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Free Fall Baltimore
Priceless opportunities to explore our city
Auni Husted
Issue date: 10/8/08 Section: Features
Baltimore is sometimes a generous city, offering special deals to students, hosting a myriad of public festivals, and sponsoring the third annual Free Fall Baltimore series.
Spearheaded by Mayor Sheila Dixon's office, Free Fall Baltimore grants free entry into a range of events, museums and cultural experiences. Here are a few highlights:
The Homewood Museum is offering a guided art walk to the Baltimore Museum of Art, located just adjacent to Johns Hopkins University. These will take place every Saturday in October. To get there, take the CollegeTown Shuttle to Hopkins.
Also offering free admission for the month of October is the Contemporary Museum, an art gallery in Mount Vernon. They are open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. To get to Mount Vernon, take the MTA #8 bus northbound to Lutherville (catch it by the Quarter, across from Superfresh), and then hop on the Light Rail southbound and get off at Centre Street.
Note that the acclaimed Walters Art Museum, which is free year-round, is located just a stone's throw from the Contemporary Museum.
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum, which is only open from noon to 5 p.m. on the weekends, will be free for the month of October. The museum is located on Falls Road-- another short Light Rail ride away-- and usually costs $7.
The Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum will be offering free admission on Fridays in October. The museum is located on Emory Place, close to the stadium at Camden Yards. This is easily accessible via Light Rail as well.
Learn about this nation's history at the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum, a house located near Little Italy and the Inner Harbor. They will be offering free tours at 10 a.m. and noon every day. Take the CollegeTown Shuttle to the Inner Harbor and walk east on Pratt Street.
The Maryland Science Center will be open to the public for the first 200 guests to come after 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31 (Halloween). This includes admission to an IMAX movie. The museum is in the Inner Harbor area, which is best accessed via the CollegeTown Shuttle or Light Rail to the Convention Center.
To learn more, check out their website at freefallbaltimore.com or check out my blog: charmcityconfidential.blogspot.com.
Spearheaded by Mayor Sheila Dixon's office, Free Fall Baltimore grants free entry into a range of events, museums and cultural experiences. Here are a few highlights:
The Homewood Museum is offering a guided art walk to the Baltimore Museum of Art, located just adjacent to Johns Hopkins University. These will take place every Saturday in October. To get there, take the CollegeTown Shuttle to Hopkins.
Also offering free admission for the month of October is the Contemporary Museum, an art gallery in Mount Vernon. They are open from noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. To get to Mount Vernon, take the MTA #8 bus northbound to Lutherville (catch it by the Quarter, across from Superfresh), and then hop on the Light Rail southbound and get off at Centre Street.
Note that the acclaimed Walters Art Museum, which is free year-round, is located just a stone's throw from the Contemporary Museum.
The Baltimore Streetcar Museum, which is only open from noon to 5 p.m. on the weekends, will be free for the month of October. The museum is located on Falls Road-- another short Light Rail ride away-- and usually costs $7.
The Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum will be offering free admission on Fridays in October. The museum is located on Emory Place, close to the stadium at Camden Yards. This is easily accessible via Light Rail as well.
Learn about this nation's history at the Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum, a house located near Little Italy and the Inner Harbor. They will be offering free tours at 10 a.m. and noon every day. Take the CollegeTown Shuttle to the Inner Harbor and walk east on Pratt Street.
The Maryland Science Center will be open to the public for the first 200 guests to come after 5 p.m. on Friday, October 31 (Halloween). This includes admission to an IMAX movie. The museum is in the Inner Harbor area, which is best accessed via the CollegeTown Shuttle or Light Rail to the Convention Center.
To learn more, check out their website at freefallbaltimore.com or check out my blog: charmcityconfidential.blogspot.com.
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