Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum is a public art museum located in the Mount Vernon neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. Founded and opened in 1934, it holds collections from the mid-19th century that were amassed substantially by major American art and sculpture collectors, including William Thompson Walters and his son Henry Walters.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include George Peabody Library and Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
George Peabody Library
Library
Photo: Petroffm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The George Peabody Library is a library connected to the Johns Hopkins University, focused on research into the 19th century. It was formerly the Library of the Peabody Institute of music in the City of Baltimore, and is located on the Peabody campus at West Mount Vernon Place in the Mount Vernon-Belvedere historic cultural neighborhood north of downtown Baltimore, Maryland. George Peabody Library is situated 390 feet east of Walters Art Museum.
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Church
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The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, also called the Baltimore Basilica, is a Catholic cathedral in Baltimore, Maryland. Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is situated 870 feet south of Walters Art Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Vernon and Chinatown.
Mount Vernon
Neighborhood
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Mount Vernon is a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland, located immediately north of the city's downtown. It is named for George Washington's Mount Vernon estate in Virginia, as the site of the city's Washington Monument.
Chinatown
Neighborhood
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY 3.0.
The U.S. city of Baltimore, Maryland is home to a small Chinatown. Historically, Baltimore had at least two districts that were called "Chinatown" where the first one existed on the 200 block of Marion Street during the 1880s.
Seton Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: BalPhoto, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Seton Hill Historic District is a historic district in Baltimore, Maryland. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It includes St. Mary's Seminary Chapel, which is a National Historic Landmark.
Walters Art Museum
- Type: Museum
- Categories: building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.29683° or 39° 17′ 49″ northLongitude
-76.61636° or 76° 36′ 59″ westOpen location code
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