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The Baltimore Museum of Art

The Baltimore Museum of Art (BMA) houses a lot of my favorite memories. It is an art museum located next to the Johns Hopkins Homewood Campus on 10 Art Museum Dr. Amazingly enough, entrance to the museum is free of charge, though some of their limited time special exhibitions are ticketed. Some of my personal favorite free collections to visit are the sculpture garden, contemporary,and antioch mosiacs.

Growing up, my grandparents would always take me to the BMA to explore different exhibitions. Since I loved drawing, my grandfather would always ask me to help him sketch some of his favorite sculptures. Coincidentally, I have also experienced a lot of my career "firsts" there. The BMA was the first place to display my work in an exhibition (the Baltimore City School Student Art Exhibition). And it was also where I scored my first internship (The experience that ultimately inspired my graphic design journey).

grandfather sketch — A photo of me teaching my grandfather how to draw his favorite sculpture at the BMA's Sculpture Garden

Fun Facts About the Museum

The BMA has the largest Henri Matisse collection (over 1,200 pieces).
A large portion of their modern art collection consists of pieces donated by two sisters, Claribel and Etta Cone. They donated half of the Henry Matisse collection.
Their entire catalog consists of 97,000 objects.

My Favorite Past & Current Exhibitions

Omar Ba: Political Animals

November 20, 2022 — April 2, 2023

Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800

October 1, 2023 — January 7, 2024

herstory — Picture of the exhibition
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Raúl de Nieves: and imagine you are here

November 19, 2023 — May 4, 2025

imagination — Imagery of the exhibition
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NO it is not like 'The Wire'! Last Updated 2-10-2025