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 Postcards from the Walters is now podcasting! Subscribe here. November 30, 2009: The Case of the Empty Case
I love to give after-hours tours of the Walters for small groups, but over the years I've tried to follow two rules.  November 23, 2009: Henry Walters' Will
Henry Walters' enormous gift of 1931. November 16, 2009: It's My Party and I'll No-Show if I Want To Henry Walters probably was pleased, but we'll never know. He was, after all, almost pathologically shy. November 10, 2009: Portrait of the Founder It appears that he has not shaved for several days and he looks very tired.
November 2, 2009: Betrayed by the "Blind Cracks"
Their answer was both quick and unequivocal: 'No way is the Rubens Vase going to Australia!' 'Why?' I asked. 'Blind Cracks' they said. October 26, 2009: What a Dump!
There are times in the life of any museum when things just are not the way they should be. October 19, 2009: There's an Alligator in the Elevator! Walters curators are known for their creative ways of presenting the past. October 12, 2009: Dead Cat
There are lots of things about being a museum director that are unexpected, in some cases simply fun. October 5, 2009: Brutal Stairs The next time you enter the Walters Art Museum by way of its original bronze doors on North Charles Street, stop at the threshold and look around for a minute. My guess is that you'll be struck by two quite contradictory feelings. September 28, 2009: One-foot Jesus That tip of the right foot of Jesus had come off before! September 21, 2009: Abdul It's rare for an art museum to become the stage for a political protest. September 7, 2009: A Nearly Perfect Match Baltimore is blessed with two historical art museums with complementary collections. August 31, 2009: Patriarchal Kiss |
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