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View Events - Thursday, May 24, 2012

Drop-in Art Activities: Coming Up Roses

Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012–Thursday, May 31, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM–03:00 PM

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Everything is coming up roses, daisies and even vegetables! How does your garden grow? Show us your green thumb this month when we create plant and garden art from paper, wire, felt and more! We’ll provide the supplies; all you need to bring is a fertile imagination! Every Saturday and Sunday! No registration required – drop-in, make, and take a fantastic piece of art home with you!

Hashiguchi Goyo's Beautiful Women

Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012–Sunday, August 12, 2012
Every Wed, Thu, Sat, Sun

Time: 10:00 AM–05:00 PM

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Through just a handful of images, Hashiguchi Goyo, the last of Japan's great ukiyo-e printmakers, captured the spirit and the dynamic visual character of the pre-war era. Between 1918 and his death in 1920, Goyo oversaw the production of just 13 prints. Of these, eight were images of beautiful women.

Doodle 4 Google

Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2012–Sunday, June 24, 2012

Time: 10:00 AM–05:00 PM

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Doodle 4 Google is a nationwide contest that asks K–12 students to redesign Google’s homepage banner around the theme “if I could travel in time, I’d visit…” The top ten winning Doodles from Maryland will be on display at the Walters Art Museum from May 23 through June 24.

Conservation Window: Books Conservation

Date: Friday, May 25, 2012

Time: 12:30 PM–04:00 PM

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Talk with a Books and Paper Conservator about techniques and tools used to conserve books.

Conservation Window: Art of the Ancient Americas

Date: Saturday, May 26, 2012

Time: 12:30 PM–04:00 PM

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Talk with an Objects Conservator about techniques and tools used to conserve archeological ceramics from the Art of the Ancient Americas collection.

Conservation Window: Art of the Ancient Americas

Date: Sunday, May 27, 2012

Time: 12:30 PM–04:00 PM

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Examine a 19th Century oil painting of Landscape with Mosque by Prosper Marilhat and watch the conservator remove discolored varnish.

Walk-In Tour: The Chamber of Art and Wonders

Date: Sunday, May 27, 2012

Time: 01:00 PM–02:00 PM

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Join us for this free tour of one of the most unique galleries in the museum. The Chamber of Art and Wonders replicates an actual 17th century collection of artworks and natural wonders from around the world.

Join Rob Mintz, Associate Curator of Asian Art and enjoy an in-depth and behind the scenes tour of our special focus exhibition, Hashiguchi Goyo's Beautiful Women


Featured Events

Drop-in Art Activities: Coming Up Roses

Date: 05/01/12 - 05/31/12

Time: 10:00 AM - 03:00 PM

Everything is coming up roses, daisies and even vegetables! How does your garden grow? Show us your green thumb this month when we create plant and garden art from paper, wire, felt and more! We’ll provide the supplies; all you need to bring is a fertile imagination! Every Saturday and Sunday! No registration required – drop-in, make, and take a fantastic piece of art home with you!

Hashiguchi Goyo's Beautiful Women

Date: 05/19/12 - 08/12/12

Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Through just a handful of images, Hashiguchi Goyo, the last of Japan's great ukiyo-e printmakers, captured the spirit and the dynamic visual character of the pre-war era. Between 1918 and his death in 1920, Goyo oversaw the production of just 13 prints. Of these, eight were images of beautiful women.

Doodle 4 Google

Date: 05/23/12 - 06/24/12

Time: 10:00 AM - 05:00 PM

Doodle 4 Google is a nationwide contest that asks K–12 students to redesign Google’s homepage banner around the theme “if I could travel in time, I’d visit…” The top ten winning Doodles from Maryland will be on display at the Walters Art Museum from May 23 through June 24.

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