Step OUT: For the Walters' Public Property Exhibit

This time, it wasn't the museum staff that decided what should be on display. It was the public.

The Public Property exhibit at the Walters Art Museum included public decision making at every stage, from voting on the theme of the exhibition to choosing which artwork to display. This system of decision-making allows examination of the process of choice and decision-making by individuals, social groups and organizations.
 
The theme Creatures was chosen along with 106 works of art. The exhibit ends with a "Creature Feature." You can vote for your favorite creature flicks, including the Wizard of Oz and King Kong. 
 
Public contributions remain a part of Public Property during its exhibition: participants can post questions, answers and comments about the show to a community bulletin board, where the museum will also post questions for discussion.
 
The exhibit opened June 17 and runs through August 19.

PHOTOS:

Before the Race by Edgar Degas

Running Jaguar by Antoinne-Louis Barye

Museum educators use tablets to invite visitors to record their choice of artworks

All photographs courtesy of The Walters Art Museum