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5.0 of 5 stars.
Love love love this place. A must see for visitors and locals alike. Take time to read about the art, the stories are as intriguing as the works. Not your typical art museum. Gift shop is an exhibit...
yelp.com - user review - 10/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Simply amazing and thought-provoking. The mind is an unfathomable wellspring of genius and madness, and the works displayed here are proof of that. Reading the artists' histories gave such an...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
In researching a getaway weekend to Annapolis, I searched yelp for some fun things to do in neighboring cities. Based on the yelp reviews, I chose the American Visionary Art Museum. I knew I had to...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4.5 stars. The outside of this building is so neat, and the artwork inside looks like its made by crazy people. Some of it literally comes out of mental health care facilities. If you are used to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My mom and dad took my daughter and I to this museum a few years back and we had a great time. One of the best museums I've been to and one really good reason to go to Baltimore. Amazing creations...
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Totally loved this place - it wasn't free but it was worth the admission price. Spent the morning @ the traditional Baltimore Art Musuem (and the day before @ the Smithsonian) so this was a nice...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a totally bizarre, unique, crazy museum. We came here for a PostSecret event last summer so we got free admission to the museum afterwards. The museum itself is fun but I also really liked...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I went back to revist AVAM this weekend and I have to say I really think they have lost the thread of what they are about. I, for one, was not impressed by the museum shop...I believe they have gone...
yelp.com - user review - 01/25/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Maybe I'm just not as cool as the average yelper but I couldn't really get into this museum. I've had tons of time off from school so I've been filling my time up lately with many trips to museums....
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Other Yelp people have it right. The Visionary Art Museum is a totally unique, can't-look-away kind of place. It's like 70% freakshow, 20% traditional art museum, and 10% mental asylum.When they say...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Where else can you see a 12 foot rotating hand-made plaster of paris replica of Divine? Or a 20 foot pedal powered mobile pink poodle? or a giant hand emerging from a building? or a mirrored 4 foot...
yelp.com - user review - 12/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is definitely my most favorite museum anywhere thus far in life!In many years, I have not found one, near or far, to come close to what this museum offers.As I am originally from Bmore, this...
yelp.com - user review - 10/19/2008
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The American Visionary Museum offers really cutting edge exhibits that rotate throughout the year.
kudzu.com - user review - 07/29/2008
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The American Visionary Museum is easily one of my favorite places in Baltimore. They always display innovative (and often really fun) art pieces. Definitely worth a few visits!
kudzu.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This may be my favorite museum of all time. It is wonderful to see a whole museum devoted to outsider artists, because 90% of "outsider" art is more interesting than "real" art. (Isn't that strange...
yelp.com - user review - 07/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The American Visionary Art Museum is like no other place I've been. This venue showcases art that you might see no where else - unless you wandered the country looking in backyards, nooks and...
yelp.com - user review - 07/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
As my family is close with several of the artists featured at this wonderful waterfront museum in Baltimore, I'm naturally biased. Having grown up surrounded by eccentric collectors of Outsider Art...
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you Yelp-ers! This is a new addition to the city since I moved to Cali in 2001 and I doubt I would have found it on my own. We went in April 2008 on a visit "back home." I meandered through...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you yelpers for leading me to this museum. I absolutely loved it here. Even the building is awesome, with it's mosaic tiled exterior. AVAM is filled with art created by people with no formal...
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great museum as everyone has said so far. One less star JUST FOR THOSE EFFIN' STAIRS that always make me feel like I'm about to fall into an abyss (maybe it's just me). Also it's not free (yet). But a...
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Upon entering we noticed the article claiming that this museum is ranked higher than all of the Smithsonian's.... I was a bit doubtful at first.Go here if you:...need to get out of the mundane...
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
AVAM is my favorite museum in the universe. Better than MOMA, the National Gallery, LACMA, the Whitney...okay, I've never been the Louvre, but I like my art weird, and AVAM delivers just that. The...
yelp.com - user review - 01/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Brilliant. Every time i go here I end up seeing something mind bending. Certainly the artwork by people with severe mental illness is the most fascinating (why isn't Van Gogh in here?), and even...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Wow.WOW.You will see things here you'll never see anywhere else. Unless you're committed or sent to a penitentiary, I guess. But I hope that doesn't happen to you. Go to the Visionary Arts museum...
yelp.com - user review - 01/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the most fascinating museums you will ever visit for nontraditional artists. As others have mentioned, the stories behind some of these pieces are remarkable. Maybe a third or more were...
yelp.com - user review - 01/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
this is a really cool & provocative collection! i agree with the reviewer who wrote that reading about the artists' lives is just as if not more interesting than their creations.
yelp.com - user review - 01/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything about this museum is amazing. The building itself is an architectural and artistic gem in Baltimore. Anything that adds beauty to Baltimore gets 5 stars in my book. Also, the creations...
yelp.com - user review - 01/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I find myself taking guests,friends and family to visit this museum.So many reactions to the place. The location, the architecture and the collection stimulates, interests or disappoints. No matter -...
yelp.com - user review - 10/17/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was just talking to a friend the other day about how I always like this museum in theory and then every time I go I feel a little let down. Some of their exhibits are incredible and some of them...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Took my bf and his family here last time we were in town. This was the best museum I've visited in a long time. Great exhibits.My bf is sitting here, reading over my shoulder as I type. He insists...
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Warning to the reader: I can't stand folk art. So if you like it, then take my review with as many grains of salt as you wish. I have never been more disappointed with a museum in my life. My wife...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is certainly one of the oddest yet most interesting art museums I have ever been to. This museum features artworks by those who are 'self-taught'--a true definition of artistry.The gift shop...
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A very original museum devoted to the self-taught art. The Home and Beast exhibit was excellent to the point where I was forced to revisit the works (especially that of Christine Sefolosha) three...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This museum blows me away every time I step foot inside. Being a New Yorker, I expect A LOT from museums and the Visionary Art Museum delivers. It delivers so much in fact that I think this might be...
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the BEST! I love it to death! Dana L is right on, the fact that these artists are on the edge of sanity makes it just that much better. You won't see art like this anyplace else, and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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This museum started out as a venue for "outsider art", or art created by people who have no formal art training and who are not part of the art world in any way. They've kind of gotten away from that...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/26/2006
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If you're expecting Matisse and Monet, this isn't the museum. If you are looking for "different" art and are willing to define the word "visionary" pretty darn broadly, then give the American Visionar...
judysbook.com - user review - 03/17/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best lay outs for a museum. The exhibits tend to be a bit more cliche than interesting but the over all experience is definitely worth the admission. If you can get to the roof top for Joy...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the coolest museums I have ever seen. Where else can you see innovative works by certifiable (literally) artists. A number of the artists (none of whom have any formal training) are in prison...
yelp.com - user review - 11/26/2005
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This museum showcases art outside of the realm of the mainstream art world. Much of the focus of the exhibits rests on more contemporary art. Even the exterior and layout of the museum demonstrates an artistic...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/23/2005
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Located near to federal hill, this museum is famous for its unique peice of art. This art museum is different from the rest of the museums. The art here are done by very ordinary things like toothpicks,...
citysearch.com - user review - 11/08/2005
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The American Visionary Art Museum as the craziest and most unique collection of art and artifacts. It's always changing ,so it's a good place to visit often. The Joy America restaurant offers great food with a...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/02/2005
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The American Visionary Art Museum is rather unique. First of all the museum building itself is a work of art. Also this museum is known as an "alternative museum" because it displays artwork by artist...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/21/2005
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Unusual and funky little museum of works done by self trained artists. Lots of fun art, some made from found items, some from more traditional materials. Must see, especially the small mechanical work...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/18/2005
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This museum has some of the coolest modern art I have ever seen. Everything from a live and working Coney Island replica to face masks painted by mentally disabled people. They change the artwork a ...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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The American Visionary Art Museum is a must-see for both visitors and locals of the Charm City. Located in Federal Hill, the museum is packed with works by artists who lack formal training, many of wh...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/15/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Incredible shows,beautiful building,and cool giftshop.Check out the outdoor movies they show on Thursday nights on the hillside.Don't sleep!
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2005
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The American Visionary Art Museum is almost overwhelming with dimension and color. All of its works are by self-taught artists, and somehow they seem imbued with more energy and motion than the works at other...
citysearch.com - user review - 07/31/2005
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The American Visionary Arts Museum is bursting with unique masterpieces created by self-taught artists. Visitors are overwhelmed with color and form - this is no two-dimensional display. Even the ou...
judysbook.com - user review - 07/29/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Possibly the most influential institution in my life; it was a pillar of my adolescence, and even now that I am older, (relatively)well-adjusted and stable, it's still an absolutely wondefully...
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2005
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This museum really exploits - rather than celebrates - art made by the untrained.
citysearch.com - user review - 08/31/2003
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