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Timeless Treasures: Jewelry Fair at the Walters November 15-18
6/22/2007

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2007

Media Contacts:
Amy Mannarino                        
410-547-9000, ext. 277                       
amannarino@thewalters.org                    

Jessica Weglein
410-547-9000, ext. 394
jweglein@thewalters.org

TIMELESS TREASURES: JEWELRY FAIR AT THE WALTERS NOVEMBER 15–18

Baltimore—The Women’s Committee of the Walters Art Museum presents Timeless Treasures: Jewelry Fair at the Walters, Thursday, Nov. 15–Sunday, Nov. 18. The jewelry fair will feature 20 world-class artisans whose hand-made creations in gold, silver, copper and clay will delight and tempt jewelry lovers and sophisticated collectors. The weekend will also include many special events, such as an opening night preview party as well as jewelry lectures and demonstrations.

Visitors can attend the jewelry fair Friday, Nov. 16 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 17 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 18 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission costs $10, which includes the entry fee for the entire weekend plus one raffle ticket. A piece of jewelry from one of the Timeless Treasures artisans will be raffled off on Sunday.   

PROGRAMS

SPECIAL EVENT
Opening Night Preview Party
Thursday, Nov. 15, 6–10 p.m.
Price: $110 ($125 at the door), includes weekend admission fee and one raffle ticket
Timeless Treasures kicks off with an opening night preview party on the beautiful Sculpture Court of the Walters’ Palazzo. Guests will enjoy cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as they stroll through the jewelers’ booths and admire their many treasures. Informal modeling featuring artisan jewelry will take place throughout the evening. 

LECTURE
Great American Jewelers 1930–1980
Friday, Nov. 16, 10 a.m. 
Price: $45   
The Women’s Committee welcomes Janet Zapata, an acclaimed jewelry historian, consultant and author. Zapata’s books include The Jeweled Garden (2006), Seaman Schepps: A Century of New York Jewelry Design (2004), Enamels of Louis Comfort Tiffany (1993) and The Art of Zadora America’s Faberge (1999). Her numerous curated exhibitions include Tiffany: 150 Years of Gems and Jewelry at New York’s American Museum of Natural History. Zapata was also featured on Tiffany: The Mark of Excellence on the A&E Biography series.

FILM
The Pink Panther
Friday, Nov. 16, 8 p.m.
Price: Free
Enjoy the legendary comedy of Peter Sellers with our showing of the classic film The Pink Panther. Beverages and movie fare may be purchased. 

DEMONSTRATION
Jewelry-Making Demonstrations
Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a.m.
Price: Free
Designers, such as Tom Herman, teach you how to make your own jewelry. A children’s jewelry-making workshop will also be held in the Family Art Center. 

LECTURE
Jewelry—Ancient to Modern
Sunday, Nov. 18, 2 p.m.
Price: Free
This lecture explores 5,000 years of jewelry-making—from ancient Mesopotamian pendants to late 19th- and early 20th-century masterpieces by Tiffany & Co. and René Lalique—drawn from the Walters collection. Jewelry is both a conservative medium, as demonstrated by works imitating older styles, as well as an art that constantly tests the limits of technological achievement. This lecture traces the continuities among cultures divided by vast distances or many centuries.

For information about Timeless Treasures: Jewelry Fair at the Walters, and to obtain tickets, call 410-547-9000, ext. 305 or visit the Web site at www.thewalters.org.

The Walters’ Women’s Committee was formed in 1963 to support the museum and its mission. Since 1990, the committee has raised over $1 million through events like Art Blooms and the Jewelry Fair for exhibitions, special projects and the Education Endowment for the Walters Art Museum. Proceeds from Art Blooms 2007 made it possible for the Walters to bring the exhibition Gee’s Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt to Baltimore in June 2007. 

The Walters Art Museum is located in Baltimore’s historic Mount Vernon Cultural District at North Charles and Centre streets. Its permanent collection includes ancient art, medieval art and manuscripts, decorative objects, Asian art and Old Master and 19th-century paintings. Peabody Court is the official hotel of the Walters Art Museum.  For hotel reservations, call 1-800-292-5500.