Wine, music and masterpieces

When William and Henry Walters bequeathed their private collection of paintings, memorabilia and objets d?art to the city of Baltimore, they likely never imagined Friday night happy-hour celebrations would take place amid the glass-encased collections of medieval manuscripts and solid gold Egyptian jewelry.

But, as the museum?s public relations assistant Jessica Weglein is quick to point out,the idea behind the event is “to encourage people to see the fun side of the museum.”