Shriver Hall Concert Series

From Downtown Baltimore

Take Calvert Street north to 29th Street. Turn left on 29th Street and bear to the right after the third light, following the road around Wyman Park. Merge onto Art Museum Drive, and the BMA will be on your left.

From Northern Locations

Take I-695 West (toward Towson), then take Exit 23, I-83 South (Jones Falls Expressway). Follow I-83 several miles to Exit 7, towards 28th Street. Follow 28th Street to the fourth traffic light, and turn left onto North Howard Street. Go one block on Howard Street, crossing 29th Street, and bear right at the fork onto Art Museum Drive.

From Southern Locations

Take I-95 North to I-395 to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Follow MLK Boulevard for approximately one mile, staying in the center lane to avoid being forced into right or left turns. As MLK Boulevard ends, it bears left and turns into North Howard Street. Follow North Howard Street, and after crossing 28th Street, bear right at the fork onto Art Museum Drive.

From Eastern Locations

Take I-95 or Route 40 to the Baltimore Beltway (I-695) toward Towson. Take 695 to Exit 23, I-83 South (Jones Falls Expressway). Follow I-83 several miles to Exit 7, towards 28th Street. Follow 28th Street to the fourth traffic light, and turn left onto North Howard Street. Go one block on Howard Street, crossing 29th Street, and bear right at the fork onto Art Museum Drive.

From Western Locations

Take I-70 or Route 40 to Baltimore Beltway (I-695) toward Towson. Take 695 to exit 23, I-83 South (Jones Falls Expressway). Follow I-83 several miles to Exit 7, towards 28th Street. Follow 28th Street to the fourth traffic light, and turn left onto North Howard Street. Go one block on Howard Street, crossing 29th Street, and bear right at the fork onto Art Museum Drive.

From I-95 (southbound) or from I-695 (the Baltimore Beltway)

Take the beltway toward Towson and take exit 23A onto the Jones falls Expressway (I-83) southbound. Take the 28th Street exit and go left on 28th Street. Turn left onto North Howard Street. One block past 29th Street, turn left at the traffic island (just before the Baltimore Museum of Art) onto Wyman Park Drive and follow around to the campus entrance opposite and just slightly north of the Wyman Park Building. The entrance to the South Garage is at the driveway where the signs read BOWMAN DRIVE and VISITOR AND MUSEUM PARKING.

From I-95 (northbound)

Take exit 53 onto I-395 north toward downtown Baltimore, then take the exit to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and follow the directions from Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard below.

From Maryland 295 (the Baltimore-Washington Parkway)

Entering Baltimore, the parkway becomes Russell Street. Stay on Russell Street until (with the new Baltimore Ravens stadium to your right and Oriole Park at Camden Yards looming before you) you reach the right-hand exit marked Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard (look carefully for this; the signs are small). This exit will put you very briefly on a service road parallel to Russell Street. Stay to the left and take the ramp marked Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Follow the directions (below) from Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

From Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard

Take King Boulevard north until it ends at Howard Street (remain in one of the middle lanes of King Boulevard to avoid a premature forced right or left turn). Turn left at Howard Street and proceed about 2 miles. One block past 29th Street, turn left at the traffic island (just before the Baltimore Museum of Art) onto Wyman Park Drive and follow around to the campus entrance opposite and just slightly north of the Wyman Park Building. The entrance to the South Garage is at the driveway where the signs read BOWMAN DRIVE and VISITOR AND MUSEUM PARKING.

From the Jones Falls Expressway (I-83) southbound

Take the 28th Street exit and go left on 28th Street. Turn left on North Howard Street. One block past 29th Street, turn left at the traffic island (just before the Baltimore Museum of Art) onto Wyman Park Drive and follow around to the campus entrance opposite and just slightly north of the Wyman Park Building. The entrance to the South Garage is at the driveway where the signs read BOWMAN DRIVE and VISITOR AND MUSEUM PARKING.

From Baltimore's Penn Station

Penn Station is 1.5 miles from Shriver Hall on The Johns Hopkins University Homewood Campus and the Baltimore Museum of Art. Patrons can walk north on N. Charles St, catch the Charm City Circulator Purple Route, getting off at the Baltimore Museum of Art stop on Charles St., or catch a taxi for a modest fee.

UMBC is easy to visit, and is about 15 minutes from the Inner Harbor area and about 25 minutes from the Washington Beltway. It's just off I-95 and I-695 with plenty of free parking.

• If you use Apple Maps, search for UMBC Parking Lot 8A. If you’re using Google Maps, search for UMBC Lot 8.

• From I-95 between Baltimore and Washington, take Exit 47B and follow signs to Catonsville and UMBC. At the second traffic circle, go 3/4 the way around to join the inner loop of Hilltop Circle. At the first traffic light, turn right onto Hilltop Road (with the PAHB on your right), and then an immediate left into Parking Lot 8.

• From I-695, take Exit 12C, Wilkens Avenue west, and at the first traffic circle go 3/4 the way around to turn onto Hilltop Road. At the traffic light, go straight through Hilltop Circle, and then take an immediate left into Parking Lot 8.

View UMBC's campus map here.

Parking
Free evening and weekend parking is available in Lot 8, adjacent to the Performing Arts and Humanities Building.

The entrance to the Concert Hall is through the doors near the large stainless steel façade.