WCG March Meeting

WCG March Meeting

Walters BuddhaThursday, March 1, 2018 at the Walters Art Museum.
Reception from 5:00pm to 6:00pm in the Parlor at 5 West Mount Vernon Street
Presentations from 6:00pm to 7:00pm in the Graham Auditorium at 600 N. Charles Street

Conservation highlights from the Arts of Asia Installation at the Walters:
Stephanie Hulman: Lessons Learned from the Treatment of Southeast Asian Lacquer
Elisabetta Polidori & Dr. Glenn Gates: Technical Discoveries on an unusual Indian Miniature
Meg Craft: Examination and Treatment of a Tibetan Ritual Box and Dagger

The museum is open to the public until 9:00pm on Thursdays and you can experience the Arts of Asia exhibition after the meeting! Transportation to the Walters Art Museum. The museum is located at 600 N. Charles St., Baltimore, MD 21201. The Parlor is located at 5 West Mount Vernon St., Baltimore, MD 21201.

Transportation: MARC trains depart from Union Station and arrive at Baltimore Penn Station. For scheduling information, go to https://mta.maryland.gov/schedules/display.php?route=penn_line_weekday_northbound.xls. From Penn Station, the Charm City Circulator is a free bus that runs from the station to the museum. The public entrance to the museum is located near the corner of Centre and Cathedral streets. A staffed parking lot is located across the street from the museum at Centre and Cathedral streets for drivers.

Transportation information is on the museum website: http://thewalters.org/visit/directions-parking.aspx

This event is free to WCG members, $5 for guests & non-members. Memberships are $35 for professionals and $25 for students. WCG just celebrated 50 years of supporting and promoting art conservation in both the DC metro area and worldwide. Membership fees go toward supporting our next 50 years of programming and advocacy.