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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' WillHenry 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 In October 1997, Baltimore and the Walters were honored to receive a very special guest.

August 20, 2009: Lost and Found Both father and son--William T. and Henry Walters--loved academic paintings.

August 17, 2009: The First Walters Before there was The Walters, there was The Walters Public Bath.

August 10, 2009: A Hunk o' Burnin' Love What does Elvis Presley have to do with the Walters?

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