Summary
The Walters Art Museum features more than 28,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to 20th-century Europe. In 1931, Henry Walters (1848-1931) bequeathed his gallery and his collection of 22,000 pieces "for the benefit of the public." The Walters bequest is still considered among the greatest acts of cultural philanthropy in the nation's history. In 2000, the Walters Art Gallery changed its name to the Walters Art Museum to reflect its image as a large public institution. After being closed for three years to undergo a $24 million renovation, the Centre Street building reopened in 2001 with 39 reconfigured galleries, redesigned lobbies, a four-story glass entryway and other improvements. In 2006, a grant allo...
The Walters Art Museum features more than 28,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to 20th-century Europe. In 1931, Henry Walters (1848-1931) bequeathed his gallery and his collection of 22,000 pieces "for the benefit of the public." The Walters bequest is still considered among the greatest acts of cultural philanthropy in the nation's history. In 2000, the Walters Art Gallery changed its name to the Walters Art Museum to reflect its image as a large public institution. After being closed for three years to undergo a $24 million renovation, the Centre Street building reopened in 2001 with 39 reconfigured galleries, redesigned lobbies, a four-story glass entryway and other improvements. In 2006, a grant allowed the Walters and the Baltimore Museum of Art to make their admission free. That move sparked the creation of Free Fall Baltimore, a series of no-charge performances held around the city. The Walters is located at 600 N. Charles St., in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon Cultural District. The main entrance is on Centre Street near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets.
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Fine Arts
Fine Art Museums American Visionary Art Museum800 Key Highway / 410-244-1900. Hours are 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. •Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. •Through Aug. 31:All Faiths Beautiful. Baltimore Museum...Tags: American Visionary Art Museum, Disasters, Towson University, Painting, College of Notre Dame
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Walters presents new 'Faces'
When University of Maryland medical school graduate Giraud Foster became the personal physician to the king of Yemen in 1961, he developed a strong interest in that ancient land and a passion for archaeology that stayed with him for life. Between 1961...Tags: Sotheby's Holdings Incorporated, Archaeology, Animals, Sculpture
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Beauty and charm in the heart of the city
Special to the SunWith the well-known neighborhoods of Guilford, Charles Village and Waverly surrounding it, one would think the tucked-away and lesser-known community of Oakenshawe could get lost in the shuffle. But residents of the neighborhood would never let that...Tags: Charles Village, Real Estate Agents, Clubs and Associations, Sales, Charter Schools
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The Free Sheet
Got a milk mustache? The Milk Mustache Mobile Tour continues to make stops in the area through Sunday to encourage healthy living and celebrate moms who create nutrition-conscious homes. Visitors can get mustache photos taken, sample low-fat and fat-free...Tags: Patterson Park, Wars and Interventions, Sculpture, Physical Fitness, Ellicott City
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Brooklyn Museum plans exhibit on fake art
Associated Press WriterSome museums might not want to talk about fake artworks in their collections. The Brooklyn Museum isn't one of them. The museum is planning an exhibit for next year of its collection of 30 Coptic sculptures, a third of which have been confirmed as...Tags: Brooklyn Museum
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Independence Day
This schedule will be in effect today for the Fourth of July holiday. Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: no pickup, landfills closed Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed...Tags: Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Frederick County (Maryland), Court Administration, Baltimore Museum of Art, National Aquarium Baltimore
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Art that lets your hair down
Sun reporterThere are some places one would expect to find matted hair. Shower drains and hairbrushes, certainly. Museum displays, certainly not. Sonya Clark, however, may be changing those expectations, at least for visitors of her Loose Strands: Tight Knots...Tags: Buddhism, Madonna
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Go Today
'People's Geography'A People's Geography: The Spaces of African American Life is on exhibit at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in collaboration with the Walters Art Museum's Maps: Finding Our Place in the...Tags: National or Ethnic Minorities, Minority Groups
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Memorial Day schedule
This schedule will be in effect today. Anne Arundel County offices: closed Courts: closed Libraries: closed Public schools: closed Trash: no pickup, landfills closed Annapolis City offices: closed Courts: closed Transit: no service Parking...Tags: Maryland Zoo Baltimore, Frederick County (Maryland), Court Administration, Baltimore Museum of Art, National Aquarium Baltimore
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Herbert I. Scher, 79
Herbert I. Scher, an innovator in the plastic laminate industry who was active in Baltimore's arts community, died of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease May 20 in Boca Raton, Fla. The Pikesville resident was 79. Mr. Scher was born in Cincinnati and...Tags: Fiction, Boca Raton, Colleges and Universities, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Odenton
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