Walters Art Museum

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Walters Art Museum

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Art gallery

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Description

Private art museum in downtown Baltimore--FREE and open to the public. Take advantage of the Sunday hours, the late Thursday evening hours ('til 9pm!), and the complimentary wheelchairs. Walking and talking makes the first date less demanding than staring at each other over lounge drinks.

A well-lit, climate controlled, attractive and respectable place that doesn't shove mediocre, over-priced kosher food at you? Sign you up! Don't overlook the above benefits of this Thursday night Gan Eden. Just try to overlook the less modest works. Did I mention it's free?

Tips

• Like all secular art museums, not for the uber-yeshivish--there are bound to be some naked Christians on the walls.

• Parking can be reserved in advance through the museum website, for a fee. Museum parking lot is $1 for the first hour. $12 for the whole day. There are other parking sites nearby, including meters and sidewalks. Kidding about sidewalks. Unless you really need to get out of the second date.

• Have fun. Don't worry about how serious the art is--you're there to enjoy each other.

• Bring a couple sketch pads (you're allowed) and release your inner creator: have an art contest amongst yourselves, play tic-tac-toe, make lists of your favorite baby names and registry gifts, or actually sketch some of the artwork there.

• Use it as an entire evening's first date, or pair it with a stop at Van Gough's (or a more daring watering hole) and you're well on your way to memorability.

• Remember that you paid zip for this, so don't feel like you need to stick around to get your money's worth. Spend as much or as little time there as you like!

• No big backpacks or food. Do the picnic before hand at Clyburn Arboretum.

Hours Subject to change. Always verify.

Wednesday–Sunday, 10 a.m.–5 p.m. Thursdays 10 a.m.–9 p.m.

Directions

The Walters is located at 600 North Charles Street in Baltimore's historic Mt. Vernon Cultural District, about one mile north of the Inner Harbor and downtown business district. It is conveniently located near MTA bus lines (Nos. 3, 11, 31, 61, and 64) and the Centre Street Light Rail stop. The main entrance is located on Centre Street near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets.

Via Public Transit Get public transit directions online. The Charm City Circulator is a free bus service in Baltimore. We encourage all of our residents and visitors to use this service—not only is it free, it's efficient. A shuttle arrives every 10 minutes at the designated stops on each route. The Walters Art Museum is along the purple route of the Charm City Circulator. That's stop number 307 on the purple route.

From points north of Baltimore (Philadelphia, New York) Take I-95 south through the Fort McHenry Tunnel. Take exit 53 (I-395) north which is Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Once on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., continue to Druid Hill Avenue. Turn right onto Druid Hill Avenue. Druid Hill Avenue becomes Centre Street. Proceed on Centre Street to Cathedral Street. The Walters Art Museum will be on the left.The public entrance to the museum is located on Centre Street, near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets.

From points south of Baltimore (Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia) Follow I-95 north to exit 53 (I-395) which is Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Once on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., continue to Druid Hill Avenue. Turn right onto Druid Hill Avenue. Druid Hill Avenue becomes Centre Street. Proceed on Centre Street to Cathedral Street. The Walters Art Museum will be on the left. The public entrance to the museum is located on Centre Street, near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets.

From points northwest of Baltimore (Harrisburg-York PA)

Follow I-83 south to exit 5, Maryland Avenue. Turn left at the top of the ramp onto Maryland Avenue. Maryland Avenue becomes Cathedral Street. Follow Cathedral to Centre Street. The Walters Art Museum will be on your left. The public entrance to the museum is on Centre Street, near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets.