Walters Art Museum Analysis

The Walters Art Museum is a public art museum, and is internationally famous for its repertoire of art, which has been collected by William and Henry Walters. Founded in 1934, in Baltimore, Maryland; the Walters Art Museum has a range of artwork varying from the Medieval World to the Ancient World. The collection has grown to more than 35,000 objects and is offering 55 centuries of art. The Walters Art Museum mission statement: “The Walters Art Museum brings art and people together for enjoyment, discovery, and learning. We strive to create a place where people of every background can be touched by art. We are committed to exhibitions and programs that will strengthen and sustain our community.” The museum achieves its mission statement because the museum has a lot to offer in artwork to many diverse backgrounds by showcasing many different eras of art.
To add, the Walters Art Museum fourth floor where the 80th anniversary of the opening of the museum and story is placed. With that being said, I suggest that they put this part of the museum on the first or second level of the museum. I feel that they should put this there; so that when visitors walk into the museum they know the story of this great museum and its founders. Also, I like that the Walters Art Museum groups everything based on the genre of art that it is. They have it grouped such as Medieval World, the Ancient World, and Sculpture/European Art. This goes along with their mission statement because they say, “they strive to create a place where people of every background can be touched by art” and they achieve that by having a wide range of artwork varying different