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Great Blacks in Wax MuseumvsAmerican Visionary Art Museum
Great Blacks in Wax Museum and American Visionary Art Museum are both rated very highly by those who travel for a living. On balance, American Visionary Art Museum scores significantly higher than Great Blacks in Wax Museum. American Visionary Art Museum comes in at #3 in Baltimore with positive reviews from 10 sources including Afar Magazine, Fodor's and Michelin Guide.
Great Blacks in Wax Museum
Fodor's
Lonely Planet
Where
Atlas Obscura
Frommer's
1601-03 E North Ave, Baltimore, MD 21213
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Fodor's "More than 100 wax figures on display here do a good job of recounting the triumphs and trials of Africans and African-Americans." Full review
Lonely Planet "This excellent African American history museum has exhibits on Frederick Douglass, Jackie Robinson, Martin Luther King Jr and Barack Obama." Full review
Where "Tableaux of 100 figures: civil rights leaders, athletes, African citizens, ministers, politicians and notables like Langston Hughes and Baltimorean Billie Holiday." Full review
Atlas Obscura "Meet some of the most prominent figures in Black history through life-sized wax models. " Full review
Frommer's "This is no Madame Tussaud's! Blacks in Wax is a labor of love designed to present messages of hope, non-violence, and courage to those who visit" Full review
American Visionary Art Museum
Concierge Lonely Planet
Travel + Leisure Fodor's
Afar Magazine
Michelin Guide
On the Grid Where Atlas Obscura
The Wall Street Journal Show All Reviews
800 Key Hwy, Baltimore, MD 21230
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Concierge "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."
Lonely PlanetTop choice
"A showcase for self-taught (or 'outsider' art), a celebration of unbridled creativity." Full review
Travel + Leisure "Dedicated to visionary art (which is, simply put, created by self-taught artists who play by their own rules) is more fun house than museum." Full review
Fodor's "The nation's primary museum and education center for self-taught or "outsider" art has won great acclaim." Full review
Afar Magazine "Baltimore is host to a very unique artistic culture, and none may be more different than what is on display at the American Visionary Art Museum." Full review
Michelin Guide 0 Stars
"Also look for large exhibits displayed in an adjacent former whiskey warehouse, and a 55ft whirligig in the outside plaza." Full review
On the Grid "A truly one-of-a-kind museum, don’t come here expecting to see run-of-the-mill works of art." Full review
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Be sure to stop in SIDESHOW for a quirky souvenir.
Where "This unique museum in three buildings presents works by self-taught, outsider artists." Full review
Atlas Obscura "A museum dedicated to exhibiting remarkable outsider art " Full review
The Wall Street Journal "Dedicated to self-taught artists, with offbeat treasures like the 8-foot-tall ‘Cosmic Galaxy Egg.’."
