Geppi's Entertainment Museum



Thursday, July 02, 2009

As Seen On TV!

Look for the new GEM TV spot at the next commercial break during your favorite program and find out more about the fun and excitement awaiting you and your whole family at Baltimore's newest and hottest Inner Harbor attraction!

Welcome!

Geppi's Entertainment Museum (GEM) is a journey through 250 years of American pop culture, located in historic Camden Station at Camden Yards in Baltimore Maryland, just a few blocks from the city's famed Inner Harbor. Where else can you revisit your childhood and get back in touch with old friends that entertained you in the past through comic strips and books, radio and television shows, films, cartoons, and so much more? The museum exhibits nearly 6,000 pop culture artifacts including comics, toys, dolls, games and memorabilia of every conceivable category. Journey from the late 1700s to the present day and revisit favorite characters like Superman, Spider-Man, Batman, Mickey Mouse, Barbie, G.I. Joe, and many more. Geppi's Entertainment Museum is the home of "pop culture with character!"

Museum Hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm

Closed Mondays (except for major holidays)
Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day & Christmas Day

Call or check website for weather-related closures.

70 Years of Yellow Bricks and Emerald Cities
June 13, 2009 - Dec 6, 2009

Take a nostalgic stroll down the yellow brick road to celebrate the 70th anniversary of MGM’s lavish family classic, the 1939 adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, starring Judy Garland. Explore the legacy of the film, the books from which it came and the merchandise that it inspired. This summer, there’s no place like GEM! >>

Carl Barks Retrospective
July 17, 2009 - September 8, 2009

Drawing from the two largest privately held collections of paintings and other works by world-renowned Disney artist Carl Barks, Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (GEM) in Baltimore will host the largest exhibit ever assembled of the late Disney creator’s compositions from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, September 8, 2009. >>

	"Coffee with the Curator": Cinematic Wizardry: A Look at the Harry Potter Films July 15, 2009 6:00pm-7:30pm Join us on the third Wednesday every month at 7pm for coffee and pop culture chat with Curator Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg. FREE for members, $10 for Adults, $9 for Seniors, and $7 for Students. Price includes admission to the Museum, so come early to enjoy the exhibits. >>
	"Coffee with the Curator": Real American Heroes: The Changing Faces of G.I. Joe August 19, 2009 6:00pm-7:30pm Join us on the third Wednesday every month at 7pm for coffee and pop culture chat with Curator Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg. FREE for members, $10 for Adults, $9 for Seniors, and $7 for Students. Price includes admission to the Museum, so come early to enjoy the exhibits. >>

Carl Barks Retrospective
Drawing from the two largest privately held collections of paintings and other works by world-renowned Disney artist Carl Barks, Geppi’s Entertainment Museum (GEM) in Baltimore will host the largest exhibit ever assembled of the late Disney creator’s compositions from Friday, July 17 to Tuesday, September 8, 2009.>>

50 Fabulous Years Exhibit Garners National Attention!
GEM's exhibit celebrating 50 years of Barbie has received nationwide press coverage!>>

Join GEM for “Coffee with the Curator”
GEM relaunches its lecture series with a more casual, conversational mood that invites collectors to join us on the third Wednesday every month at 7pm for coffee and pop culture chat with Curator Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg.>>

GEM Named Best Teen Museum in Nickeloden's 2008 ParentsConnect.com Parents' Picks Award!
Parents from all over the city picked us as the best. Stop by the museum soon see why we're a winner!>>

Baltimore City Paper votes GEM Best Nonart Museum for 2007!
You might as well call Geppi's Entertainment Museum the "Hey, I Had That" Museum, since the bulk of the collection isn't comic books but the precious ephemera of everyone's childhood.>>

Carl Barks Retrospective Stirs Interest
The word that Geppi's Entertainment Museum (GEM) is preparing the largest exhibition of Barks originals ever assembled is definitely getting out. No sooner had the story posted on Scoop last Friday, May 29, 2009, then the phone at GEM started ringing.>>

GEM Barks Exhbit Details to be Released
"Two of the most frequent questions we're getting are 'What will be included in the exhibit?' and 'Will my favorite Carl Barks piece be part of the show?'" said Melissa Bowersox, Executive Vice-President of Geppi's Entertainment Musem (GEM). "The answers are coming very soon, and we think people are going to be very pleased with the scope and depth of this Carl Barks retrospective," she said.>>

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