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Located at:
18 State Circle
Annapolis, MD 21401
Gallery hours:
11 am – 5 pm Tuesday - Sunday
The Circle Gallery, the MFA’s home since 1968, is located at 18 State Circle in Annapolis, Maryland – just across the street from the beautiful domed Maryland State House. Situated among historic office buildings and inns, the entry to the gallery sits behind a black wrought iron gate with a ramp leading into the gallery.
Originally, the Circle Gallery was a storage loft for the Jones & Franklin General Store’s storefront, which was located on Annapolis’s Main Street. The building is a fine example of Greek Revival commercial architecture and was built in the 1840s. Renovated as a gallery space and opened in 1968, the Circle Gallery features original hardwood floors, drywall vertical surfaces, and professional gallery lighting and climate control, along with ample natural light. The space features the Main Gallery room, with room dividers to supply additional exhibiting space, and the smaller Holley Gallery room, named after co-founding retired US Navy Commander Charles Holley.
Directions to Circle Gallery
From the Washington, DC area:
From the DC Beltway (Rt. 495), exit onto Rt. 50 East.
Take exit 24 (Rowe Blvd.), stay right and bear right onto Rowe Blvd.
Bear right onto Northwest Street, which will end at Church Circle.
Turn right on Church Circle (one way), go half-way around, through stoplight at Main Street.
Take next right onto School Street, which ends at State Circle (one way).
Turn right on State Circle and the gallery is about ½ block on the right.
The entrance is behind a black wrought iron gate.
From the Baltimore Area:
From the Baltimore Beltway (Rt. 695), take Rt. 97 South towards Annapolis.
Rt. 97 ends at Rt. 50/301; merge onto Rt. 50 East.
Take Exit 24 (Rowe Blvd) and follow directions above.
From the Eastern Shore:
Take Rt. 50 West across Bay Bridge.
Continue on Rt. 50 across the Severn River Bridge.
Take Exit 24 (Rowe Blvd.) and follow directions above.
Parking
The City of Annapolis has metered on-street parking as well as four parking garages. The closest garage is the Hillman Garage, located between Duke of Gloucester and Main streets. From Church Circle, turn right onto Duke of Gloucester Street. Go through one traffic light and turn left into the garage.
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