American Visionary Art Museum

The American Visionary Art Museum is an art museum located in Baltimore, Maryland's neighborhood at 800 Key Highway. The museum specializes in the preservation and display of outsider art.
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  • Type: Museum
  • Description: art museum in Maryland, USA
  • Address: 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD 21230

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Federal Hill Park and Sevenfoot Knoll Lighthouse.

Park
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is a 10.3 acres park located in , , on the south shore of the city's . The park is a signature Baltimore landmark and offers visitors prominent views of the city, which is often photographed from the park, looking north to the downtown skyline of skyscrapers, across the of the Northwest Branch of the / Baltimore Harbor.

Lighthouse
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The Seven Foot Knoll Light was built in 1855 and is the oldest screw-pile lighthouse in . It was located atop Seven Foot Knoll in the until it was replaced by a modern navigational aid and relocated to as a museum exhibit. is situated 1,200 feet north of American Visionary Art Museum.

Stadium
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M&T Bank Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. It has been the home of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League since its opening in 1998. is situated 1 mile west of American Visionary Art Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Federal Hill and Inner Harbor.

Neighborhood
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is a neighborhood in , , that lies just to the south of the city's . Many of the structures are included in the Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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The is the heart of , and the standard-bearer of its industrial and maritime heritage. In the 1950s, the area became an industrial wasteland and the buildings were eventually replaced with parkland for public uses and events.

Neighborhood
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is a small neighborhood of historic rowhouses in , Maryland, United States. is immediately southwest of, and in close walking distance to, the .

American Visionary Art Museum

Latitude
39.2804° or 39° 16′ 49″ north
Longitude
-76.60689° or 76° 36′ 25″ west
Elevation
10 feet (3 metres)
Open location code
87F579JV+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 138488338
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­museum
Geo­Names ID
6341540
Wiki­data ID
Q2843060
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Russian—“American Visionary Art Museum” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “美國景觀藝術美術館”
  • Dutch: “American Visionary Art Museum”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “متحف الفن الامريكى البصرى”
  • French: “American Visionary Art Museum”
  • German: “American Visionary Art Museum”
  • Japanese: “アメリカン・ヴィジョナリーアート・ミュージアム”
  • Japanese: “アメリカン・ビジョナリーアート・ミュージアム”
  • Russian: “Американский музей визионерского искусства”

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