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Banneker-Douglass Museum
The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American heritage and serves as the state’s official repository of African American material culture. The museum was dedicated on February 24, 1984. The original museum was housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in the heart of historic Annapolis. The Victorian-Gothic structure was included in the Annapolis Historic District in 1971 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The recently completed BDM addition is a four-story addition which uses the nineteenth-century brick of the church’s north façade as its interior lobby wall.
The U. S. Naval Academy Museum
The U. S. Naval Academy Museum serves as an educational and inspirational resource for the Brigade of Midshipmen at the U. S. Naval Academy, other students of American naval history, and thousands of visitors each year. Through its collections and exhibits, the Museum contributes to the recognition of history as a basic source of knowledge in advancing the theory and practice of sea power – Ex Scientia Tridens: from knowledge, sea power.
The museum is located at Preble Hall within the Academy premises. Its history dates back to 1845 (founded as Naval School Lyceum). The museum has an area of 12,000 square feet (1,100 m2) with four galleries.
The collection which reflects much of American naval history and partly the naval forces of other countries, including thousands of two and three dimensional artwork such as flags, uniforms, weapons, medals, books, instruments and photographs as well as naval objects other than art. Major collections are The Rogers Ship Model Collection, the Naval Academy Art Collection (including c. 1,200 paintings), theMalcolm Storer Naval Medals Collection (including ancient coins) and The Beverley R. Robinson Collection (prints of naval history).
Maryland Renaissance Festival
The Maryland Renaissance Festival is a Renaissance fair located in Crownsville, Maryland. Set in a fictional 16th century English village named Revel Grove, the festival is spread over 25 acres and is the second largest renaissance festival in the United States. The festival usually runs from the third week of August to the third week of October every year and includes a celebration of the autumn harvest.
The Maryland Renaissance Festival has been delighting visitors since 1977, with its recreation of a 16th century English village called Revel Grove. The walled village is set on a beautiful 125-acre wooded site with 85 acres of free parking, and includes a Jousting Arena, eight large stages, five pubs, and lots of games, food and craft booths.
Archeology in Annapolis Web GIS
A new web tool developed by the University of Maryland called Preservation Search offers immediate access to interactive maps, photos and text of the Annapolis historic district. It provides far greater digital detail and comprehensiveness than in almost any other city.
Four Rivers Heritage Area
Four Rivers, one of Maryland’s state heritage areas, is an established heritage tourism destination on the Chesapeake Bay’s western shore. With Annapolis, Maryland’s historic capital city, as its “crown jewel,” the Four Rivers Heritage Area stretches from Sandy Point State Park at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, through southern Anne Arundel County, to Rose Haven at the Calvert County line. Framed by the Chesapeake Bay on the east and by Route 2/Solomons Island Road on the west, Four Rivers reflects Maryland’s rich historic, cultural, and natural legacy.
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Government House
Government House is the official residence of the governor of Maryland and his family. It is located in Annapolis, directly across the street from the historic Maryland State House. Government House is currently the home of Governor Martin O’Malley, his wife, First Lady Catherine Curran O’Malley, and their children Grace, Tara, William, and Jack.
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Historic Annapolis Foundation
Historic Annapolis Foundation offers lively and authoritative walking tours of the historic downtown area…an immersion in the colonial experience at the William Paca House & Garden…special-interest group tours…and more.