Baltimore - Evergreen House

Evergreen House is the former residence of Ambassador John Work Garrett and his wife, Alice Warder Garrett. A former Gilded Age mansion surrounded by Italian-style gardens, Evergreen Museum & Libraryhouse showcases the more than 50,000 fine and decorative arts, rare books and manuscripts assembled by two generations of Baltimore's Garrett family.

The museum's permanent collections and changing exhibitions are open to the public through guided tours, offered on the hour. Highlights include post-Impressionist paintings, drawings by Degas and Picasso, Chinese porcelain, Japanese lacquerware, and one of the largest private collections of Tiffany glass.