Photos: Inside the newly-renovated Babe Ruth Museum

: The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum.
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: A baseball, signed by Babe Ruth.




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Photos by Maximilian Franz / The Daily Record.

A $700,000 renovation project at the historic Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum in Baltimore was completed in June, enabling the museum to reopen June 12, in time for the summer tourist season.

The renovation has improved accessibility for the public by creating a new accessible entrance at street level, an elevator to connect the above-grade exhibition and staff operation floors, and modify an existing restroom to meet ADA requirements.

The museum has three floors and a basement, for a total of approximately 6,800 square feet.

Babe Ruth artifacts were removed from the museum for temporary storage during the renovation construction.

Murphy & Dittenhafer Architects designed the renovations. Having been commissioned by the Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation, Inc. to lead the renovation of the historic Baltimore City landmark, the architects successfully obtained all required historic preservation reviews and approvals from agencies including the Maryland Historic Trust, Baltimore City, and Commission for Historic Architectural Preservation (CHAP).