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The Walters Art Museum, Maryland is an internationally renowned museum for its collection of art. The museum artifacts were collected substantially by 2 men, William and Henry Walters, and eventually donated to the City of Baltimore. Located in Baltimore in Maryland, USA, the Walters Art Museum offers an over-all view of world art from pre-dynastic Egypt to 20th century Europe.

The Walters Art Museum, Maryland includes many treasures, Greek sculpture and Roman sarcophagi, medieval ivories and Old Master paintings. In the museum, you will get to see the fine Art Deco jewelry and the 19th century European and American masterpieces.

With regard to the history of Walters Art Museum, Maryland, the museum was born out of the artistic interest and public mindedness of 2 men, William T. Walters and his son, Henry. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, driven by their interest in art and history, these 2 Baltimoreans assembled a diverse range of artwork from all around the world including everything from European paintings and decorative arts to Greek and Roman antiquities and Eastern ceramics.

They collected over 22,000 works of art, and in this way led to the foundation of a museum that includes 55 centuries of art. Visitors will get to see the sculpture of Sheba, along with Yemeni alabaster sculpture dating from the 3rd century BC to the 3rd century AD.

Today, the collection has grown to more than 28,000 objects, including ancient Egyptian mummy masks and medieval armor, to 19th century French impressionism and turn-of-the-century art deco. The Walters Art Museum, Maryland also features world-class collections of ancient to medieval art of Asia, Middle East and America.

The current exhibition at Walters Art Museum, Maryland includes a variety of exhibitions from Walters' permanent collection, and from museums throughout the world. The future exhibitions at the museum include:

Autumn Colors
September 27 to November 30, 2008
10:00 am to 05:00 pm
Bedazzled, presenting 5,000 Years of Jewelry
October 19 to January 04, 2009
10:00 am to 05:00 pm