The Walters Art Museum


Exhibitions at the Walters Art Museum The Walters Art Museum

Current Exhibitions

Explore a variety of exhibitions featuring works of art from the Walters' permanent collection and from museums throughout the world.

Touch and the Enjoyment of Sculpture: Exploring the Appeal of Renaissance Statuettes
Touch and the Enjoyment of Sculpture: Exploring the Appeal of Renaissance Statuettes
Saturday, January 21, 2012–Sunday, April 15, 2012
10:00 AM–05:00 PM
This groundbreaking focus show will explore the implications of tactile perception for enjoying sculpture, studying how the brain reacts to tactile stimuli from European Renaissance art-a period marked by a new availability of small "collectibles" meant to be held.