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The Walters Art Museum




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600 N. Charles St., Baltimore
410-547-9000

Hours: Wednesday-Sunday: 11 a.m.-5 p.m Friday: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.


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.

 Current, Upcoming
Art of the Ancient Americas
Open End

This 10-year loan to the museum includes works from ancient American cultures, including Olmec, Teotihuacan, Maya, Aztec and Inca.



Palace of Wonders: The Galleries of Renaissance and Baroque Art
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.



Mummified
Through Nov. 7

See the results of a mummy autopsy -- actually, a virtual autopsy, also known as a CT scan. Learn more about the 'autopsy' and mummification at this exhibition.



Beauty and the Brain: A Neural Approach to Aesthetics
Through Apr. 11

The Walters teams up with the Zanvyl Krieger Mind-Brain Institute at The Johns Hopkins University for this exhibit, which explores neurological responses to art. Visitors' responses to works of art will be used to examine how "shape characteristics

Japanese Cloisonne Enamels
Feb. 14 - Jun. 13

This exhibition of cloisonne features delicate vases, trays and boxes. See featured works by Namikawa Yasuyuki, Namikawa Sosuke and more.




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