Curator-led Tour : The Legacy of the St. Francis Missal
Wed, Nov 11
|The Walters Art Museum
Join fellow Guild members and Dr. Lynley Anne Herbert, the Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, for a special, limited-capacity tour of the exhibition Divine Inspiration: The Legacy of the St. Francis Missal.
Time & Location
Nov 11, 2026, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EST
The Walters Art Museum, 600 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
About the event
Dr. Lynley Anne Herbert, the Robert and Nancy Hall Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore, will lead a tour of the exhibition Divine Inspiration: The Legacy of the St. Francis Missal. Capacity is limited to 15 Guild members.
The exhibition, which commemorates the 800th anniversary of St. Francis of Assisi’s death, showcases the St. Francis Missal, a legendary 12th-century manuscript that is believed to be a relic of touch of St. Francis. The Missal is a rare 12th-century Latin liturgical manuscript, and The Walters has stewarded it as both a religious object and a work of art.
Visitors will also experience over a dozen additional art objects that contextualize the book and explain its importance, including manuscripts; paintings; and works made of glass, ivory, and ceramic. The exhibition will include details of the Missal’s two-year conservation in 2017 funded by the Mellon Foundation.
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