American Visionary Art Musuem

Baltimore
November 24, 1995

Rebecca Hoffberger and her partners open the doors of a new, revolutionary type of art museum in Baltimore. The American Visionary Art Museum (AVAM) is uniquely dedicated to “outsider” art, the “raw” and “intuitive” work of largely untrained but visionary artists. Not only a Maryland first, it is a true one of a kind.


After almost three decades of popular acclaim, the museum continues to grow and prosper. Filled with bold, colorful and thought-provoking galleries, it elicits wonder and admiration from its visitors. Often mentioned as a popular destination, the U.S. Congress has declared it “America’s National Museum of Visionary Art.”


Ms. Hoffberger proudly calls it an “unmuseum.” It avoids putting objects on pedestals or behind glass and connects visitors to “the heart of inspiration.”

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