THE ARTS

WALTERS ART MUSEUM

The Walters Art Museum is located in Baltimore's historic Mount Vernon Cultural District at North Charles and Centre streets and is one of only a few museums worldwide to present a comprehensive history of art from the third millennium B.C. to the early 20th century. Among its thousands of treasures, the Walters holds the finest collection of ivories, jewelry, enamels and bronzes in America and a spectacular reserve of illuminated manuscripts and rare books. The Walters' Egyptian, Greek and Roman, Byzantine, Ethiopian and western medieval art collections are among the best in the nation, as are the museum's holdings of Renaissance and Asian art. Every major trend in French painting during the 19th century is represented by one or more works in the Walters' collection.

General Admission is Free. Special exhibition prices vary.

Hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. October–June, the first Friday evening of the month, from 5–9 p.m. for First Fridays. Closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

The Walters is open on the following holidays:

New Year's Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President's Day
Easter Sunday
Columbus Day