

Also members can enjoy invitations to Members First Night preview parties and Members First Preview Days, plus discounts at the BMA Shop, Gertrude's restaurant.

Visiting Info from the Homepage

http://www.artbma.org/visit/hours.html

Easy tips for your museum visit: After learning the basic info, make a visiting plan right now! Our easy but useful tips may help you a little bit.

1. Situated between the Charles Village and Remington neighborhoods, the museum is easy accessible by mass transportation. You can take the Maryland Transit bus lines or Amtrak to Pennsylvania Station, then walk to the museum.

2. If you drive to the museum, it's smart to log on some online map sites and print out a copy of the driving directions. And you will be happy to know you can park your car at the New Johns Hopkins University parking facility. Also a gated parking lot and on the street parking along the side of the Museum can be used.

3. To smooth your visit, you can view the PDF of the BMA's floor plan from the link: http://www.artbma.org/visit/floorplan.html. Also you can get copies from the Welcome Desk of the museum.

4. The disabled people can feel ease for their visit as the museum is fully wheelchair accessible. And wheelchairs are available for free on a first-come, fist-served basis.

5. You will get yourself immersed in a world of arts, so much to see and enjoy. It's advised to walk through an entire floor quickly and then choose several pieces to have quality looking and scrutinizing.

6. Before leaving the museum, stop by the BMA shop to pick up a piece of item exclusive to the BMA. You can choose from posters, prints, books and souvenirs.