Adults
Engage with centuries of human creativity and history at the Walters Art Museum through tours, which create opportunities for exploration, discussion, and creative expression in the galleries.
Groups planning a visit can request an interactive guided tour or a self-guided visit during public hours. Please complete this form and a staff member will follow up within 3 business days to help plan your experience.
Guided Tours
Guided tours are hour-long, staff-led experiences that blend conversational guided looking with creative exploration that is accessible for different abilities and learning styles. Groups must have a minimum of 5 people to book a tour.
Customize your tour by choosing a theme and an activity your group will enjoy: art-making, extended gallery conversation, or materials to further explore the collection on your own. Tour themes:
Love is in the Art
Friends, romantic partners, caregivers—this experience celebrates love of all kinds! Relish in artworks that embody the different ways love can make us feel.
Art with Flavor
Nothing brings people together like sharing a meal. Explore how visual and culinary arts intersect, often with mouthwatering results.
The Stylish Self
Few creative expressions are more personal than how we dress. Take a gender-expansive, cross-cultural look at how people throughout history have dressed and accessorized.
Welcome to the Walters
Get acquainted with the history of the museum collection and explore how newly acquired contemporary works expand the stories and voices in our galleries.
Self-Guided Visits
Enjoy the galleries, including our current special exhibitions, at your own pace. If your group includes 10 or more people, please email [email protected] so we are best prepared to welcome you.
During your visit, resources such as sketching materials, Build Your Own Tour cards, gallery books, and interactive opportunities are available in select galleries. Please ask Walters staff and volunteers for help or recommendations.
Public Tours
Individuals are welcome to sign up for a public tour. Please check our calendar to learn about upcoming tour topics and to register through the link provided on the event page.
Cost
Tours at the Walters are free thanks to the generosity of our visitors. Please consider a donation of $12 per person for your tour group.
Accessibility
Accessibility resources and accommodations are available for tours by emailing [email protected]. Please note, we ask for two weeks advance notice for ASL Interpretation requests. Visit our accessibility webpage for more information on accessibility across the museum.
For Spanish language interpretation requests, we require three weeks advance notice.
Prepare for your visit by reviewing our Visitor Guidelines and familiarizing yourself with the Visitor Promise .
Request a Tour
Registration is required for guided tours, and requested for self-guided visits. Please contact us and a staff member will follow up within 3 business days.