Visit

To make your booking as easily as possible, please follow these steps:

1. Have an estimated number of adults and staff members that could attend this trip.
2. Have at least two potential dates available when you contact the museum.
   
3. When you are ready to book your field trip, complete our online registration form HERE OR contact the museum at 410-706-0600 or nmd@umaryland.edu.

How your visit at NMD can go

• Drop off/Pick Up – If coming by bus or in a group, the safest and quickest drop off/pick up location is the bus stop at the corner of West Lombard and South Greene Streets (522 West Lombard St, Baltimore, MD 21201). From there, you’ll be able to see our large red banner on the corner of our building, and our glass front doors situated behind the fenced-in hill. Driving separately? Check out Directions and Parking information below for more information
• Entering the Museum – Once you make it through our glass front doors, you will be in the museum’s atrium and entrance area. The point of contact for your group should check-in at the front desk. The rest of the group can place any jackets, lunches, or other items on the tables against the brick wall if necessary, and then gather in the center of the atrium until a museum staff member arrives for the introduction and directions for your visit.
• Touring the Museum – For both self-guided and guided tours, a museum staff member will provide an introduction and directions for the museum before your group enters the galleries. For a self-guided tour, once the introduction is complete, your group will be free to explore the museum. For a guided tour, your group will be split into manageable group sizes for the tour guides, and each tour will last about an hour going through the entire museum.
• After the Tour – Your group will have the opportunity, if requested, to visit the gift shop (+20 mins) or eat lunch (+30-45 mins), as well as ask any questions about the museum or dentistry to a museum staff member.

When you are ready to book your field trip, complete our online registration form HERE OR contact the museum at 410-706-0600 or nmd@umaryland.edu.

As the cultural bridge between the dental profession and the public, the NMD strives to make the history of oral health care fun, engaging, and accessible for all learners. NMD offers in-person field trips, online learning opportunities, classroom resources, and other educational experiences that promote healthy smiles and celebrate the past, present, and future of dentistry’s influence on cultures around the world.

Field Trips

Homeschool

The museum adopts the following policy in accordance with the University of Maryland, Baltimore’s policy in the interest of minimizing risk of spread of COVID-19 among our visitors, staff, and community. Face coverings are optional at the NMD for guests and our staff in alignment with the lifting of the mask mandate in Baltimore City on Marh 1, 2022. “Face covering” means a covering that fully covers a person’s nose and mouth. Bandanas, gaiters, scarves, and masks with valves are not approved face coverings at NMD. Masks are available upon request at the Admissions desk.

Taking pictures of your visit with a camera phone is encouraged unless otherwise noted. Feel free to share them on social media by tagging @SDHNMD! For filming or photographing for commercial purposes, please take a look at our Research, Rights, and Reproduction Fees

Enjoy the objects on display, but do not touch, except in designated areas. No food, drink, or gum in the galleries, with the exception of closed water bottles.

The NMD is wheelchair accessible. A complimentary wheelchair is available upon request.

From Northern Locations (I-95 S from Philadelphia, New York)

• Take I-695 W toward Towson
• Take Exit 23 for I-83 South
• Continue onto N President St
• Turn right onto E Lombard St
• Turn right onto S Paca St
• Turn left onto W Redwood St
• Turn left onto S Greene St

From Southern Locations (I-95 N from Washington, D.C.., Northern Virginia)

• Take I-95 North or MD-295 N to Russell St
• Continue onto S Paca St
• Turn left onto W Redwood St
• Turn left onto S Greene St

From Eastern Locations (US-50 W, US-301, I-97 N from Eastern Shore)

• Take I-695 exit toward Baltimore
• Take I-295 N exit
• Continue onto Russell St
• Continue onto S Paca St
• Turn left onto W Redwood St
• Turn left onto S Greene St

From Western Locations (I-70 E from West)

• Take I-695 S toward Glen Burnie
• Take Exit 11A-11B for I-95 N toward Baltimore
• Take Exit 52 for Russel St
• Continue onto S Paca St
• Turn left onto W Redwood St
• Turn left onto S Greene St

Metered parking is available on Greene Street (between Redwood St and W Lombard St) and on W Pratt Street (between Penn St and Greene St).

Nearby parking garages are available for variable hourly or daily rates. Click here to find a nearby garage for your visit!

MTA Bus

The National Museum of Dentistry has two convenient stops for MTA Buses:

Museum of Dentistry @ W Lombard and Greene St (Within 1 block of the museum)
Buses:
CityLink – Brown, Navy, Yellow
LocalLink – 69, 70, 75, 76

University of Maryland Medical Center @ W Baltimore and Greene St (Within 2 blocks of the museum)

Buses:
CityLink – Orange, Purple, Red
LocalLink – 69, 70, 75

Visit the Maryland Transit Administration website for bus schedules and planning your trip!

Charm City Circulator

Hop on the Circulator’s Orange route and use the Museum of Dentistry stop when heading west and the University of MD Medical Center stop when heading east. Find out if the Orange route is near you!

UM Shuttle

For the UM Community, you can hop on any UM Shuttle Route to get to the UMB Transit Center, which is only two blocks from the museum.

Motorcoaches and School Buses

Wondering where you can park your bus in Baltimore City? The B&O Motorcoach Facility offers parking for motorcoaches and school buses within 1 mile of the museum. Motorcoach parking is also available at the Camden Yards Sports Complex in Lots C and J by calling 410-347-9330.

Light Rail

The Light Rail runs from 5:00am to 12:00am on weekdays, with the convenient University Center/Baltimore St stop only two blocks from the museum. Visit the Maryland Transit Administration’s Light Rail Tracker to plan your trip!

Marc Train

Use the Camden and Brunswick lines to end up at the Baltimore/Camden Station MARC Train stop, a short half-mile walk from the museum.

Bike

The Museum of Dentistry is located next to two designated Baltimore City bike lanes on W Lombard and W Pratt. There are also conveniently located bike racks all over the University of Maryland, Baltimore campus.