Highlights
The Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards is a 17-exhibit shrine to Baltimore and Maryland sports. Located in the basement and first floor of the old Camden Station, the 22,000 square feet of memorabilia, archives and displays opened for business on May 14, 2005. Camden Station was originally a major railroad station, serving passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The first Civil War confrontation took place on the steps of Camden Station, when Union troops and southern supporters collided. Before the Museum's opening in 2005, it had gone largely unused since the 1980s. Museum exhibits focus on the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens, as well as other sports. The...
The Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards is a 17-exhibit shrine to Baltimore and Maryland sports. Located in the basement and first floor of the old Camden Station, the 22,000 square feet of memorabilia, archives and displays opened for business on May 14, 2005. Camden Station was originally a major railroad station, serving passengers on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. The first Civil War confrontation took place on the steps of Camden Station, when Union troops and southern supporters collided. Before the Museum's opening in 2005, it had gone largely unused since the 1980s. Museum exhibits focus on the Baltimore Orioles, Baltimore Colts and Baltimore Ravens, as well as other sports. The 17 exhibits at Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards are Babe Ruth: American Icon; Cal Ripken, Jr.: Focus On A Hall of Fame Career; Nine Innings Of Orioles Baseball; Orioles Hall of Fame; Almost Religion: Baltimore's Colts; Johnny Unitas: Best There Ever Was; Baltimore Ravens: A New Tradition; Lincoln, the Civil War & Camden Station; The Negro Leagues: A Baseball Legacy; Minor League Baseball in Maryland; Amateur Baseball in Maryland; The Baltimore Blast: Indoor Soccer in Baltimore; The Locker Room: Kids Discovery Zone; Maryland's Stadiums, Ballparks & Arenas; College Game Day: Sis Boom Bah!; The Uniqueness of Maryland: Phelps, Lacrosse and The Preakness; The Maryland State Athletic Hall of Fame.
Displaying items 1-12 of 26
» View baltimoresun.com items only
1
2
3
•
Next >
-
Activities
activities events "Babes in Toyland" This holiday musical will be presented by the Baltimore Actors' Theatre this weekend at Goucher College's Kraushaar Auditorium, 1021 Dulaney Valley Road. Shows at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call...Tags: Snow White, National Aquarium Baltimore, Colleges and Universities, Dance, Ellicott City
-
Phelps joins pool of SI Sportsmen of Year
Even though Michael Phelps is taking a break from the pool, he's still picking up honors. The Rodgers Forge native yesterday became the first swimmer named Sports Illustrated'sSportsman of the Year. He's just the third athlete from Maryland to be so...Tags: Periodicals, Green Bay Packers, John Wooden, Mass Media, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
-
Board approves debt relief for Sports Legends Museum
The Associated PressThe Maryland Board of Public Works has approved $440,000 in debt relief for the Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards. Mike Gibbons, the museum's executive director, said the facility has been hindered by diminishing attendance at Orioles games....Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Folklore and Mythology
-
Maryland rescues museum, resort
A struggling Baltimore sports museum and Western Maryland resort were put on taxpayer life-support by the Board of Public Works yesterday, over objections by Comptroller Peter Franchot that a state facing huge budget deficits can ill afford to subsidize...Tags: Gaming and Lotteries, Casino and Gambling Industry, Tourism and Leisure, Nancy K Kopp, Peter Franchot
-
Babe Ruth Museum
Special to the SunA lineup of athletes - including Sugar Ray Leonard, Dorothy Hamill, Katie Hoff, Kimmie Meissner, Vicky Bullett, Charles Jenkins, Jessica Long and Tom McMillen - is impressive enough. Mingling with them and other sports stars and reporters at a Baltimore...Tags: Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum, Awards and Prizes, Babe Ruth, Sugar Ray Leonard, Katie Hoff
-
Geppi's museum in debt from low visitor turnout
Geppi's Entertainment Museum at Camden Yards owes the state about $650,000 in unpaid rent, utility charges and fees accumulated since early last year, according to the Maryland Stadium Authority. The debts, first reported by The Daily Record, began...Tags: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
-
Baltimore sports first impressions
Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco didn't light up the scoreboard Sunday, but with no interceptions and a wonderfully improvised touchdown scamper, the rookie sent Baltimoreans home chanting his name. But a look back at Baltimore sports history suggests that...Tags: Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners, Detroit Lions, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Memorial Stadium
-
Outside opinion
Roch Around the ClockA scout from another organization believes the Erik Bedard trade to Seattle could exceed the Bartolo Colon trade to Montreal and the A.J. Pierzynski trade to San Francisco as the best in baseball history.The Indians received Lee Stevens - yawn -......Tags: Bartolo Colon, Lee Stevens, A.J. Pierzynski, Erik Bedard, Art Modell
-
A few quick hits
Roch Around the ClockBefore I head down to the clubhouse, I wanted to pass along that Double-A Bowie catcher Matt Wieters and pitcher Chris Tillman will sign autographs at the Sports Legends Museum on July 6 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Tillman, Brad......Tags: Major League Baseball
-
Say hello to Doug DeCinces
Roch Around the ClockThe starting times for tomorrow and Thursday night's games against the Red Sox at Fenway Park have been changed to 6:05 p.m. to avoid a conflict with the Celtics-Lakers NBA finals.Former Orioles third baseman Doug DeCinces will appear at the Sports...Tags: Fenway Park, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Placido Polanco, Major League Baseball, Jason Varitek
-
From hoops to galas
UniSun EditorThere's always plenty to do during the summer. While some people prefer the outdoors, such as those participating in the Carmelo Anthony Foundation basketball tournament, there are many more, such as those at the Associated Black Charities Gala, who...Tags: Christianity, Allen Iverson, National Basketball Association
Dec 4, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 3, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 19, 2008
|Story| Associated Press
Nov 20, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Nov 9, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Oct 24, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Sep 10, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jun 11, 2008
|Resource Link| Baltimore Sun
Jun 25, 2008
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jul 3, 2008
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jun 10, 2008
|Blog| Baltimore Sun
Jul 31, 2008
|Story| Baltimore Sun
