1 . Museums in Baltimore

The Walters Art Museum

The Walters Art Museum contains 36,000 objects from around the world. Walking through the museum’s historic buildings, visitors encounter a stunning panorama (全景) of thousands of years of art, from romantic 17th-century images of French gardens to fascinating Ethiopian icons (雕像), ancient Roman sarcophagi (石棺), and peaceful images of the Buddha.

Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 7 and 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 airplane manufacturing, visitors to the museum will discover how their pioneering spirit built the region’s manufacturing might. Located in an 1860s tuna canning factory on a five-acre water front campus, the BMI offers dynamic exhibitions and 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 to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. It has 90,000 works of art-including the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. The BMA is now throughout the multi-year project so that visitors can enjoy its outstanding selection of European and American painting and sculpture from the 17th through 20th centuries.

Tickets: $10. Ten percent off if booked on the official website.

American Visionary Art Museum

The American Visionary Art Museum is the nation’s museum for self-taught, creative skills. Three historic buildings house wonders created by farmers, housewives, mechanics, the disabled, as well as the occasional neurosurgeon. From carved roots to embroidered rags, tattoos to toothpicks, the visionary transforms dreams, loss, hopes, and ideals into powerful works of art.

Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 6 and under and museum members.

1. What do we know about Baltimore Museum of Industry?

A．It’s a place for memorial celebrations for the city.

B．It was built in a place where fish was processed.

C．It offers free exhibitions for guests of all ages.

D．It is now undergoing a multi-year project.

2. Which museum best suits people interested in contemporary French paintings?

A．The Walters Art Museum.	B．Baltimore Museum of Industry.
C．Baltimore Museum of Art.	D．American Visionary Art Museum.

3. How much should they pay if a 7-year-old boy goes to American Visionary Art Museum with his parents?

A．$19.

B．$23.5.

C．$27.

D．$28.5.