Frederick Douglass-Isaac Myers Museum & Maritime Park

Baltimore

DESCRIPTION: Founded in 2006 and situated in a prime spot connecting the Inner Harbor East to Fells Point; this 5,000 square feet Black Heritage & Maritime site merges a new structure of gallery space with the historic Sugar House divided into permanent and temporary galleries and interactive learning centers; the Sugar House building was once owned by Isaac Myers, a free African American who became a founder of the Chesapeake Marine Railway and Dry Dock Company; as CEO, he employed Frederick Douglass and helmed the largest Black-owned business in the 1800s; a section of the museum is devoted to the saga of Frederick Douglass’ life in Baltimore as an enslaved child and young man working in the Eastern shorre of Maryland and in the docks of Baltimore; unfortunately, the white establishment was jealous of the company's success, so they twisted laws to separate Isaac Myers and his co-owners from the property - but truth crushed to earth has risen again; within the historic Sugar House, oldest standing industrial building on the Inner Harbor, lies the Alex Brown Maritime Education Center; a unique feature of the museum is its education programs that teach ship building & repair skills to at-risk youths; docent led tours are included in the admission
ADMISSION: Adults $8, Seniors $7.50, Ages 6-18 $7
DAYS & HOURS: Tue-Sun 10a-5p
ADDRESS: 1417 Thames Street MAP
PARKING: Paid parking on Caroline Street in the PMI garage
PHONE: 410-685-0295
WEBSITE: http://www.douglassmyers.org