Maryland Directory for Museums

Maryland Museums

    • Havre de Grace Decoy Museum - (Havre de Grace, MD) - The Havre de Grace Decoy Museum is a privately funded, non-profit organization that exists to document and interpret waterfowl decoys as an art form and to relate this art form to the heritage of the Chesapeake Bay.
    • Baltimore Museum of Art - (Baltimore, MD) - All year long, the BMA showcases a dazzling hand-picked collection, ranging from ancient mosaics to contemporary art. Make plans to visit in April 2001 when the BMA unveils the newly reinstalled Cone Collection featuring works by Matisse, Picasso, and more.
    • Calvert Marine Museum - (Solomons, MD) - We are a three-themed regional museum specializing in the maritime history, paleontology, and estuarine biology of the Chesapeake Bay and Patuzent River.
    • R. Madison Mitchell Endowment Trust - (Havre de Grace, MD) - The R. Madison Mitchell Endowment Trust was established to continue his legacy through the work of the Havre de Grace Decoy Museum.
    • Baltimore Maritime Museum - (Baltimore, MD) - Come aboard our three ships and lighthouse - all National Historic Landmarks, tributes to America's maritime heritage. Home of the Torsk submarine, USCGC Taney, Lightship Chesapeake, and the Seven Foot Knoll Lighthouse.
    • The Walters Art Museum - (Baltimore, MD) - Located in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon Cultural District. Its permanent collection includes ancient art, medieval art and manuscripts, decorative objects, Asian art, and Old Master and 19th-century paintings.
    • Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum - (St. Michaels, MD) - Where the stories of the Bay and its people come alive! Explore nine exhibit buildings on 18 waterfront acres in scenic St. Michaels, Maryland. With a working boatyard, an impressive collection of decoys and an interactive waterman's shanty, there's something of interest for everyone. Fun-filled festivals, engaging special exhibitions, hands-on boatbuilding classes, and outdoor summer concerts. Come for the day, stay for the weekend.
    • Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art - (Salisbury, MD) - A museum of about 3,000 decoys and decorative bird carvings.
    • B&O Railroad Museum - (Baltimore, MD) - A fascinating, fun place for kids, families, and lovers of history and American railroading. The most comprehensive collection in the Western Hemisphere. Over 20 new exhibits and events celebrating 175 years of American railroading, now through July 2003. Free parking.
    • St. Clement's Island-Potomac River Museum - (Colton's Point, MD) - A nationally accredited museum that interprets Maryland's earliest history with the first colonial landing at St. Clement's Island in March of 1634. Water taxi to St. Clement's Island, Birthplace of Maryland, available weekends Memorial Day to Labor Day, weather permitting. Picnic and pier facilities. Call for more info.