The Walters Art Museum in Baltimore has opened a new exhibition titled 'From Gérôme to Monet: Stories from the 19th Century Collection' at its Hackerman House location. The show, which runs from February 7 to May 31, features 20 paintings and one sculpture drawn from the museum's own holdings, placing academic Salon paintings alongside Impressionist works to illustrate contrasting artistic philosophies of the period.
The exhibition is significant as it marks the first major installation of paintings in the recently restored Hackerman House and the first time in over a decade the museum's Impressionist collection is displayed together. Curated by Jo Briggs, it revisits a pivotal art historical debate 150 years after the first Impressionist exhibition, offering visitors a fresh perspective on familiar works and previewing a larger planned installation for 2027.