@TheAVAM

Behold the tweets & wonders of The American Visionary Art Museum, the official national museum for self-taught and intuitive artistry. Open Wed-Sun, 10am-5pm.

 800 Key Highway, Baltimore, MD
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Joined January 2010
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AVAM has been nominated once again for the @USATODAY 10Best Art Museums Contest! 🏆 As the only Maryland institution to be nominated, we just know we can be #1 this year—but we need your help! Make sure to vote once DAILY until 2/13! ❤️ 10best.com/awards/travel/bes…
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Nominate AVAM in Baltimore Sun's Best Reader's Choice contest! ☀️ We think AVAM is the best fit for the following three categories under the "Arts & activities" section: Museum, Tourist Attraction, and Wedding Venue! ❤️ Nominations close 4/28! ⏱️ baltimoresun.secondstreetapp…
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American Visionary Art Museum retweeted
Margaret “Meg” Chisolm, MD@whole_patients9 Feb 2023
Day 5 of our 2023 art museum-based course for @HopkinsMedicine 4th year students was a lively one. We looked at art, ourselves, and our families from different perspectives and had fun creating & performing art-inspired poems @TheAVAM
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Did you vote AVAM today? 👀❤️ 10best.com/awards/travel/bes…
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Don't miss out! Dean Millien leads a Virtual Artist Talk and Demo TONIGHT from 7-8:30 PM! 💫 🔗Visit our event page for details and RSVP info! avam.org/event-details/virtu…

Virtual Artist Talk and Demo with Dean Millien | AVAM

“Abundance” exhibition artist Dean Millien will join us virtually from New York for an artist talk and demo. Dean’s larger-than-life foil animal sculptures have become a visitor favorite. From Dean’s...

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Oh boy—the leaderboard is now hidden! That means there are just DAYS left in the USA Today 10Best Art Museum Contest, and we were last seen stuck at #2...let's see if we can pull a surprise comeback! 🙌 Vote every day until 12/13, and SHARE! 10best.com/awards/travel/bes…
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We are a little over halfway through the contest, but we are still at #2...😓 Thank you so much for all your votes so far, but keep in mind, we have to keep voting EVERY DAY if we are going to pull through to #1! 🏆 10best.com/awards/travel/bes…
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Uh oh...we seem to be stuck at #2! Help us get back to the top spot by voting today! ❤️ 10best.com/awards/travel/bes…
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Tune-in to 88.1 FM WYPR today at 12:30 when AVAM’s new executive director Jenenne Whitfield will be Tom Hall’s guest on Midday. @WYPR881FM @MiddayWYPR @tomhallwypr
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Thank you @BaltimoreBanner for the great attention given to our new Director, Jenenne Whitfield. An exciting new era is about to begin! thebaltimorebanner.com/cultu…

New AVAM director wants the world to see Baltimore landmark for the ‘treasure’ it is

Jenenne Whitfield has the chance to influence transformative change at the AVAM, which has had one executive director and chief curator in its history.

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Nothing better than a flash mob singing and dancing to “Happy”! A great Carnival celebration in honor of Rebecca! @MayorBMScott #Baltimore
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Thank you Mayor Brandon Scott for being with us to salute our visionary founder - Rebecca Alban Hoffberger- and for renaming Covington Street “Rebecca A. Hoffberger Way”! @MayorBMScott #Baltimore @CouncilmanETC
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A fine and fitting feature tribute to our visionary Founder, Director and Primary Curator Rebecca A. Hoffberger baltimoresun.com/entertainme… @baltimoresun

AVAM founder Rebecca Hoffberger retires after 27 years of giving voice to outsider art in Baltimore

Rebecca Alban Hoffberger is tied to the train tracks in the old-timey photograph used as an invitation to the American Visionary Art Museum’s gala last fall. A locomotive belching black smoke and...

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American Visionary Art Museum retweeted
Baltimore Fishbowl@baltfishbowl23 Mar 2022
The American Visionary Art Museum announced Wednesday that Jenenne Whitfield, president and CEO of the Heidelberg Project in Detroit, will take over as director of @TheAVAM in September. baltimorefishbowl.com/storie…

Jenenne Whitfield selected to be new director of American Visionary Art Museum

Jenenne Whitfield, president and CEO of the Heidelberg Project, was selected as the next director of the American Visionary Art Museum.

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Read all about it - in today's Baltimore Sun - AVAM's new Director, Jenenne Whitfield! baltimoresun.com/entertainme… #Baltimore @BMoreCulture @BaltimoreMD @GBCorg

American Visionary Art Museum appoints Detroit native Jenenne Whitfield as new director

Jenenne Whitfield, who fought Detroit’s City Hall on behalf of self-taught artists — and won — was appointed Wednesday as the second director of the American Visionary Art Museum. Whitfield, 60,...

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We are thrilled to announce AVAM's new Director - Jenenne Whitfield of The Heidelberg Project! Join us in welcoming Jenenne to Baltimore with all the charm and enthusiasm we can muster! Read all about it - avam.org/jenenne-whitfield #Baltimore @MayorBMScott @BMoreCulture @GBCorg
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We are thrilled to announce AVAM's new Director - Jenenne Whitfield of The Heidelberg Project! Join us in welcoming Jenenne to Baltimore with all the charm and enthusiasm we can muster! Read all about it - avam.org/jenenne-whitfield
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Remember to vote Baltimore! We're in the final stretch of the race to claim "Best Art Museum" by USA Today's 10Best Readers Choice Awards. Share the love... @BMoreCulture @MayorBMScott @promoandarts @GBCorg 10best.com/awards/travel/bes…
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Thank you Baltimore! We're back to #1 - KEEP VOTING to keep us there - USA Today's Readers' Choice - "Best Museum" - vote often here: 10best.com/awards/travel/bes… @DowntownBalt @GBCorg @BaltimoreMD @BMoreCulture
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