TOURS
Curator's Choice Tour
of the Walters Art Museum
Wednesday,
March 8th, 2006
2:00 - 5:30 pm
Fee: $40
The Walters Art Museum
is internationally renowned for its collection, which was amassed
substantially by two men, William and Henry Walters. The collection
presents an overview of world art from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th-century
Europe, and counts among its many treasures Greek sculpture and Roman
sarcophagi; medieval ivories and Old Master paintings; Art Deco jewelry
and 19th-century masterpieces.
In fall 2001, the Walters
celebrated the Grand Reopening of its largest building, which underwent
a dramatic three-year renovation. The renovation allows many objects
to be on view for the first time, and presents the collection in a
dramatic new light.
The curator's choice
guided tour will include an introduction to the Palazzo (newly reinstalled
Renaissance galleries), the Medieval galleries, and then on to the
the Asian collection.
