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We appreciate our teachers!

The Member Museums of the Greater Baltimore History Alliance
Announce Teacher Appreciation Month

February 2008

The museums listed below are pleased to offer free regular admission on weekends in February to Maryland Teachers with valid ID.

The Greater Baltimore History Alliance is a consortium of museums and historic sites in the area dedicated to education and preservation. 

The museums would like to thank teachers for their hard work throughout the year and also to showcase what they have to offer area students in 2007.
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Babe Ruth Birthplace & Museum, 216 Emory St., (410)727-1539, Tue.-Sun.-10am-5pm

Baltimore Maritime Museum, Piers 3&5, Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, (410)396-3453, 10am-5pm

Baltimore Museum of Industry, 1415 Key Highway, (410)727-4808, M-Sat: 10am-4pm, Sun: 11am-4pm

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum, 901 W. Pratt St., (410)752-2490, Mon-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat. 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm (Free teacher admission year round)

Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum's Ellicott City Station, 2711 Maryland Ave., Ellicott City, (410)461-1945, Wed-Sun. 11am-4pm, (Free teacher admission year round)
       
Baltimore Public Works Museum, 751 Eastern Ave., Pier 7 of the Inner Harbor, (410)396-5565, Tues-Sun.: 10am-4pm (One additional guest free)

Baltimore Streetcar Museum, 1901 Falls Road, (410)547-0264, Sun: Noon-5pm (year-round),
Sat: Noon-5pm (Jun-Oct), (One additional guest free.)   

Carroll Museums, (Carroll Mansion and the Phoenix Shot Tower) 800 E. Lombard St.,       (410)605-2964, Wed.- Sun. 12noon-4pm; Shot tower Sat-Sun 12pm-4pm
(One additional guest free)

Flag House and Star-Spangled Banner Museum, 844 E. Pratt St., (410)837-1793, Tues-Sat: 10am-4pm (One additional guest free and free   Battle of  Baltimore map/poster for each teacher)

Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine, End of East Fort Ave., (410)962-4290, Daily 8am-5pm, (National Park Service sites are unable to participate in this promotion but FMNM offers fee waivers for school groups with prior arrangements.)

Hampton National Historic Site, 535 Hampton Lane, Towson, (410)823-1309, Closed on Monday and Tuesday; check our website for tour times. Grounds open until  5pm, (Free admission for all)

Historical Electronics Museum, 1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, 21090, (410)765-0230, M-F 10am-3pm, Sat. 10am-2pm, (Free admission for all)

Irish Shrine at Lemmon Street, 920 Lemmon Street, 21223, The museum is available on most Saturdays for a guided tour. To verify times and dates, be sure to call ahead (410) 669-8154, Special walking tours available in March-May check website.

The Jewish Museum of Maryland, 15 Lloyd St., (410)732-6400, Tues-Thurs., and Sun 12pm-4pm (One additional guest free.)                  

Maryland Historical Society, 201 W. Monument St., (410)685-3750, Wed.-Sun. 10am-5pm
(One additional guest free, free gift & 10% museum shop discount)

Mother Seton House and Old St. Mary’s Seminary, 600 N. Paca Street, (410)523-3443, (No admission charged)

Mount Clare Museum House, Carroll Park, 1500 Washington Blvd.,410-837-3262, Tues-Sat.: 10am-4pm, (Additional guests $1.00 off regular admission, no other discounts apply)
       
National Museum of Dentistry, 31 South Greene St., (410)706-0600 or 410-706-0180, W-Sat: 10am-4pm, Sun: 1-4pm (One additional guest free.)

Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African-American History and Culture, 830 E. Pratt Street, 443-263-1800, Tues.-Sat., 10am-5pm, Sun. noon-5:00pm, (Free gift for teachers.)

Sports Legends at Camden Yards, 301 Camden Street, (410)727-1539, Tue.-Sun. 10:00am-5:00pm

Top of the World Observation Level, 401 East Pratt Street, 27th Floor of the World Trade Center in Baltimore, 410-837-VIEW (8439), Wed.-Sun 10am-6pm (One additional guest free & 10% gift shop discount)
 
The USS Constellation Museum, Pier 1, 301 E. Pratt St., (410)539-1797, 10:00 AM - 4:30pm 

Unless otherwise noted free admission is good only for teachers with ID.

For further information about Teacher Appreciation month or the Greater Baltimore History Alliance please call Abbi Wicklein-Bayne at 410-837-3262 or email at abbi@baltimoremuseums.org