This is a fantastic museum devoted to self-made artists. It's fascinating because often the artists are people who had faced deprivations in their life, and used teeir experiences to create first rate imaginary art and stories.

Unique, unconventional art work. In the Inner Harbor area (walk to it). Exhibits we saw including a lady’s extensive and moving fabric art depiction of her family’s experience in the Holocaust, folk art of various types, and an exhibition about farting.

Super fun! Lots to look at and a super quirky museum shop. We were there about 2 hours total- perfect for this rainy day in Baltimore.

Not your typical art museum and that is why it is a 5 rated experience. Funky and fun (and poignant) art work by those who are not typically featured in a museum. This strikes me as somewhat similar to the two excellent Kohler Art museums in Wisconsin.Super interesting and thought provoking especially the stories of many of the artists accompanying their work. The main museum building is a work of art itself. The gift shop is a riot. Hands down the best and craziest museum gift store. Thank goodness my friend recommended this stop. Student rate just $11. Heads up on parking - the meters on the street are way way cheaper then the Rusty Scupper lot across the street.This place is a gem. Don't miss it!

A lot the museum was beautiful and the art was AMAZING. Upon leaving the museum me and my bf stopped at the Gift shop they have at the lower level. For a second I though everyone was being overly nice (we were greeted when we came in) but that was as far as the hospitality went… the longer I stayed in the gift shop and browsed around like any NORMAL PERSON the more I realized I was being followed with EVERY STEP I took and EVERY item that I picked up I have NEVER in my life been racially profiled the way I was on this store to the point all the things that I wanted to buy I just left sitting there (I felt the old lady with the short great cut watching me when I turned around I startled her that she even jumped) every last employee made me and the person I was with feel uncomfortable and all the things that I picked up where DIRT CHEAP so it was no need or thought of stealing… also we paid FOURTY STINKING A** DOLLARS TO GET IN! Like does it look like we have to steal? Over all the museum was beautiful and. The security guards were nice and knowledgeable but that store STAY FAR FAR FAR AWAY IF YOUR BLACK OR A PERSON OF COLOR! So pissed about this I wanted all of my stuff that I picked up and it hurt me so bad to leave my hello kitty Peez but they didn’t deserve our money with the way we were treated! I would NEVER Come back based on that experience alone. It’s crazy that this museum highlights black artist but this is how they treat black ppl . I will be also calling and complaining about my experience as well!