Future Exhibitions
Don't miss these exciting exhibitions, coming to the Walters soon!
- Walter Wick: Games, Gizmos and Toys in the Attic
- September 19, 2010 - January 02, 2011
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM - The Walters celebrates the creative mind of renowned artist and children's book illustrator Walter Wick, whose I Spy and Can You See What I See? books have been read and loved by millions of children and adults around the world.
- German Drawings from the Walters' Collection
- November 20, 2010 - February 13, 2011
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM - These German drawings from the mid-19th century are notable for their clear storytelling, appealing subject matter and precise draftsmanship. William Walters purchased most of the works in this exhibition during his time in Europe. Highlights include picturesque landscapes, charming animal studies and incisive character sketches.
- Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe
- February 13, 2011 - May 15, 2011
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM - Medieval Christians venerated saints; their bodily remains were often displayed in special containers, known as reliquaries. Covered in gold and silver and embellished with gems and semiprecious stones, reliquaries proclaimed the special status of their sacred contents to worshipers and pilgrims.
- Realistic Perfection: The Making of Oriental Ceramic Art
- March 12, 2011 - June 04, 2011
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM - This show will showcase a unique series of progressive proofs illustrating the exacting technique used to create the prints bound into an important early catalog, "Oriental Ceramic Art".
- The Archimedes Codex: A History of Knowledge Lost and Found (working title)
- October 09, 2011 - January 01, 2012
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM - From the birth of its texts in the cradle of Western civilization to their obliteration on April 14, 1229, in Jerusalem and their recovery in Baltimore 700 years later, the Archimedes Palimpsest is an iconic example of the epic and perilous journey that every record is making.
