The former Women’s Industrial Exchange will become the new home of the Maryland Women’s Heritage Center, according to the heritage center and Marian House, the organization that took over ownership of the building earlier this year.

The two groups announced today that the heritage center will lease the 1,000-square-foot storefront space of the Women’s Industrial Exchange – the former gift shop in the front of the building – for its new home.

With roots going back to the 1980s, the center was created to provide a place where the general public can learn about the history and contributions of Maryland women. Its last permanent home was at the base of the 39 West Lexington apartment building, the former BG&E Corp. headquarters, from 2010 to 2017.

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