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.
Museum hours: Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free.
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Readers' rating: Unrated Reader reviews: Write a review Through Nov. 8 Sundays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Thursdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Fridays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Saturdays: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Price: Free Information: 410-547-9000 Current, Upcoming
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 Nov. 8 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. Through Nov. 18 The exhibition features more than 30 small-scale manuscripts and rare books, including tiny Korans, a painted book of hours and a prayer book hand-cut into intricate lace patterns for Marie de Medici, declared regent of France in 1610. 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. |
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