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The Maryland
Historical Society's Museum Division houses an incredible collection of
treasures. From 18th and 19th-century paintings and silver to 20th century
objects of everyday life, the museum collection celebrates Maryland's
rich and diverse history. The MdHS opened the stunning new contemporary
three-story Museum in November 2003, as part of the completed eight-year,
$30-million renovation and construction project to enhance public access
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Eleanor
Darnall, Justus Engelhardt Kuhn, c. 1710 |
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Adjacent
to the new glass entrance pavilion on Park Avenue, the Museum houses The
Carey Center for Maryland Life, which showcases the MdHS collections through
the exhibitions, Looking for Liberty: An Overview of Maryland History, Maryland
Through the Artist's Eye, and the forthcoming Furniture in Maryland Life
and Baltimore Ablaze. The new exhibition areas boast high ceilings (including
20-foot ceilings in the third floor furniture gallery scheduled to open June
2004), flexible spaces, and northern light. Clad in a zinc-paneled exterior
punctuated by windows of varying sizes, the dramatic and contemporary gallery
building also contributes to the campus' visual unity. |
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Among
its more than 300,000 objects, the most significant collection of Maryland cultural
artifacts and Americana in the world, are over 2,000 paintings, Baltimore painted
furniture, one of the world's largest collection of 19th-century American silver,
quilts, costumes, ceramics, glass, dolls, toys, and sports objects. |
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Ewer,
Marked by
Samuel Kirk and
Son, c. 1850
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©
2007 Maryland Historical Society - ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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