Past Exhibitions
Visit your favorite Walters' exhibitions again, or discover a new show you may have missed.
 | Déjà Vu? Revealing Repetition in French Masterpieces
October 07, 2007 - January 01, 2008
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Featuring works by many of the greatest artists of the 18th-20th centuries, this exhibition explores the changing significance of repetition and copying within the French painting tradition. |
 | Recurrence
September 19, 2007 - January 20, 2008
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Selections from the Walters permanent collection of Egyptian, ancient Greek, and Asian art come together for a special look at the repetition of imagery across cultural boundaries. |
 | The Repeating Image in Renaissance and Baroque Art
September 08, 2007 - February 17, 2008
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This focus show, featuring works of art in various media, presents a survey of the various methods of artistic copying popular in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
 | Linda Day Clark: The Gee's Bend Photographs
June 15, 2007 - September 02, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
In conjunction with the special exhibition, Gees Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt the Walters will feature Linda Day Clark: The Gees Bend Photographs, a stunning exhibition of 25 photographs by Baltimore resident, Linda Day Clark. |
 | Gee's Bend: The Architecture of the Quilt
June 15, 2007 - August 26, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition celebrates the distinctive and beautiful quilts made by African American women living in the isolated community of Gee's Bend, Alabama. |
 | Ottoman Embroideries and Other Ornament
May 05, 2007 - September 09, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition includes several rarely seen Ottoman textiles and objects dating from the 18th- and 19th centuries. |
 | Floral Still Lifes from the Collection of Robert and Jane Meyerhoff
March 29, 2007 - June 10, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
The selection of around twenty-three watercolors, pastels, and drawings includes works by Delacroix, Cezanne, Redon, Klee, Schiele, Mondrian, Matisse, Magritte, Nolde, and Dali among others. |
 | Untamed: The Art of Antoine-Louis Barye
February 11, 2007 - May 06, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Organized by the Walters, this exhibition is devoted to the works of Antoine-Louis Barye (1796-1875), the foremost animal sculptor of the 19th century. |
 | Speaking the Word of God: Illuminated Korans from the Walters Art Museum
February 03, 2007 - April 29, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Showcasing a stunning array of 22 manuscripts from the collection of the Walters Art Museum, this exhibition will present Korans from different regions of the Muslim world, following the development of calligraphy from the ninth to the 19th century. |
| "For This Is My Body": The Medieval Missal
November 04, 2006 - January 28, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition of manuscripts, printed books, and altar furnishings coincides with the celebrations marking the reopening of Baltimore's historic Basilica of the Assumption. |
| Courbet and the Modern Landscape
October 15, 2006 - January 07, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Featuring 37 landscape paintings, this exhibition demonstrates how Courbet was a radical innovator both in the motifs he chose to paint and in the dramatic brushwork of his paintings. |
| Courbet/Not Courbet
September 16, 2006 - March 11, 2007
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
As a companion to the special exhibition Courbet and the Modern Landscape, this small installation includes landscape paintings whose attribution to Gustave Courbet continues to be debated by specialists. |
| Schatzkammer: Henry Walters' German Manuscripts
July 22, 2006 - October 29, 2006
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition introduces visitors to 25 German manuscripts dating from the 9th through the 16th century, many of which have rarely been on display. |
| Interpretation by Design
April 15, 2006 - July 16, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Using a wide range of materials, contemporary bookbinder Stanley Sherman creates bindings that provide a portal to the subject matter inside, seducing the reader with beautiful interpretations of their contents. |
| Louise Bourgeois: Femme
February 11, 2006 - May 21, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
In a joint venture of the Walters and the Contemporary Museum, Louise Bourgeois--an important and influential living artist--installed 39 sculptures throughout the Walters' galleries, setting her works in dialogue with like-themed cultural artifacts from the museum's collection. |
| The Art of Law
January 14, 2006 - April 09, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition showcased manuscripts and rare books pertaining to the study, practice, and administration of the law from the 12th to 15th century. |
| The Ashcan School
January 07, 2006 - March 19, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This small exhibition featured 29 drawings, watercolors, and etchings borrowed from the collection of Mrs. Sigmund Hyman were featured in this focus exhibition. |
| Sacred Arts and City Life
November 19, 2005 - February 12, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
The exhibition featured approximately 290 objects--including 35 icons--that traced the material and artistic culture of Novgorod from the 9th century, through its golden age in the 14th century, to its eclipse by Moscow in the 16th century. |
| Dressed in Gold
October 15, 2005 - January 08, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
In conjunction with the reopening of the Walters' magnificent Italian paintings collections, this exhibition showcased the museums impressive collection of Italian Renaissance manuscripts. |
| Things with Wings
October 12, 2005 - November 26, 2006
11:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This small exhibition of 31 objects, including bronze and marble statuettes, vases, and gems, explores the various winged gods and hybrid creatures in ancient Greek art.
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| The Walters American Collection
June 29, 2005 - January 01, 2006
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This small exhibition presented a selection of American paintings collected by William and Henry Walters. |
| The Essence of Line
June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition displayed 75 French works on paper from the Walters; at the same time, a similar number were on display at The Baltimore Museum of Art. |
| Pearls of the Parrot
June 19, 2005 - September 11, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition featured one of the most sumptuous manuscripts ever produced at the Mughal court of India: an illustrated edition of the Khamsa (Quintet of Tales) by Amir Khusraw. |
| The Closed Book
May 07, 2005 - September 18, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition explored how certain markings on, or materials of, book bindings reveal fascinating details about the people who owned and used them. |
| Stubbs and the Horse
March 13, 2005 - May 29, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This major exhibition featured over 40 paintings and 35 drawings by George Stubbs, known for his large-scale paintings of horses. On view was his famous painting Whistlejacket, considered the finest depiction of an individual animal ever painted. |
| The Early History of the Bible
January 22, 2005 - May 01, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition showcased a recently donated Torah scroll and examined Old and New Testament scripture in different religious traditions. |
| Carved for Immortality
November 06, 2004 - October 02, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This small exhibition highlighted ancient Egyptian statues carved from wood. |
| The Road to Impressionism
October 03, 2004 - January 17, 2005
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This exhibition explored the wide range of work produced by the artists of the Barbizon school. |
| Eureka! The Archimedes Palimpsest
June 01, 1999 - September 05, 1999
10:00 AM - 05:00 PM
This focus exhibition featured the Archimedes Palimpsest, a rare and important Byzantine manuscript on loan to the Walters. |
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