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Museums in Baltimore
The Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum contains 36,000objects from around the world. Walking throughthe museum’s historic buildings, visitors encounter a stunning panorama of thousands ofyears of art, from romantic 17th-century imagesof French gardens to fascinating Ethiopianicons, ancient Roman sarcophagi(石棺), andpeaceful images of the Buddha.
Tickets:$9.5. Free for children aged 7and under.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
The Baltimore Museum of Industry. celebrates the innovators, entrepreneurs and workers who promoted this port city into the industrial age. From garment making to airplanemanufacturing, visitors to the museum will discover how their pioneering spirit built theregion’s manufacturing might. Located in an1860s oyster cannery on a five-acre waterfrontcampus, the BMI offers dynamic exhibitionsand hands-on activities for guests of all ages.
Tickets: $15. Half price for children.
Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art is home toan internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. It has90,000 works of art—including the largestholding of works by Henri Matisse in theworld. The BMA is now throughout the multi-year project so that visitors can enjoy its out-standing selection of European and Americanpainting and sculpture from the 17th through20th centuries.
Tickets:$10. Ten percent off if bookedon the official website.
American Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum isthe nation’s museum for self-taught, creativeskills. Three historic buildings house wonderscreated by farmers, housewives, mechanics, thedisabled, as well as the occasional neurosurgeon. From carved roots to embroidered rags, tattoos to toothpicks, “the visionary”transformsdreams, loss, hopes, and ideals into powerfulworks of art.
Tickets:$9.5. Free for children aged 6and under and museum members.
21. Which museum best suits people interestedin contemporary French paintings?
A. The Walters Art Museum. B. Baltimore Museum of Industry.
C. Baltimore Museum of Art. D. American Visionary Art Museum.
22. What do we know about Baltimore Museumof Industry？
A. It’s a place for memorial celebrations forthe city.
B. It was built in a factory where food wascanned.
C. It offers free exhibitions for guests of allages.
D. It is now undergoing a multi-year project.
23. How much should they pay if a 7-year-oldboy goes to American Visionary Art Museum with his parents?
A. $19. B. $23.5. C. $27. D. $28.5.
