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The Walters Art Museum vs American Visionary Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum and American Visionary Art Museum are both rated very highly by expert writers. Overall, The Walters Art Museum ranks marginally better than American Visionary Art Museum. The Walters Art Museum has a TripExpert Score of 92 with accolades from 7 reviews including Concierge, Michelin Guide and Lonely Planet.
The Walters Art Museum
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600 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201
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Fodor's
"The Walters' prodigious collection of more than 30,000 artworks provides an organized overview of human history over 5,500 years."
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Concierge
"A small museum with a strong personality, this institution... is a six-millennium survey of art history, from Egyptian mummies to Monet."
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Of special note are the Asian and medieval art, as well as the 17th-century Flemish Collection
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Don't pass up this excellent, eclectic gallery, which spans more than 55 centuries."
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Afar Magazine
"Located in Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon neighborhood, the museum features extensive collections of Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Medieval art."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"This gem of an art museum is best known for its Renaissance and Medieval art, rare books and illuminated manuscipts."
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American Visionary Art Museum
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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 Planet
Top Choice
"A showcase for self-taught (or 'outsider' art), a celebration of unbridled creativity."
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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."
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Fodor's
"The nation's primary museum and education center for self-taught or "outsider" art has won great acclaim."
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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."
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