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Each episode of the Walters Art Museum’s podcast Free Admissions is an all-access guide to the Walters, featuring the latest museum news, guest interviews, and in-depth explorations of the Walters collection through conversations with the people who make the work of the Walters happen. Forge a connection with seven millennia of art at one of America’s most distinctive museums—where admission is always free. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, including Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, and Apple, or use RSS.

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Episodes

What Defines Latin American Art?

This episode explores the installation Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano with Ellen Hoobler, William B. Ziff, Jr., Curator of Art of the Americas, and Patricia Lagarde, Wieler-Mellon Postdoctoral Curatorial Fellow. Then, artist Jessy DeSantis discusses their artistic practice and the creation of Cintli, Corn, Maíz (2020), on view in the installation. Episode Segments 00:00 Introduction 01:37 Latin American Art / Arte Latinoamericano Overview 05:00 Interview with co-curators Ellen Hoobler...

Jun 04, 2025•41 min•Season 2Ep. 3

Do April Showers Really Bring May Flowers?

This episode highlights two 19th-century paintings from the Walters Art Museum’s collection, with introspectives from photographer and performer Chris Jay, and Jo Briggs, Jennie Walters Delano Curator of 18th- and 19th-Century Art. We also give flowers to the Walters Docent Program, sunsetting in Summer 2025. Finally, we speak with two longtime members of the Walters docent cohort about the impact of the program that’s been running for 50 years. Episode Segments 00:00 Introduction 02:00 Clearing...

Apr 02, 2025•31 min•Season 2Ep. 2

Can Books Kill?

This episode highlights If Books Could Kill, featuring Lynley Herbert, Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Annette Ortiz-Miranda, Conservation Scientist, and Abigail Quandt, Head of Books & Paper Conservation. We’ll also learn more about Hearts for Art with Teresa Norman, Audience Insights Analyst. Episode Segments 00:00 Introduction 00:46 If Books Could Kill 03:52 Interview with Lynley Herbert, Annette Ortiz-Miranda, and Abigail Quandt 22:12 Hearts for Art 26:15 Cre...

Feb 05, 2025•28 min•Season 2Ep. 1

The 90th Anniversary Episode

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 Introduction 02:10 The Walters at Ninety 09:16 Staff memories 26:18 Walters Day of Giving 2024 29:09 Credits Links Support Walters Day of Giving: https://givebutter.com/WaltersGivingDay2024 Drop-in Art Making: https://thewalters.org/events/tag/drop-in/ Plan your visit: ⁠ https://thewalters.org/visit/guidelines/⁠ Follow us on our ...

Nov 03, 2024•30 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Ep. 5: Back to School

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 exci...

Sep 04, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Ep. 4: Objects of Curiosity

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 Introduction 00:46 Overview of Objects of Curiosity: What Will We Discover? 02:53 Interview with Lisa Anderson-Zhu, Associate Curator of Ancient Mediterranean Art 22:34 Highlighting the Fat S...

Jul 03, 2024•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Ep. 3: Reflect & Remix

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: ...

May 13, 2024•25 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Ep. 2: The Creative Power of Women

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...

Mar 21, 2024•27 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Ep. 1: Ethiopia at the Crossroads

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...

Jan 05, 2024•24 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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