Baltimore Museum of Industry
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Established | 1977 |
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Location | Baltimore Maryland U.S. |
Type | Industrial museum |
Public transit access | Circulator: Banner Route |
Website | http://www.thebmi.org/ |
The Baltimore Museum of Industry is a museum in
Museum interior
The BMI galleries recreate parts of a cannery, a garment loft from 1900, a
The library consists of over 5,000 volumes of rare and historic books. The manuscript collections cover all major industries in Baltimore including canning, the cloth trades, violin making, and the steel industry. The photographic collections consist of more than 250,000 prints and negatives, including the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company Print and Negative Collection.
Tours and special activities
The museum hosts guided tours with hands-on activities for children. Students can become workers in a garment loft and in the Kids Cannery to learn what life was like at the end of the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. [1] The museum rents the galleries and a pavilion on the water for private events.
History
The museum was founded in 1977 as a project by the Mayor's office to preserve the industrial history of downtown Baltimore.[2]
Location
The museum is located on the site of the old Platt Oyster Cannery on the North-west branch of the
References
- ^ Baltimore Museum of Industry
- ^ About The BMI Archived December 30, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ https://www.thebmi.org/host-an-event/bmi-weddings/
External links
- Official website
- Baltimore & Chesapeake Steamboat Company a contributor of volunteer and financial aid to the Baltimore steam tug
- Baltimore Museum of Industry at Frommer's
- BMI on Google Street View