Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes

This exhibition is available to travel. 
Contact travelingexhibitions@thewalters.org

The exhibition Lost and Found: The Secrets of Archimedes will tell the story of The Archimedes Palimpsest's journey and the discovery of new scientific, philosophical and political texts from the ancient world. This medieval manuscript demonstrates that Archimedes discovered the mathematics of infinity, mathematical physics and combinatorics—a branch of mathematics used in modern computing.

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Exploring Art of the Ancient Americas: The John Bourne Collection Gift

This exhibition is available to travel. 
Contact travelingexhibitions@thewalters.org

This exhibition will present approximately 129 Precolumbian works from the collection of ancient Mesoamerican, Central American, and Andean South American art (spanning 1200 B.C. to A.D. 1530) assembled by John G. Bourne beginning in 1940.

Tour Itinerary

• The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: February 12, 2012–May 20, 2012
• The Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, Albuquerque, NM: June 10, 2012 to August 26, 2012
• Available: Fall 2012
• Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN: Spring 2013

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New Eyes on America: The Genius of Richard Caton Woodville

This exhibition is available to travel. 
Contact travelingexhibitions@thewalters.org

Painter of iconic works of American genre, Richard Caton Woodville (1825–55) created paintings widely known in the period because of their reproduction as premium prints distributed by the American Art-Union. In this first exhibition devoted to Woodville since 1967, the Walters' rich holdings and several key loans will be assembled to explore the formation, historical and social context, and reception of this engaging painter.

Tour Itinerary

• Walters Art Museum: Spring, 2013
• Available: Summer, 2013
• Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art: Fall, 2013 (tentative)

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Secrets of the Universe:
The Egyptian Book of the Faiyum (working title)

This exhibition is available to travel. 
Contact travelingexhibitions@thewalters.org

This exhibition on the Egyptian belief system will focus on an exquisitely illustrated Greco-Roman-period papyrus—the Book of the Faiyum—that describes the creation of the universe and depicts the daily journey of the sun god. This will be the first time in more than 150 years that the manuscript, which was divided up for sale in the 19th century, will be reunited.

Tour Itinerary

• Walters Art Museum: Fall, 2013
• Available: Spring, 2014
• Roemer- und Pelizaeus Museum, Hildesheim: Summer, 2014

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“As Pearls on a String”:
Art and the Individual in the Islamic World (working title)

This exhibition is available to travel. 
Contact travelingexhibitions@thewalters.org

This pioneering exhibition highlights the exceptional art of the Islamic manuscript and underscores the book’s unique ability to relate narratives about specific people. Through a series of vignettes, the visitor is introduced to the art inextricably linked to the men and women who shaped the Islamic past and contribute to its future.

Tour Itinerary

• Walters Art Museum: Fall 2014
• Available: Spring, 2015
• Available: Summer, 2015

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Revealing the African Presence in Renaissance Europe

This groundbreaking exhibition will explore the wealth of European art to reveal the hidden presence of Africans in Renaissance society and the many roles they played. The exhibition will include approximately 75 paintings, drawings, prints, and sculptures drawn from the Walters own holdings as well as significant international loans from public and private collections.

Tour Itinerary

• The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: Fall 2012
• Princeton University Art Museum: Spring 2013

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Past Touring Exhibitions

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Treasures of Heaven: Saints, Relics, and Devotion in Medieval Europe

This exhibition of approximately 70 works explores the emergence and transformation of several key types of reliquary, moving from an age in which saintly remains were enshrined within closed containers to an era in which relics were increasingly presented directly to worshipers.

Tour Itinerary

• Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH: October 17, 2010–January 17, 2011
• The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: February 13, 2011–May 15, 2011
• British Museum, London, UK: June 23, 2011–October 9, 2011

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Masterpieces of 19th Century Painting from the Walters Art Museum

Featuring 39 of the finest paintings from the Walters’ 19th century collection, this traveling exhibition includes works by Delacroix, Turner, Manet, and Monet.

Tour Itinerary

• Santa Barbara Museum of Art, Santa Barbara, CA: January 30, 2010–May 2, 2010
• Available: May 23, 2010–August 29, 2010
• Blanton Museum of Art, Austin, TX: October 2, 2010–January 2, 2011

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Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece

This exhibition explores the human need for heroes through the arts of ancient Greece. Statues, reliefs, vases, bronzes and jewelry illustrate the lives of heroes and heroines, including their tasks, adversaries, challenges, failures and private moments. The exhibition features over 100 objects from U.S. and European museums as well as pieces from the Walters' collection.

Tour Itinerary

• The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: October 11, 2009–January 3, 2010
• The Frist Center for Visual Arts, Nashville, TN: January 29, 2010–April 25, 2010
• San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, CA: May 22, 2010–September 5, 2010
• Onassis Cultural Center, New York, NY: October 5, 2010–January 3, 2011

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Bedazzled: 5,000 Years of Jewelry

Spanning 55 centuries, and including examples from throughout the collection, this exhibition features over 150 selections from the Walters' spectacular jewelry holdings. Click here for catalogue

Tour Itinerary

• The Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Nashville, TN: September 16, 2006–January 14, 2007
• John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, FL: February 3–May 27, 2007
• The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: October 19, 2008–January 4, 2009
• El Paso Museum of Art, El Paso, TX: March 27–July 25, 2010

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Realms of Faith: Medieval Art from the Walters Art Museum

Featuring the Walters’ renowned collection of medieval art, this exhibition of approximately 50 objects from the 6th to the 15th century focuses on the religious beliefs and practices of one of the most fascinating periods in world history.

Tour Itinerary

• Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY: March 5–July 13, 2008
• Colby College Museum of Art, Waterville, ME: September 7, 2008–January 4, 2009

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Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye

Hailed as the Michelangelo of the menagerie, Barye was one of the greatest French sculptors of the 19th century. For the first time, the Walters will circulate more than 40 highlights from its renowned holdings, the most extensive collection of Barye’s work in the world. Click here for catalogue

Tour Itinerary

• The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, MD: February 11–May 6, 2007
• Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK: June 10–September 2, 2007
• The Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, FL: January 15–April 13, 2008

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Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum

The Walters' collection of Ethiopian icons, manuscripts and processional crosses is one of the largest and finest collections outside of Ethiopia. Highlighted are nearly 40 works that date from the 4th to the 19th century. Click here for catalogue. Walters Director, Gary Vikan recently discussed the significance of Ethiopian religious icons on WNYC, New York Public Radio. Listen here…

Tour Itinerary

• Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham, AL: February 5–April 23, 2006
• Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA: September 29–December 31, 2006
• Museum of Biblical Art, New York, NY: March 23–May 20, 2007

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Things with Wings: Mythological Figures in Ancient Greek Art

Numerous gods and hybrid creatures in Greek mythology were conceived of as winged beings. Wings enabled gods and monsters alike to cover great distances swiftly. They were a form of protection, but they also gave the bearer a terrifying appearance and the ability to chase enemies. This exhibition features various winged Greek gods such as Hermes, Eros and Artemis as well as creatures and monsters such as Pegasus and Medusa.

Tour Itinerary

• The Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art, Salisbury, MD: May 15–July 19, 2009

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The Road to Impressionism: Barbizon Landscapes from the Walters Art Museum

Exploring the range of works produced by Barbizon and impressionist artists, this traveling exhibition of 30 paintings includes works by Rousseau, Millet, Corot, Daubigny, and Sisley.

Tour Itinerary

• The Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis, TN: October 18, 2008–January 11, 2009
• Frick Art and Historical Center, Pittsburgh, PA: February 7–May 3, 2009

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