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 2009-2010
- Andrea B. Laporte, Chair
- Peter L. Bain, President
- Ellen N. Bernard, Vice-President
- Thomas S. Bozzuto, Vice-President
- Douglas W. Hamilton, Jr., Vice-President
- Dr. Hervey (Peter) S. Stockman, Jr., Vice-President
- Frank K. Turner, Jr., Treasurer
- Dr. Gary K. Vikan, Director, Secretary
- Julianne E. Alderman
- Calvin H. Baker
- Neal D. Borden
- C. Sylvia Brown
- H. Ward Classen
- Rosalee C. Davison
- Michael De Havenon
- Cynthia L. Egan
- Philip D. English
- Christine M. Espenshade
- Jonathan M. Fishman
- Bruce W. Fleming
- Guy E. Flynn
- John Gilmore Ford
- Michael B. Glick
- The Honorable C. Yvonne Holt-Stone
- Kyle Prechtl Legg
- Mary C. Mangione
- Stanley Mazaroff
- Patricia B. Modell
- Charles J. Nabit
- Marilyn A. Pedersen
- William H. Perkins
- George K. Reynolds, III
- John R. (Rick) Rockwell
- Edward L. Rosenberg
- Nancy R. Sasser
- Judy Van Dyke
- Mary Baily Wieler
Ex-Officio Members
- The Honorable Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
- The Honorable Bernard C. Young
- The Honorable Martin J. O'Malley
- The Honorable James T. Smith, Jr.
- The Honorable Ken Ulman
- Rosemary Eck
- Margaret Z. Ferguson
- Constance J. Fitzpatrick
- Laura L. Freedlander
- Elaine M. Garven
- Marco K. Merrick
- Tom Noonan
- Sharon Paul
- 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
- Sam Fogg
- Laura L. Freedlander
- 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 And Marisol Stokes
- John Waters, Jr.
- Dr. Daniel H. Weiss
- Benjamin B. Zucker