Best of Baltimore: AVAM
A few months ago, Travel + Leisure Magazine published an article that named Baltimore one of the country's quirkiest cities. As a native Marylander I'd have to say I agree with that statement. Baltimore is chock full of all sorts of weird and wonderful - restaurants, sites, museums, and events, all rolled into one fairly lovely city. One of the quirkiest museums in town - probably THE quirkiest - is the American Visionary Arts Museum (AVAM.) In a sea of stuffy, buttoned-up museums, AVAM stands out as one of the only in the country dedicated to self-taught art. Each piece the museum exhibits is lovingly created by intuitive artists who have taught themselves their craft. The art is never boring or stale. These artists dabble in all different mediums - from glass to textiles; from natural pieces to metal. They realize that art comes in many forms and AVAM celebrates all of them in every exhibit they plan. As an admirer of AV...