Reviews of The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art (Museum)

warp 21

awesome place. awesome people.

Gavin Belcher

We went into this meuseum a little skeptical but came out loving it. There is a part on the history of the decoy and then decoys from around the country. But the best part is the part where they have the ones from competition these are lifelike and seem to defy gravity. Would recommend

Gideon C.

A good place to take your family to visit

Sharease Browm

Small, but fun day trip. Very informative center, and thorough explanations of art work. The museum is very focused on the bird hunting culture of Delmarva. The small trail had great scenery, a good way to spend an afternoon.

Tricia Veasey

Wonderful display of some of the finest bird and waterfowl carved artwork in the world! Great history of the craft that is 1 of only 2 American born crafts, the only one that grew into fine art!

Patricia Parks

Things were beautifully displayed lots of information

Rebecca Russo

Great place. A lot to be learned here, plus a beautiful setting. Glad I came!

Jane Fowler

Very interesting place about 2 men and their decoys.

Ron Woodhead

Amazing decoy and bird- related art, well displayed. A fine stop.

Robin Loranger

Truly amazing

Sue Feinberg

A very interesting experience, even if you're not an enthusiast. Fate brought my husband and me here while on vacation. We saw the signs and vaguely remembered reading about the place online so we went - the first room was filled with very old basic looking ducks, which sortve makes you think "oh god what have I gotten myself into?" I mean, neat but not 'price of admission' neat... But fear not traveler, it gets progressively more interesting! The last room is nothing short of mind blowing. The carvings are so insanely intricate it's hard to believe they aren't real. I mean, if the whole museum was only that last room, it'd still be worth the price of admission. Word to the wise for the uninitiated... if you're going here on a lark it's actually quite popular - this place is like the world epicenter and leading authority on all things wooden duck, and so it's likely you will find yourself alongside other people who are taking this very seriously. Overall it's super cool and highly recommended.

Pamela N.

Excellent displays, interesting exhibits, well-curated, stunning architecture and landscape. I'd return.

amanda wainwright

Clean, easily accessable, friendly staff, great art. Great kids programs. General admission price a bit much for a family with elementary age kids.

Ashley Anderson

Lovely place. I haven't explored inside very much, but the surrounding area is very scenic (and lots of bugs, so wear bug spray).

William Morgan

The museum was interesting and enjoyed it. Disappointed in the lady at the counter. She was a bit scattered explaining everything they had in the museum as there were other venues going on that day. We paid to see the Andy Warhol exhibit, which was very disappointing. We thought it would be better known pieces, but turned out to be random shots my children could have produced.

Jennifer Whittington

Love the Ward museum. It’s beautiful. Family friendly. The bird watching kits are super fun! Very educational. The staff is super friendly and excited to teach you about the wildlife.

chuck shrieves

Very nice inside .. I was very surprised.

Meghan Rollyson

Interesting visit but I wish the walking paths around the building were better maintained

Angela Voss

Awesome place to visit!

Alyssa Lindsey

Beautiful facility for party rental overlooking the pond with outside access.

Robert Ford

Went to an event there so we didn't see the exhibits. Beautiful location.

Jason Jorden

Very good place for a bird lover.

Dan Herr

Do you like ducks? Do you like duck art? Do you want to see thousands of them? Are you old,rich, and boring? Are you old, rich, boring and like ducks or duck hunting? You'll love this museum. It's a really niche museum, that isn't geographically specific. It's *exactly* what you are looking for. It doesn't matter the subject, it's a great museum.

Donna Speer

Great information and art

Emily Mouchon

Amazing wildfowl art! Great collection and history to go with it! Worth the travel!

Vernon Gibson-McIntire

Great place for local color on the Eastern Shore.

Ralph Giello

This place has fantastic wood carving of wild birds. It is really amazing.

Jane Hinman Whitelock

Great venue for small intimate wedding

Maria Shackelford

The bird carvings are fantastic. Great place to visit

Suzanna Mallow

Beautiful wildfowl art and children with programming.

tweety Wilson

Had my wedding there. Absolutely beautiful

Amizan Jaleel

Really interesting place, worth the price.

Ted Kennedy

A pleasant - and I mean no disrespect - surprisingly entertaining visit

Lord Hemiram Of Mopar

Did you know you van host events here? I do now we had the most awesome baby shower for my daughter here the staff was awesome and helped us set up too I was impressed

Bins & Birds

A must see if you’re into art, especially birds and carving. There’s a nice pond in the back that’s good for birding too.

Gregg Fulmer

Beautiful facility! Many hand carved watwr fowl!

Lance Thomas

A one of a kind museum, plenty of beautiful carvings, activities for the kids, some history thrown in. Nature trails and a scenic location. Oh and it's free for this october; usually $7 for adult. A must visit.

Avonda Ellison

Nice place for cute little party

James J

they have tons of decoy ducks and more birds that look so real !@! small but very interesting museum i spent about 1 hr here

Merrill Hessel

Extrodinary collection of decoys and bird carvings.

Sby_heat Citto

It was a great vacation to beautiful Salisbury Maryland and I have but one complaint for such a great place...my child was attacked by one of your workers he pulled him onto the boardwalk and touched him in places

estella clifford

Far more interesting than I expected. This museum documents not only the place of waterfowl in the life and culture of America, but also the equipment and hunting techniques used. It also houses a stunning collection of world-class woodcarvings. Well worth your time to visit!

Steven Secord

Great place. Also members

Joann Merritt

Incredible place. Shows the word family and how they developed the art of waterfowl carving.

Jason Nagro

Beautiful in all aspects

BrandonF

Interesting place to if you enjoy water fowl or wood work & art. Recently expanded to accommodate large functions.

Olanlee Andrews

Welcoming staff.open environment, great exhibits and events.

Marshal Tenner Winter

As much as I thought wandering a museum dedicated to various swamp ducks would enlighten or entertain me, I still somehow left feeling empty inside.

Deborah Armstrong

Beautiful carvings...lots of local history

Sofia Viola

Beautiful

Lamont Potter

Great Place to put on your must visit list

James Raymond

Awesome waterfowls

Dan Barlow

Amazing art and history

Mark Cummings

Very good collection of functional and artistic decoys. Worth the price of admission. They have special events as well including an occasional free admission date (sometime in October 2018 this year). There are also smaller but similar museums in Crisfield, MD and Smith Island, MD.

David Sloan

This museum is amazing! I've been to some other duck decoy museums but this collection is the best I've ever seen.

Angela Drake

Free for active duty military and family. Impressive collection of antique duck decoys and absolutely wonderful examples of modern woodcarving. Some of the carved birds looked real rather than wooden. Incredible!

Bonnie Cordy

Interesting assortment of products!

Randy Paladino

We go every year! It is a nice way to spend an afternoon, the decoy displays are so life like!

David Miller

Very good place for kids to learn especially if they're interested in art and wild fowl

Sherri M

Don't miss it everyone from the Eastern shore should visit. Waterfowl art and changing exhibits are terrific. Cute gift shop.

Stanley Baker

Wonderful place to visit! Very interesting.

Robert Hanson

A must in south central Maryland. Truly American art from it's most simple to masterpieces.

Kathryn Sours

Attended a wedding reception here and it was beautiful, we'll manicured and very clean.

Stephen Rose

Outstanding museum. Want to go back and spend the day. True artistry in wood carving birds and other animals.

Carly Robinson

Very educational and always have fun things for children to do

Jan L. Parekh

A great place with a great story! It’s a piece of history to walk through the museum and see how decoy carving began. I have seen the original museum at Salisbury University. It’s good to see how a room of Ward Decoys has come to life for everyone to appreciate. The displays at the museum have all been well planned. To see the past and present carvings is an amazing sight!

Linda Jarrells

Such a fantastic museum. This tribute to the Ward Brothers is well worth the time to take the entire family. We could spend 2-3 hours being awed by the delicate carvings, photographs and presentations.

Walt Trotter

Highly recommend this museum. The competition carvings are unbelievable

Gary Moore

A great place to visit. It's an easy day trip from most every place on the Eastern Shore. The craftsmanship on display is amazing. Family friendly.

ron calhoon

The most beautiful wood carvings I have ever seen.

Neal Carey

A great collection of water fowl art and an important part of Eastern Shore culture. Beautiful setting also.

Lynn Gavigan

Amazing sculpture. Not what you think if you are just picturing duck decoys. Much much more than that.

Terri Lynn Redmond

Great place for locals and non

Joe Miller

Very interesting place!

renn

Cool. Got a penguin.

Richard Bennett

I have been there several times. Each time I go I see something new and interesting. A wonderful experience.

Alissa BmoreBabyGirl Huber

I came to this museum with my family on our trip to Ocean City and it was so humbling as an artist and as a marylander. I would recommend everyone go to this Museum it is inexpensive and it is worth every penny. Upon leaving we saw a great blue heron in the observation deck area out back of the museum that just sealed the whole trip with a cherry on top. I learned so much about the brothers and their influence on wildfowl culture. I really would suggest that you take your children or another person with you so that you can reminisce in years to come about your experience. Or go by yourself and learn something new. But definitely a must see if you're in Salisbury. Peace.

mike mertle

Great break from the beach for. Whole family

Donna Buono

Wonderful informative museum. Great place anytime of the year. Amazing artists from all over. The Ward brothers were humble but so talented to gift their history for this place. Must see.

Suyapa Williams

I love it, great experience.

B Wasden

Extraordinary collection of waterfowl art and a wonderful gift shop with lovely and quirky items. The building is quite chilly, however, so bring along a sweater or hoodie.

Kristy Marvel

Not a whole lot on the inside... Walked through in about 15 minutes. Outside has a small nature trail. If I could suggest they get some grounds people. Some of the outdoor displays were a bit grown over. Thank goodness we had free passes, or I would have been upset at the loss of money. Gave 3 stars for the few cool things...

Ingrid Valladares

I was offered a tour of the museum by a very nice volunteer. I do not recall his name but he was very knowledgeable and had a lot of insights on both the artifacts on display and the different exhibits.

Jenna S

Looks like an interesting place to visit. I didn't have much time so I visited only to do the Ingress mission. There is an outside boardwalk around the pond.