Past Exhibitions

Jean-Léon Gérôme, The Tulip Folly, 1882. Gift of Mrs. Cyril W. Keene, 1983.

From Gérôme to Monet: Stories from the 19th-Century Collection

Feb. 7–May 31, 2026

Hackerman House at One West Mount Vernon Place, Level 2
teamLab, Cold Life, 2014. Gift of Richard Beleson and Kim Lam Beleson in honor of Joan and M. Glenn Vinson, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, 2015.34.

teamLab

Apr. 23, 2023–Apr. 30, 2026
Flanders, Prayer Book, late 15th-century. Acquired by Henry Walters.

Paws on Parchment

Aug. 6, 2025–Feb. 22, 2026
Ibis Coffin (Thoth). Possible place collected: Tuna el-Gebel Egypt. 305–30 B.C.E. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund. acc. no. 49.48a-b.

Soulful Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt

Sept. 27, 2025–Jan. 11, 2026
vases

Objects of Curiosity: What Will We Discover?

Sept. 20, 2023–Oct. 5, 2025
Mors (detail), An Illustrated Manuscript Confessory for the Use of a Deaf Youth, Netherlandish, ca. 1819. Museum purchase, 2023.

If Books Could Kill

Dec. 18, 2024–Aug. 3, 2025
View of gallery with multiple pieces of artwork by Amanda Leigh Burnham

The Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize Finalists Exhibition

Apr. 19–July 20, 2025
Dish with Bean Imagery 2009.20.110

Selections from Art of the Ancient Americas

Feb. 28, 2023–Apr. 30, 2025
Jean-François Millet, The Sower, ca. 1865. Acquired by William T. Walters, 1884, acc. no. 37.905

Art and Process: Drawings, Paintings, and Sculptures from the 19th-Century Collection

Oct. 24, 2024–Mar. 9, 2025
Saints Cosmas and Damian, Patron Saints of Doctors, Almugavar Hours, Spain, ca. 1500. Bequest of Henry Walters, 1931. W.420, fol. 279r

Healing the Body, Healing the Soul: Methods of Therapy in Medieval Europe

June 20–Dec. 15, 2024
pair of vases

Reflect & Remix: Art Inspiring Artists

May 4–Sept. 8, 2024
Artwork by Sam Mack, 2024 Sondheim Art Prize winner

The Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize Finalists Exhibition

July 17–Sept. 8, 2024
Coulaux, Clothilde, Clothilde Missal, 1906. Museum purchase with funds provided by the W. Alton Jones Foundation Acquisition Fund, 2016.

New on the Bookshelf: The Creative Power of Women

Dec. 13, 2023–June 16, 2024
title wall and installation of Stitched Memories exhibition

Stitched Memories: Celebrating Elizabeth Talford Scott

Feb. 7–May 12, 2024
detail of Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan, 36.9

Ethiopia at the Crossroads

Dec. 3, 2023–Mar. 3, 2024

Centre Street Building, First Floor
detail of colorful image with decorative border, shows a man reclining while a child reads.

New on the Bookshelf: Expanded Narratives

June 7–Dec. 7, 2023
Artwork by Abigail Lucien, winner of the Sondheim Art Prize 2023

The Janet & Walter Sondheim Art Prize Finalists Exhibition

July 19–Sept. 3, 2023
Bronze sculpture of a sitting greyhound, wearing a collar. Carved signature on the base reads BARYE

Selections from the 19th-Century European and North American Collection

May 22, 2022–Aug. 20, 2023
Léon Bonvin (French, 1834-1866) (Artist) 1863 watercolor with gum heightening

Quiet Beauty: The Watercolors of Léon Bonvin

Feb. 15–Aug. 13, 2023
beaker with figural and architectural motifs form scenes that represent Christian themes. They include a figure riding a grey donkey—possibly Christ entering Jerusalem.

Arts of the Medieval Mediterranean

Dec. 18, 2022–June 16, 2023
Stephen Towns, "Are You Being Served?" (detail), 2014. Courtesy of the artist.

Activating the Renaissance

Apr. 14, 2022–Feb. 26, 2023
Triptych of detail images from the artists' work.

The Janet and Walter Sondheim Art Prize Finalists Exhibition

July 21–Sept. 18, 2022

Majolica Mania

Mar. 13–Aug. 7, 2022

Recent Acquisitions: Expanding the Collection

Nov. 25, 2020–Feb. 7, 2022