Open Access
Open Access with Julia Marciari-Alexander, Andrea B. and John H. Laporte Director of the Walters Art Museum, inspires connections between you and the art on view at the Walters. As the first woman to serve as director of the Walters Art Museum, Marciari-Alexander is highly regarded for her academic and institutional credentials and her infectious passion for the arts. Tune in the second Friday of every month to hear Marciari-Alexander discuss how current events relate to seven millennia of art.
- Update frequency
- every 27 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2020
Eleanor Hughes
This month on Open Access, Julia Marciari-Alexander speaks with Eleanor Hughes, Deputy Director of Art & Program, about the upcoming exhibitions Majolica Mania and Betty Cooke: The Circle and the Lin…
Abigial Quandt
This month, Julia Marciari-Alexander has Abigial Quandt, Head of Book and Paper Conservation, in studio to discuss the extraordinary 2 year conservation effort of the St. Francis Missal, on view next…
Lynley Herbert
Julia Marciari-Alexander sits down with Lynley Herbert, Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts to talk about the incredible curation and research behind the St. Francis Missal, n…
Betty Cooke
Baltimore-based artist and jewelry designer Betty Cooke talks with BMA Director Christopher Bedford about her early career, the artists she admired, and why she has chosen to stay in Baltimore. A sel…
Julie Lauffenburger
Julia Marciari-Alexander speaks with Julie Lauffenburger, Director of Conservation and Technical Research, about the Walters Conservation and Technical Research Lab, and the Conservation Window, wher…
Dr. Jo Briggs
This month on Open Access, Julia Marciari-Alexander, speaks with Dr. Jo Briggs, Jennie Walters Delano Associate Curator of 18th and 19th century art about Designing the New: Charles Rennie Mackintosh…
Jay Gould
Julia Marciari-Alexander sits down with Baltimore artist Jay Gould to discuss his work in Time and Place, an exhibition featuring art by Jay Gould and Antonio McAfee, currently on-view in historic 1 …
Mike McKee
For the month of Halloween, Julia Marciari-Alexander discusses some of the Walters best macabre art and ghost stories, with special guest Mike McKee, Head of Installation and Production at the Walter…
Alexander Jamran
Walters Art Museum Executive Director Julia Marciari-Alexander chats with Alexander Jamran, Manager of Adult and Community Programs and Contemporary Arts Initiatives at The Walters. Alexander tell us…
Mystakes No More; Mystics Are Champs
As the clock ran down at the end of last week’s fifth and deciding game of the WNBA Finals, the one that brought a championship to the Washington Mystics for the first time in the 22-year history of …
Donna Drew Sawyer
On this episode, Donna Drew Sawyer, CEO of the Baltimore Office of Promotion and the Arts (BOPA), talks about the Janet and Walter Sondheim Artscape Prize exhibition, currently on view at The Walters…
Nicole Berlin
This month Julia Marciari-Alexander, Andrea B. and John H. Laporte Director of the Walters Art Museum, speaks to Nicole Berlin, Zanvyl Kreiger Curatorial Fellow and co-curator of the upcoming exhibit…
Ver\u243\unica Betancourt
On the April edition of Open Access, Julia speaks with Ver\u243\unica Betancourt, Manager of Gallery Learning for the Walters. Ver\u243\unica recruits and manages The Walters incredible team of docen…
Sophonisba Anguissola
Walters Art Museum Executive Director Julia Marciari-Alexander discusses the work of women artists in Europe prior to the 1900s, and spotlights the work of Italian painter Sophonisba Anguissola, whos…
Roberto Lugo
The Walters’ Executive Director Julia Marciari-Alexander interviews artist Roberto Lugo, a ceramist who has won national acclaim for his blending of traditional ceramic techniques with motifs and ima…