In this region chock-full of history and culture, it would be nigh impossible to create a comprehensive listing of all of the museums, galleries and historical sites that abound. Below is a sampling of local galleries and museums for those who would like to add a little culture to their lives.
The African Art Museum of Maryland
11711 East Market Place
Fulton, MD 20759
301-490-6070
africanartmuseum.org
Annapolis Maritime Museum
723 2nd Street
Annapolis, MD 21403
410-295-0104
www.amaritime.org
Artists’ Gallery
8197 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
443-325-5936
artistsgalleryec.com
The B&O Railroad Museum Ellicott City Station
2711 Maryland Avenue
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-461-1945
visitoldellicottcity.com/explore/museums-historical-sites/bo-railroad-museum
Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall
Airport Galleries
7062 Elm Road
BWI Airport, MD 21240
410-859-7111
bwiairport.com
Banneker-Douglass Museum
84 Franklin Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-216-6180
bdmuseum.maryland.gov
The Bernice Kish Gallery at Slayton House
10400 Cross Fox Lane
Columbia, MD 21044
410-730-3987
wildelake.org
Chesapeake Arts Center Hal Gomer Gallery
194 Hammonds Lane
Brooklyn Park, MD 21225
410-636-6597
chesapeakearts.org/gallery
The Ellicott City Firehouse Museum
3829 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-1900
www.howardcountymd.gov/HistoricSites
Fort George G. Meade Museum
4674 Griffin Avenue
Fort Meade, MD 20755
301-677-6966
ftmeade.army.mil/Museum/index.html
Galesville Heritage Museum
988 Main Street
Galesville, MD 20765
410-867-0373
galesvilleheritagesociety.org
HorseSpirit Arts Gallery
8090 Main Street
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-461-3505
horsespiritartsgallery.com
Howard County Center for the Arts
Galleries I & II
8510 High Ridge Road
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-313-2787
hocoarts.org
Howard County Historical Society Museum
8328 Court Avenue
Ellicott City, MD 21043
410-480-3250
hchsmd.org/museum
Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum
12985 Frederick Road
West Friendship, MD 21794
410-489-2345
www.farmheritage.org/museum.html
Laurel Museum
817 Main Street
Laurel, MD 20707
301-725-7975
www.laurelhistoricalsociety.org
ManneqART Museum
9010 Maier Road, Unit 104
Laurel, MD 20723
301-725-5555
manneqartmuseum.org
Maryland Federation of Art
Circle Gallery
18 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-268-4566
mdfedart.com
McBride Gallery
215 Main Street
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-267-7077
mcbridegallery.com
The Meeting House Gallery
Oakland Mills Interfaith Center
5855 Robert Oliver Place
Columbia, MD 21045
410-730-4090
themeetinghouse.com
Mitchell Art Gallery
St. John’s College
Mellon Hall
60 College Avenue
Annapolis, MD 21401
410-626-2556
www.sjc.edu/annapolis/mitchell-gallery
National Cryptologic Museum
8290 Colony Seven Road
Annapolis Junction, MD 20701
301-688-5849
www.nsa.gov/about/cryptologic-heritage/museum
National Electronics Museum
1745 West Nursery Road
Linthicum, MD 21090
410-765-0230
nationalelectronicsmuseum.org
Richard B. Talkin Family Gallery
Howard Community College
McCuan Hall
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
443-518-4055
ww.howardcc.edu/discover/arts-culture/horowitz-center/art-galleries
Rouse Company Foundation Art Gallery
Howard Community College
Horowitz Performing Arts Center
10901 Little Patuxent Parkway
Columbia, MD 21044
443-518-4055
www.howardcc.edu/discover/arts-culture/horowitz-center/art-galleries
U.S. Naval Academy Museum
121 Blake Road
Annapolis, MD 21402
410-293-2108
www.usna.edu/Museum/index.php