Special and Social Events
Throughout the year, the Walters Art Museum hosts a variety of special and social events for visitors, members, and donors. From mingling in the galleries to dining and dancing under the Washington Monument, guests always have a memorable experience at the Walters.
- Watch Conservators at Work at the Conservation Window
- Friday, November 30, 2012–Sunday, November 30, 2014
12:30 PM–04:00 PM - Take advantage of the opportunity to talk with our conservators during our viewing times. We hope you enjoy this "behind the scenes" look at conservation work in the museum.
- Walk-In Tour: The Chamber of Art and Wonders
- Sunday, June 23, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Join us for this free tour of one of the most unique galleries in the museum. The Chamber of Art and Wonders replicates an actual 17th century collection of artworks and natural wonders from around the world.
- Walk-In Tour: Highlights of the Walters
- Sunday, June 30, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - “Highlights of the Walters” explores painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts from antiquity to the 19th century. This is one of the weekly walk-in tours. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: East Meets West-Asian and Western Art
- Sunday, July 07, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - This one of our free, weekly walk-in tours compares Asian and Western art. On Sundays, the Walters offers docent-led tours of a different part of the collection. No reservations are required. Just walk in.
- Sondheim Artscape Prize Winner Announcement
- Saturday, July 13, 2013
07:00 PM–09:00 PM - The winner of the eighth annual Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize will be announced. The works of all finalists will be on exhibition June 29 - August 11. Join us in celebration of some of Baltimore's greatest artists.
- Walk-In Tour: Vive La France! French Art
- Sunday, July 14, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Partake in a free, docent-led tour highlighting French art in the Walters' collection. This is part of our weekly series of free walk-in tours. No reservations required; just walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: Highlights of the Walters
- Sunday, July 21, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - “Highlights of the Walters” explores painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts from antiquity to the 19th century. This is one of the weekly walk-in tours. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy!
- Constellation Thursday Night Here and Now Party
- Thursday, July 25, 2013
05:00 PM–09:00 PM - Join us as we shine a spotlight on Baltimore’s contemporary art scene. Experience the Janet & Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize Finalists Exhibition and see photographs of art in unexpected settings in Site Unseen. Gregory Vershbow. Two great exhibitions, one unforgettable night.
- Walk-In Tour: Nineteenth-Century Art
- Sunday, July 28, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - This free tour of Nineteenth-Century Art examines a wide variety of styles of painting and sculpture from America and Europe from 1800 to 1900. No reservations are required. Just walk-in and enjoy.
- Walk-In Tour: The Art of the Ancient World
- Sunday, August 04, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Enjoy a free, docent-led tour highlighting the art of the ancient world. Part of our weekly series of free walk-in tours highlighting different parts of the collection. No reservations required; just walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: Highlights of the Walters
- Sunday, August 11, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - “Highlights of the Walters” explores painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts from antiquity to the 19th century. This is one of the weekly walk-in tours. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: Nineteenth-Century Art
- Sunday, August 18, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - This free tour of Nineteenth-Century Art examines a wide variety of styles of painting and sculpture from America and Europe from 1800 to 1900. No reservations are required. Just walk-in and enjoy.
- Walk-In Tour: Portraits - Who Am I?
- Sunday, August 25, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - "Portraits: Who Am I?" examines personalities from antiquity through the 19th century. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy this free docent-led tour.
- Walk-In Tour: Highlights of the Walters
- Sunday, September 01, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - “Highlights of the Walters” explores painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts from antiquity to the 19th century. This is one of the free, weekly walk-in tours. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: The Chamber of Art and Wonders
- Sunday, September 08, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Join us for this free tour of one of the most unique galleries in the museum. The Chamber of Art and Wonders replicates an actual 17th century collection of artworks and natural wonders from around the world.
- Curator's Choice Reception
- Tuesday, September 10, 2013
06:00 PM–08:00 PM - This is an exclusive benefit for donors at the Curators' Circle Level and above. The Curator's Choice Reception is a special evening of in-depth discussions by curators of their current projects. The evening commences with cocktails in the Sculpture Court. Subjects of past tours include "A Look in the Lab: Projects in Conservation," "World Religions: A Youth's Perspective" and "Exoticism in the Victorian Age."
- Walk-In Tour: Castles and Cathedrals
- Sunday, September 15, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Enjoy a free, docent-led tour examining castles and cathedrals in Medieval art. This is part of our weekly series of free walk-in tours highlighting different parts of the collection.
- Walk-In Tour: East Meets West: Asian and Western Art
- Sunday, September 22, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - In this free, walk-in tour, we will examine the contrasts between Asian and Western art and the impact that each culture had on the artwork of the other. The tour will visit the Asian Art collection in Hackerman House, with objects to be chosen by the docent.
- Walk-In Tour: Highlights of the Walters
- Sunday, September 29, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - “Highlights of the Walters” explores painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts from antiquity to the 19th century. This is one of the free, weekly walk-in tours. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy!
- The Art of Giving: Wills of Famous Women
- Thursday, October 03, 2013
06:00 PM–07:00 PM - Marilyn Monroe, Princess Diana and Jaqueline Kennedy Onassis led very different lives. Yet after their deaths their wills all became the subject of scrutiny. Join Michael E.S. McCarthy of U.S. Trust to discuss the charitable giving of these and other famous women. Learn how the language in their wills helped, and sometimes hurt, the pursuit of their philanthropic goals.
- Walk-In Tour: Renaissance Art
- Sunday, October 06, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - This free, docent-led tour of Renaissance art explores the development of religious and secular art in the 15th and 16th centuries. Part of our weekly series of free walk-in tours highlighting different parts of the collection.
- Walk-In Tour: Nineteenth-Century Art
- Sunday, October 13, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - This free tour of Nineteenth-Century Art examines a wide variety of styles of painting and sculpture from America and Europe from 1800 to 1900. No reservations are required, just walk in!
- Gala 2013
- Saturday, October 19, 2013
06:00 PM–12:00 AM - The Walters gala is one of Baltimore's premiere social events of the fall season. Join us in our elegant sculpture court for an inventive evening of dinner, dancing and art appreciation. Guests have the extraordinary opportunity to dine with Tiepolo, Bernardo Strozzi and Raphael.
- pARTy at the Walters
- Saturday, October 19, 2013
09:00 PM–12:00 AM - Take your night on the town to the next level and pARTy at the Walters. Dress to impress and get swept away by the beauty and splendor of art. As one of the premier events of the fall season, you can dance the night away on the Sculpture Court, tour the special exhibition and don't forget the open bar! You won't want to miss this fun and exciting evening.
- Walk-In Tour: Egypt's Mysterious Book of the Faiyum
- Sunday, October 20, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - For the first time in over 150 years, major sections from The Walters and The Morgan Library and Museum papyrus will be united, along with statues, reliefs, jewelry, and other papyri. The book celebrates the crocodile god, Sobek, and his special relationship to the Faiyum, an oasis west of the Nile. This tour is free with purchase of admission to the exhibition, or museum membership.
- Walk-In Tour: The Art of the Ancient World
- Sunday, October 27, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Enjoy a free, docent-led tour highlighting the art of the ancient world. Tour may include objects from Ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, and the Near East, depending upon docent's preference. No reservations required; just walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: Portraits: Who Am I?
- Sunday, November 03, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - "Portraits: Who Am I?" examines images of people from antiquity through the 19th century. Enjoy getting to know some of the personalities in the Walters' collection during this free, docent-led tour.
- Walk-In Tour: Castles and Cathedrals
- Sunday, November 10, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Enjoy a free, docent-led tour examining castles and cathedrals in Medieval art. This is part of our weekly series of free walk-in tours highlighting different parts of the collection.
- Walk-In Tour: Nineteenth-Century Art
- Sunday, November 17, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - This free tour of Nineteenth-Century Art examines a wide variety of styles of painting and sculpture from America and Europe from 1800 to 1900. No reservations are required, just walk in!
- Walk-In Tour: Egypt's Mysterious Book of the Faiyum
- Sunday, November 24, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - For the first time in over 150 years, major sections from The Walters and The Morgan Library and Museum papyrus will be united, along with statues, reliefs, jewelry, and other papyri. The book celebrates the crocodile god, Sobek, and his special relationship to the Faiyum, an oasis west of the Nile. This tour is free with purchase of admission to the exhibition, or museum membership.
- Walk-In Tour: The Christmas Story in Art
- Sunday, December 01, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - In the spirit of the season, come enjoy a free, docent-led tour examining religious art that celebrates the story of Christmas! This tour will feature Renaissance and Baroque paintings depicting the birth of Christ. No reservations are required; simply walk in and enjoy!
- FREE Monument Lighting Festival
- Thursday, December 05, 2013
05:00 PM–08:30 PM - Celebrate the holiday season and the annual lighting of the Washington Monument at The Walters during this free, family-friendly event! Enjoy seasonal performances, music, refreshments, holiday films and special winter-inspired kids’ art activities! Visit the special exhibition, Egypt’s Mysterious Book of the Faiyum, for FREE tonight. See the Washington Monument be set aglow, followed by fireworks for all to admire. Warm up at The Walters!
- Walk-In Tour: The Chamber of Art and Wonders
- Sunday, December 08, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - Join us for this free tour of one of the most unique galleries in the museum. The Chamber of Art and Wonders replicates an actual 17th century collection of artworks and natural wonders from around the world.
- Walk-In Tour: The Christmas Story in Art
- Sunday, December 15, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - In the spirit of the season, come enjoy a free, docent-led tour examining religious art that celebrates the story of Christmas! Tour will feature Renaissance and Baroque paintings depicting the birth of Christ. No reservations are required; simply walk in and enjoy!
- Walk-In Tour: Egypt's Mysterious Book of the Faiyum
- Sunday, December 22, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - For the first time in over 150 years, major sections from The Walters and The Morgan Library and Museum papyrus will be united, along with statues, reliefs, jewelry, and other papyri. The book celebrates the crocodile god, Sobek, and his special relationship to the Faiyum, an oasis west of the Nile. This tour is free with purchase of admission to the exhibition, or museum membership.
- Walk-In Tour: Highlights of the Walters
- Sunday, December 29, 2013
01:00 PM–02:00 PM - “Highlights of the Walters” explores painting, sculpture, and the decorative arts from antiquity to the 19th century. This is one of the free, weekly walk-in tours. No reservations are required. Just walk in and enjoy!
- FREE MLK Jr. Day Family Festival
- Monday, January 20, 2014
10:00 AM–04:00 PM - Come together to celebrate the life and achievements of one of our nation’s greatest heroes, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Through theatrical and musical performances, our special guests will help us to reflect on the importance of free speech and diverse communities. Share your dreams, congratulate your personal heroes and tell your stories through art projects and collaborative activities!
