Baltimore Museum of Industry

1415 Key Hwy E, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA

Address:	1415 Key Hwy E, Baltimore, MD 21230, USA
Phone:	+1 410-727-4808
Site:	thebmi.org
Rating:	4.5
Working:	Closed 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM 10AM–4PM

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Mike Barry

My wife and I live in Baltimore City and we wanted to get married downtown so all of our friends and relatives could get a sense of our life together. After searching many of the great venues around the inner harbor, we fell in love with the BMI for its unique and fun atmosphere. Everyone had such a blast at the wedding and we are still getting compliments from our guests. The museum offers so many interesting things to see which allowed us to decorate sparingly. The location was perfect, including the outdoor patio right on the harbor with the baltimore skyline in the background. At one point, we were taking pictures outside at night and the famous baltimore pirate ship sailed past which provided many great pictures. There is also a small boutique movie theater at the museum that we used to play a home video compilation of my wife and I growing up, which was really neat. The staff was very helpful, especially Claire. Our original plan was to hold the cocktail hour outside on the patio but we had to change plans when it rained 3 inches on our wedding day. Thankfully, they opened up the back transportation gallery at the last minute free of charge and allowed us to hold the cocktail hour inside. They were so accommodating and we can not thank them enough. Also, the price is very reasonable compared to other downtown wedding venues. The BMI will always hold a special place in our hearts and we cannot recommend the BMI enough for your wedding or any other special event.

Faith Ebersole

Got a group on thinking my dad would enjoy this place, and we could drag along. But my sister and I ended up really liking this place. Free parking with a nice view of the water and the Dominoes Sign, they said it was fine for us to leave the car there while we walked to other places ( the visionary art museum is a short walk away, just park off to the side and leave before closing time). The way the place is set up is basically a bunch of different totally themed rooms you walk into and explore. from a corner store, pharmacy, black smith, theater and more. They had people who can explain the rooms to you and do demonstrations of the black smith work and printing press (you can take home printing samples, including a calendar) I liked the room showing pictures of places in Baltimore through out the years side by side with modern pictures. Neat to see the changes and development. No places to eat, but they do have a room with a vending machine and tables. Also have a really cool exhibit on the video game industry in Baltimore where you can go station to station creating your own video game.

Katie Wood

We were looking for low-cost things to do while in Baltimore for a weekend. I heard about this place and thought itd be a perfect way to spend an afternoon. I was right! We did the tour - I highly recommend doing the tour - and learned so much more than we would have if we had just read the signs on our own. I particularly loved the printing press part of the tour & museum since Im a graphic designer. The parking is free, which is a great thing since most places in Inner Harbor require paying for either street or garage parking. The absolute only downside was the lack of a cafeteria of some sort. There was, I think, a single vending machine. We would have stayed longer if we could have grabbed a quick bite to eat while there.

Susanna-Cole King

I could live here. No, really, I could. As someone who loves and collects industrial vintage (1940s fruit crates, and 1930s fans, for instance), this is walk-in wunderkammer (cabinet of curiosities) of the best kind, and Id happily live with most of the exhibits in my home. Im grateful to see the industrial history of Baltimore on display. Museums like the Walters are luscious and saturated with an aura of wealth, if you like luscious and wealthiness, but Ill take a little grit and working class any day, thanks. At $35 a year, a basic membership was a no-brainer. Would definitely take visiting friends and family here. Ive found my new favorite museum!

Lo Smith

This museum is a rather strange experience. While it is entitled the Museum of Industry, many of Baltimores well known industries are glossed over, like steel production, and instead focuses are shifted to things like canning, (which is cool) and some somewhat random exhibits on videos and such when I visited. The exhibits tend to be rather Eurocentric as well. The more obscure focus really helps to demystify some of the history of Baltimore, but still leaves you needing more. The place makes a great event space, too!

Jae Luv

Great educational visit for all ages. My kids loved the make your own video game part the most, could barely get them out of that part lol great history of baltimore and beautiful outside view. Kids had a blast and isnt too busy. It took maybe 2.5 hours with us taking our time. Parking is free and convenient, great staff. Will def visit again. Guided tours are on the weekend, great fun for families esp homeschool. I enjoyed the history and the old photographs and old machines.

A Private User

I have to preface this by saying that Im an engineer who loves looking at antiquated machinery. This museum has a wide variety of machinery, from ticket punchers to typesetting machines to meat grinders to a belt-driven machine shop, much of it over 100 years old and still in working condition! This is a great place to go geek out. Also its right next to Little Havana, so if youre not as nerdy as me you can go get your drink on.

Ric Rini

Loved this museum as it explores more of the industry of Baltimore and what drove the economic engine of this city past and present. The displays take you back in time and it really becomes a very entertaining learning experience. Upon leaving you will be filled with the sights and knowledge as to the visionaries and citizens of Baltimore that made things happen. You will not be bored here.

Ted Driver

Wonderful museum! It was far more than I expected. Having recently been to the Smithsonian, Id say that the displays here are better in that they are more approachable and more can be learned from them. We took the guided tour on Sunday, June 18 and the tour guide was wonderful, showing us demonstrations of several of the working items they had. Id definitely recommend a visit.

A Private User

The museum of industry is great, other than the fact that they pay their teachers so little that most of their teachers are forced to leave within three months. It is not that they dont have the money either, it is a social/political problem. Please if you go- let someone know that these teachers should get paid more then the absolute minimum.

Bobbie Lyons

My corporation has rented the entire museum several times for parties with access to the whole museum. The facilitates are very nice, modern, and roomy. Not being from Baltimore, I was able to get a feel for Baltmore industry history. It is a nice place to visit and we have been back to visit on our own.

Elizabeth Gall

Awesome museum that gets should get more love! They have great curated exhibits of Baltimores industrial past, from canning factories to the corner stores that fed those factory workers. The temporary exhibits (like Abandoned America) are thought provoking and worth making the trip again and again.