Last week, the Walters Art Gallery recorded its highest weekly attendance, with 11,500 paid admissions. A daily record high was set last Friday, with 4,200 attendance.
The record crowds are flocking to "Gauguin and the School of Pont-Aven," a show of more than 100 works by Paul Gauguin and others who worked in the small Brittany town of Pont-Aven in the 1880s.
The show, which deals with a period when art was moving past impressionism and toward the art of the 20th century, continues through Jan. 15 at the Walters, its only East Coast venue.
The Walters' previous high daily attendance was 3,800 and previous high weekly attendance was 11,100, both during the "Sisley" show in June 1993. Its average daily attendance is 1,000 and 5,900 weekly.
The Baltimore Museum of Art's record daily paid attendance was 6,400, during the "Picture Perfect" show last January; the weekly high paid attendance was 16,100 during the "Monet" show in January 1992. The museum's average daily attendance is 1,250 and 6,200 weekly.
The "Gauguin" has timed entrance tickets and separate admission fee. For "Gauguin" information call (410) 576-2417; or (410) 547-9000 for the gallery.