In Short
Most mornings find hordes of area students and young professionals stopping in for fresh bagels. Lunchtime crowds come in for sandwiches like the "avocado dream" (mashed avocado, havarti cheese and crunchy sprouts) and… Read More
Don't go here expecting to see a collection of Old Masters and postmodern abstractionists. This Federal Hill museum has a populist mission: to celebrate the self-taught artistry of factory workers and farmers, institutionalized patients, even a respected Maryland surgeon. It could have been a recipe for disaster, but somehow it works, from the model of the ocean liner Lusitania fashioned from...
Proving art is what you make it, this museum celebrates the unexpected talents of self-taught artists.:
The Scene
In the courtyard, wind blows the pinwheels of the 55-foot-high whirligig. Metal milk-can pigs play near the door, while inside a whirring electric robot waves to visiting...