Baltimore, MD—Julia Marciari-Alexander, thebrAndrea B. and John H. Laporte Director at the Walters Art Museum and DavidbrWilson,President, Morgan State University, announced today a new multi-yearbragreement between the two organizations. The partnership will promotebrexhibitions, develop educational and artistic programs and create professionalbrdevelopment opportunities for students and faculty at Morgan and staff of thebrWalters.
“The strategic partnership, formalizedbrtoday, focuses on opportunities that will benefit both institutions, as well asbrthe diverse citizens of the Baltimore region,” said Julia Marciari-Alexander.br“Through this unique relationship, we hope to create deep systemicbrorganizational change and have a creative and economic impact on the city.”
Over a period of three to five years, thebrWalters Art Museum and Morgan State University expect to collaborate in abrvariety of areas such as:
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- Host and co-sponsor art exhibitions; br
- Conduct and publish jointbr research; br
- Exchange expertise in thebr collection, storage, preservation, and exhibition of the museums’br holdings; and br
- Develop courses related to artbr and museum management and exchange employees for teaching, study,br research, or professional development opportunities.
“This historic partnership marks what is surebrto be the beginning of a long relationship between two respected Baltimorebrinstitutions, allowing both organizations to benefit from collectivebrresources,” said David Wilson. “Through our strategic collaboration we not onlybrfurther a connection between academia and the art community, but we arebrestablishing a foundation on which future achievement can be built.”
About Morgan StatebrUniversity
Morgan State University, founded in 1867, isbra Carnegie classified Doctoral Research Institution offering more than 70bracademic programs leading to bachelors degrees as well as programs at thebrmasters and doctoral levels. As Maryland’s Premier, Public Urban ResearchbrUniversity, Morgan serves a multi-ethnic and multi-racial student body andbrseeks to ensure that the doors of higher education are opened as wide asbrpossible to as many as possible. For more information on Morgan StatebrUniversity, visit www.morgan.edu.
About the Walters Museum
The Walters Art Museum is located in downtownbrBaltimore’s historic Mount Vernon Cultural District at North Charles and CentrebrStreet. At the time of his death in 1931, museum founder Henry Waltersbrleft his entire collection of art to the city of Baltimore. Its collectionbrincludes ancient art, medieval art and manuscripts, decorative objects, Asianbrart and Old Master and
19th century paintings. The MuseumbrStore, located next to Café Q, offers distinctive gifts, jewelry and booksbrbased on the museum’s collections. Wyndham Baltimore Peabody Court is thebrofficial hotel of the Walters Art Museum. For more information, visit www.thewalters.org.
