Julia Marciari-Alexander says goodbye to the Walters Art Museum

By Tom Hall,

Teria Rogers, Sam Bermas-Dawes

Published August 6, 2024 at 12:35 PM EDT

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Julia Marciari-Alexander, the outgoing Executive Director and CEO of The Walters Art Museum.

The Walters Art Museum

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Julia Marciari-Alexander embraces local artist Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown a t the opening of Ethiopia at the Crossroads in December 2023.

Jill Fannon

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Julia Marciari-Alexander poses with local artist Annet Couwenberg t the Walters Art Museum’s 2023 gala. The designer created custom accessories for Marciari-Alexander for the event.

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Host Tom Hall speaks with Dr. Julia Marciari-Alexander, who for the past eleven years has been the Executive Director and CEO of the Walters Art Museum. Walters Art Museum named two interim co-directors to replace Marciari-Alexander as the organization seeks a new leader.

Marciari-Alexander announced she is set to leave next month to take a new position as the President of the Samuel H. Kress Foundation in New York.

Julia Marciari-Alexander poses with Baltimore native and Project Runway alum Bishme Cromartie at the Walters Art Museum’s 2019 gala. The fashion designer created a custom gown for Marciari-Alexander for the event.