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Baltimore Public Works Museum, Baltimore, MD

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Baltimore Public Works Museum

A museum on Baltimore's waterfront that explains how city utilities and public works keep daily life running.

751 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, Maryland 21202 · Baltimore, MD

About Baltimore Public Works Museum

The Public Works Experience presents infrastructure topics such as water, electricity, and trash removal through a hands-on, behind-the-scenes lens. Its site describes public works as largely unnoticed, yet essential to health, the environment, and community quality of life. Wikipedia reports that the museum once occupied Pier 7 at the Inner Harbor and included an outdoor sculpture called Streetscape, a model of underground and street-level networks. That building is a sewage pumping station dating to 1912. The site also lists a speaker series, guided tours, and donor support. Wikipedia's past-tense wording suggests the museum may no longer be operating at this location, so visitors should confirm current status before going.

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