Given as a bequest from Henry Walters to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore in 1931 "for the benefit of the public," the Walters Art Museum has since its founding been governed by an independent Board of Trustees. The museum benefits from the wisdom, support, and advocacy of these community leaders:
Board of Trustees 2011-2012
- Andrea B. Laporte, Chair
- Douglas W. Hamilton, Jr., President
- Ellen N. Bernard, Vice-President
- Thomas S. Bozzuto, Vice-President
- Nancy R. Sasser, Vice-President
- Dr. Hervey (Peter) S. Stockman, Jr., Vice-President
- Mary Baily Wieler, Vice President
- Frank K. Turner, Jr., Treasurer
- Dr. Gary K. Vikan, Director, Secretary
- Julianne E. Alderman
- Peter L. Bain
- Calvin H. Baker
- Neal D. Borden
- H. Ward Classen
- Rosalee C. Davison
- Michael de Havenon
- Cynthia L. Egan
- Christine M. Espenshade
- Jonathan M. Fishman
- Bruce W. Fleming
- Guy E. Flynn
- Michael B. Glick
- Sandy Gross
- The Honorable C. Yvonne Holt-Stone
- Stanley Mazaroff
- Bailey Morris-Eck
- Neil A. Meyerhoff
- Jennifer Murphy
- Charles J. Nabit
- Marilyn A. Pedersen
- William H. Perkins
- Lynn Homeier Rauch
- George K. Reynolds, III
- John R. Rockwell
- Edward L. Rosenberg
- Bernard Selz
- Gail L. Shawe
Ex-Officio Members
- The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
- The Honorable Bernard C. Young
- The Honorable Martin J. O'Malley
- The Honorable Kevin Kamenetz
- The Honorable Ken Ulman
- Anne N. Apgar
- Rosemary Eck
- Margaret Z. Ferguson
- Laura L. Freedlander
- Barbara Guarnieri
- Adele Kass
- Elizabeth Koontz
- Marco K. Merrick
- Tom Noonan
- Diana Ulman
Trustees Emeriti
- Dr. Robert S. Feinberg
- Samuel K. Himmelrich, Sr.
- Cynthia R. Mead
- William L. Paternotte
- Adena W. Testa
- Jay M. Wilson
International Advisory Board
- Dr. James Michael Bradburne
- Wendyce H. Brody
- Eddie C. Brown
- Dr. Myrna Bustani
- Constance R. Caplan
- Philip D. English
- Sam Fogg
- Laura L. Freedlander
-
Leah Gansler
- Joel Goldfrank
- Bruce Livie
- Dr. James Marrow
- Angela Moore
- Dwight Platt
- George Roche
- Paul Ruddock
- The Honorable Paul Sarbanes
- Donald J. Shepard
- George M. Sherman
- John Waters, Jr.
- Dr. Daniel H. Weiss
- Benjamin B. Zucker
Ex-Officio Members
- The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
- The Honorable Bernard C. Young
- The Honorable Martin J. O'Malley
- The Honorable Kevin Kamenetz
- The Honorable Ken Ulman
- Anne N. Apgar
- Rosemary Eck
- Margaret Z. Ferguson
- Laura L. Freedlander
- Barbara Guarnieri
- Adele Kass
- Elizabeth Koontz
- Marco K. Merrick
- Tom Noonan
- Diana Ulman
Trustees Emeriti
- Dr. Robert S. Feinberg
- Samuel K. Himmelrich, Sr.
- Cynthia R. Mead
- William L. Paternotte
- Adena W. Testa
- Jay M. Wilson
International Advisory Board
- Dr. James Michael Bradburne
- Wendyce H. Brody
- Eddie C. Brown
- Dr. Myrna Bustani
- Constance R. Caplan
- Philip D. English
- Sam Fogg
- Laura L. Freedlander
-
Leah Gansler
- Joel Goldfrank
- Bruce Livie
- Dr. James Marrow
- Angela Moore
- Dwight Platt
- George Roche
- Paul Ruddock
- The Honorable Paul Sarbanes
- Donald J. Shepard
- George M. Sherman
- John Waters, Jr.
- Dr. Daniel H. Weiss
- Benjamin B. Zucker