Episodes

  • The 90th Anniversary Episode

    The 90th Anniversary Episode

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    This episode celebrates the Walters Art Museum’s 90th Anniversary and third-annual Day of Giving, featuring heartwarming narratives by our staff.

    Episode Segments

    00:00 Introduction02:10 The Walters at Ninety09:16 Staff memories 26:18 Walters Day of Giving 202429:09 Credits

    Links

    Support Walters Day of Giving: https://givebutter.com/WaltersGivingDay2024Drop-in Art Making: https://thewalters.org/events/tag/drop-in/Plan your visit:⁠ https://thewalters.org/visit/guidelines/⁠Follow us on our socials:⁠ https://linktr.ee/thewaltersartmuseum⁠

    Artworks & Exhibitions mentioned

    Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano: https://thewalters.org/exhibitions/latinoamericano/Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World: https://thewalters.org/exhibitions/asia/Buddha: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/11606/buddha-2/Four Panels with the Passion of Christ from a Predella: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/7914/four-panels-from-a-predella/Adam and Eve: https://art.thewalters.org/detail/35961/adam-and-eve/
  • Ep. 5: Back to School

    Ep. 5: Back to School

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    This episode highlights Art and Process: Drawings, Paintings, and Sculptures from the 19th-Century Collection, featuring Jo Briggs, Jennie Walters Delano Curator of 18th- & 19th-Century Art. Then, we’ll discuss historic school supplies with Adriana Proser, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quincy Scott Senior Curator of Asian Art, and Christine Sciacca, Curator of European Art, 300-1400 CE. Lastly, we’ll talk to Charlie Wolfe, Assistant Manager of School and Teacher Programs, about the curiosity and excitement of kiddos in school tour groups.

    Episode Segments

    00:00 Introduction featuring the Teen Advisory Council02:41 Art and Process: Drawings, Paintings, and Sculptures from the 19th-Century Collection with Jo Briggs, Jennie Walters Delano Curator of 18th- & 19th-Century Art10:42 Historic School Supplies with Adriana Proser, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Quincy Scott Senior Curator of Asian Art, and Christine Sciacca, Curator of European Art, 300-1400 CE18:51 School Tour Curosities with Charlie Wolfe, Assistant Manager of School and Teacher Programs22:54 Credits

    Links

    Learn more about ⁠Art & Process: Drawings, Paintings, and Sculptures from the 19th-Century Collection

    Artworks & Exhibitions mentioned:

    The Angelus The Sheepfold, MoonlightThe Sower Writing Table (Bundai) with Brook and FlowersWriting Tablet and Lid

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  • Ep. 4: Objects of Curiosity

    Ep. 4: Objects of Curiosity

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    This episode highlights Objects of Curiosity: What Will We Discover?, featuring Lisa Anderson-Zhu, Associate Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art. We’ll also learn more about our viral sensation Fat Sparrow Netsuke with Angie Elliot, Terry Drayman-Weisser Head of Object Conservation.

    Episode Segments

    00:00 Introduction00:46 Overview of Objects of Curiosity: What Will We Discover?02:53 Interview with Lisa Anderson-Zhu, Associate Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art22:34 Highlighting the Fat Sparrow Netsuke with Angie Elliott, Terry Drayman-Weisser Head of Object Conservation. 27:14 Credits

    Links

    Learn more about ⁠Objects of Curiosity: What Will We Discover?

    Artworks & Exhibitions mentioned:

    1 West Mount Vernon PlaceExcursions through the CollectionMajolica ManiaStanding Warrior Holding a SwordCopy of the “Mona Lisa”Mirror with Female Figure and Engraved Scene: Inlay of a Head of a CrocodileInlay Fragment of the Crown of Lower EgyptInlay Fragment of a TorsoInlay of a Head in ProfileInlay of a Face in ProfileSarcophagus with the Triumph of DionysusNetsuke of a stylized fukurasusume (“fat sparrow”)Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World
  • Ep. 3: Reflect & Remix

    Ep. 3: Reflect & Remix

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    In this episode of Free Admissions, Julia Marciari-Alexander, Andrea B. and John H. Laporte Director, details her favorite object in the collection. Meanwhile, curators Lynley Anne Herbert and Earl Martin walk us through the museum’s newest exhibition, Reflect and Remix: Art Inspiring Artists.

    Episode Segments

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:57 - The Melanchthon Watch with Julia Marciari-Alexander, Andrea B. and John H. Laporte Director of the Walters Art Museum

    05:52 - Overview of Reflect & Remix: Art Inspiring Artists

    07:29 - Interview with Lynley Herbert, Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, and Earl Martin, Deborah and Philip English Curator of Decorative Arts, Design, and Material Culture.

    20:57 - Hidden gems from the 19th century collection with Aric Dietrich, Visitor Experience Associate

    23:40 - Credits

    Related Links

    Reflect & Remix: Art Inspiring Artists

    Selections From the North American Collection: People and Places

    Spherical Table Watch (Melanchthon’s Watch)

    Saint Amelie

    Fernand Thesmar Cup #1

    Fernand Tehsmar Cup #2

    Hudson River Landscape

    Bust of Dr. Dio Lewiss

  • Ep. 2: The Creative Power of Women

    Ep. 2: The Creative Power of Women

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    In this episode of Free Admissions, we celebrate Women’s History Month. Discover the history of nearly 75 years of women leadership in the Walters Conservation Department from its director, Julie Lauffenburger. Learn about New on the Bookshelf: The Creative Power of Women from the exhibition’s curator, Lynley Anne Herbert.

    Episode Segments

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:45 - Overview of New on the Bookshelf: The Creative Power of Women, with Lynley Herbert, Robert and Nancy Hall, curator of rare books and manuscripts

    07:28 - Interview with Julie Lauffenberger, Dorothy Wagner Wallis Director of Conservation, Collections, and Technical Research

    20:57 - Exhibition Title Testing with Roslyn Esperon, Manager of Evaluations and Audience Impact

    25:08 - Credits

    Related Links

    New on the Bookshelf: The Creative Power of Women⁠

    Walters Art Museum Conservation Window⁠

    The Clothilde Missal⁠

    ⁠The Archangel Michael⁠

    ⁠Across Asia: Arts of Asia and the Islamic World ⁠

    Plan your visit:⁠ https://thewalters.org/visit/guidelines/⁠

    Follow us on our socials:⁠ https://linktr.ee/thewaltersartmuseum⁠

  • Ep. 1: Ethiopia at the Crossroads

    Ep. 1: Ethiopia at the Crossroads

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    In the first episode of Free Admissions, we chat with the exhibition’s curator Christine Sciaccia about Ethiopia at the Crossroads, the first major art exhibition in America to examine an array of Ethiopian cultural and artistic traditions from their origins to the present day. Conservation Scientist Annette Ortiz introduces us to her unique officemates (aka, her go-to conservation equipment).

    Episode Segments

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:43 - Overview of Ethiopia at the Crossroads

    04:32 - Interview with Christine Sciacca, Curator of European Art, 300–1400 CE

    18:31 - Equipment in the Conservation Science Lab with Annette Ortiz, Conservation Scientist

    21:55 - Credits

    Related Links

    Ethiopia at the Crossroads

    Folding Processional Icon in the Shape of a Fan

    Plan your visit: https://thewalters.org/visit/guidelines/

    Follow us on our socials: https://linktr.ee/thewaltersartmuseum