The Walters Art Museum, MD

The Walters Art Museum is a public art museum in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, that was created in 1934 and inaugurated in Mount Vernon-Belvedere. It houses collections that date back to the mid-nineteenth century.

What is the ownership of the Walter Art Museum?

The Walters Art Gallery changed its name to the Walters Art Museum in 2000, reflecting the museum's status as a prominent public cultural institution. The Walters manages the museum's original collection and three of its five buildings, which are owned by the city of Baltimore.

In Baltimore, how many museums are there?

In Baltimore now, there are over 60 museums. The Babe Ruth Birthplace and Museum is one of them, as is the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Museum.

What is the size of the Walters Art Museum?

The Walters Art Museum's collection has 36,000 pieces that span seven millennia, from 5,000 BCE to the twenty-first century. This remarkable collection is brimming with pieces that exemplify human inventiveness and talent at its pinnacle.