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The Walters Art Museum features more than 28,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to 20th-century Europe. In 1931, Henry Walters (1848-1931) bequeathed his gallery and his collection of 22,000 pieces "for the benefit of the public." The Walters bequest is still considered among the greatest acts of cultural philanthropy in the nation's history. In 2000, the Walters Art Gallery changed its name to the Walters Art Museum to reflect its image as a large public institution. After being closed for three years to undergo a $24 million renovation, the Centre Street building reopened in 2001 with 39 reconfigured galleries, redesigned lobbies, a four-story glass entryway and other improvements. In 200...
The Walters Art Museum features more than 28,000 works of art from ancient Egypt to 20th-century Europe. In 1931, Henry Walters (1848-1931) bequeathed his gallery and his collection of 22,000 pieces "for the benefit of the public." The Walters bequest is still considered among the greatest acts of cultural philanthropy in the nation's history. In 2000, the Walters Art Gallery changed its name to the Walters Art Museum to reflect its image as a large public institution. After being closed for three years to undergo a $24 million renovation, the Centre Street building reopened in 2001 with 39 reconfigured galleries, redesigned lobbies, a four-story glass entryway and other improvements. In 2006, a grant allowed the Walters and the Baltimore Museum of Art to make their admission free. That move sparked the creation of Free Fall Baltimore, a series of no-charge performances held around the city. The Walters is located at 600 N. Charles St., in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon Cultural District. The main entrance is on Centre Street near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets.
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Walters is on team to save Iraqi art
For decades, ancient Iraqi ivory and other art has languished in Iraq's poorly kept storage facilities, gathering mold. But a new initiative funded by the federal government aims to restore Iraq's antique and contemporary art stores and establish a...Tags: Disasters
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Make a little holiday magic
In the thick of a gray morning just days ago, fat snowflakes began to fall on the city, dusting the bricks like powdered sugar and swirling in the air like confetti.
Office workers ran to their windows.
People hurrying along on the sidewalk stopped in...Tags: The Pilgrims, Transportation, Thanksgiving, Trips and Vacations, National Aquarium Baltimore
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Arts calendar
fine art Museums American Visionary Art Museum 800 Key Highway. 410-244-1900. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tuesdays-Sundays. Permanent exhibits: Rotating selections from museum archives. Baltimore Museum of Art Art Museum Drive at North Charles and 31st streets....Tags: Libraries and Museums, Culture, Karen Johnson, Television Industry, American Visionary Art Museum
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Hard times for the arts
As the Baltimore Opera Company rehearsed last month for the production of Bellini's Norma, it faced a serious problem: Its available cash had dried up. With rumors spreading about the company folding, a board member ensured that the show would open - by...Tags: Opera, Classical Music, Charity, Libraries and Museums, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Buyer for Turnbull house in Guilford steps forward
A potential buyer surfaced yesterday for Baltimore artist Grace Turnbull's former residence in Guilford, as Baltimore's preservation commission recommended that it be designated a city landmark to protect it from demolition. Douglas Hamilton Jr., the...Tags: Hamilton, Guilford (Baltimore, Maryland)
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Mount Vernon activists decry plan for 7-Eleven
A long-vacant basement coffee shop near Mount Vernon's Washington Monument could become a 7-Eleven convenience store over the objections of community activists, who are enlisting city support to buy the spot as a tourist information center. The former...Tags: Washington Monument, Mount Vernon, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Real Estate Agents, Monuments and Heritage Sites
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A beautiful setting
Think of your table as a stage setting that can make a festive meal a production that will win rave reviews.
If you're economy-minded this holiday season, as so many people are, you can still create a table that will announce, "This is a special...Tags: Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California), Thanksgiving, Christmas, Robert Zimmerman, Holidays
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City ballot questions seek approval of borrowing
Casting a ballot for the next president may be what draws a record number of Marylanders to the polls tomorrow, but Baltimore voters will also decide on borrowing $125 million for projects that officials call an investment in the city's future....Tags: Classical Music, Libraries and Museums, Lyric Opera of Baltimore, National Aquarium Baltimore, Maryland Zoo Baltimore
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November Social Calendar
Baltimore Sun reporterSaturday, Nov. 1 "A Champions' Tribute to Jim McKay" Benefits The Babe Ruth Birthplace Foundation Cocktail attire The Hilton Baltimore, 401 W. Pratt St. 7 p.m. Tickets $175, $150 for museum members Call 410-727-1539, Ext. 3013 Saturday, Nov. 1 "Wine...Tags: Babe Ruth, Towson University, Los Angeles Dodgers, Quantum of Solace (movie), Viniculture
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Millennia of riches sparkle at the Walters
Baltimore art collector Henry Walters had a great eye for painting and sculpture, but he also had a thing for bling. While he was expanding the art collection that his father William began assembling in the mid 1800s, Henry amassed one of the most wide-...Tags: St. Louis, Tiffany & Company, H.L. Mencken, Nashville, Metal and Mineral
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Timeless gems
When Bedazzled, the exhibit of jewelry from the Walters Art Museum collection, opens today, it will be more than just an interesting look at gorgeous pieces from 5,000 years ago to the early 20th century. You'll also see the antecedents of contemporary...Tags: Academy Awards, Tiffany & Company, Clothing, Accessories, and Shoes, Shoes, Animals
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Calendar
OCT. 12 "The Clean Up Woman" JD Lawrence's new stage play and dramedy, The Clean Up Woman, stars Jackee Harry, Telma Hopkins, Christopher Williams and George Wilborn. 8 p.m. at Morgan State University, Murphy Fine Arts Center, 2201 Argonne Drive. $39....Tags: Awards and Prizes, Slick Rick, Culture, Anthony Hamilton, Halle Berry
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