The Walters Art Museum is located in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon Cultural District. In 1931, Henry Walters (1848-1931) bequeathed his gallery and his collection of 22,000 works of art to his native city "for the benefit of the public." The Walters bequest is still considered among the greatest acts of cultural philanthropy in our nation's history. William Walters (1819-94), Henry's father, had assembled a splendid collection of 19th-century art and Asian art, and under his son's auspices the collection was transformed into one of the finest of all American private collections. Henry Walters' interests ranged from ancient Egypt to art nouveau.
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Open End This 10-year loan to the museum includes works from ancient American cultures, including Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Aztec and Inca. Open End The Walters has been fully renovated and outfitted with restored pieces of art, armor, furniture and other objects from the 14th through 18th centuries. The new rooms, courtyard and gallery spaces reflect the grandeur of bygone eras. Through Jan. 3, 2010 This exhibit explores what makes somebody a hero or heroine, what is expected of them and how they are portrayed. With more than 100 objects, it explores the inherent human need for heroes by using ancient Greek culture as a point of origin. Greek
Featuring everything from a jewelry fashion show to gallery talks with twenty of the country's greatest jewelers, this is a weekend for the girly girl in all of us. Jewelry events throughout the weekend include the jewelry fair, a jewel box fashion
Join the folks at the Walters for their version of a holiday town square. Featuring themes from Medieval, Victorian and modern Christian, Jewish and other worldwide traditions, the entire museum becomes a winter wonderland. Venue Details
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