American Visionary Art Museum

American Visionary Art Museum is a museum in Baltimore, MD, part of the Washington DC guide. Cost: under $25.

800 Key Hwy · Baltimore, MD

Why you should go…

Opened in 1995 on Key Highway in Federal Hill, this museum is devoted to self-taught, intuitive art and is recognized by Congress as the national museum for visionary art. Its 1.1 acre campus holds the Main Building, the Jim Rouse Visionary Center, a Tall Sculpture Barn and a Wildflower Garden, plus a collection of whirligigs by farmer-artist Vollis Simpson. Themed exhibitions by guest curators change regularly, and the museum hosts the Kinetic Sculpture Race of human-powered contraptions.

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#outsider art
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#federal hill

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