***Please RSVP to Kathleen Stacey, 2002 Chair, at the Walters:
410/547-9000, ext. 274
email: [log in to unmask]
2002 Spring Meeting
ARLIS DC-MD-VA Chapter
Friday, May 17, 2002
10:15 a.m. (the Walters opens at 10:00)
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
Graham Auditorium
Business meeting followed by tours of the Walters Art Museum
Current special exhibition,
The Age of Impressionism: European Masterpieces from Ordupgaard,
Copenhagen
and the Museum Library.
The Walters Art Museum is in the heart of Baltimore's Mount Vernon
district. The main entrance is on Centre Street, between Cathedral and
Charles Street.
Driving and Parking: There is parking available in the Walters lot at
the corner of Centre and Cathedral Streets. Be sure to bring your
ticket inside to get it validated for discounted parking. Valet parking
at $10 per car is available at the Centre Street entrance. There is
also a parking garage on Franklin Street, between Charles and Cathedral,
a few blocks south of the Walters. Other parking lots are scattered
around Mt. Vernon, and dogged persistence may turn up street parking
within a few blocks. For more driving and parking information, see the
Walters website at www.thewalters.org.
Public Transportation: If taking Baltimore's Light Rail system, get off
at the Centre Street stop and walk two blocks west along Centre Street
to the Walters. If taking the MARC train from DC, you can take the
Light Rail from both the Camden and Penn train stations. If you like
walking, the Walters is about ten blocks south from Penn station - go
south on Charles Street to Centre and turn right on Centre for the
Museum entrance. Visit the MTA's website at www.mtamaryland.com for
MARC and Light Rail schedules, fares, and maps.
The meeting will be held in the Graham Auditorium. There will be coffee
and treats available in one of the Family Art Center studios (Studio B)
on the Lower Level (LL) just across from the Auditorium entrance. The
auditorium can be entered on both the Lower Level and the First Floor.
Upon entering the Museum, take the stairs or the elevator to one level
down to LL. The Graham Auditorium is immediately visible when you
arrive on the floor, and the coffee will be set up in the smaller studio
off that same lobby. If you enter on the First Floor (turning left upon
entering the Museum), you must take the steps down from the balcony to
the lower level of the auditorium and exit to the lobby and Studio B if
you'd like coffee.
If you'd like to stay in Baltimore after our meeting and tour, to sample
some of our local restaurants and to get a feel for our fair city before
the 2003 conference, the local Baltimore art librarians will be happy to
make recommendations, give directions, and generally act as tour guides!
RSVP to Kathleen Stacey, 2002 Chair, at the Walters: 410/547-9000, ext.
274; email: [log in to unmask]
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