Andrew Kuchling<p>Baltimore Sun: Walters Art Museum exhibit is the cat’s meow: inky paw prints from the Middle Ages and a kitty on a keg (runs from now to February 22 2026)</p><p>"The page of “La Fleur de Histoires” on view at the Walters Art Museum as part of a new exhibit called “Paws on Parchment” contains at least nine — nine! — inky paw prints marring a manuscript page that the cat’s owner, a 15th century Flemish scribe, was toiling feverishly to complete for a major and possibly royal client. </p><p>... </p><p>This page is the centerpiece of “Paws on Parchment,” which opened this week and which examines the relationship between medieval humans and their feline frenemies. While the intimate, one-room show of 20 illuminated manuscripts, one painting and one keepsake box might not be the largest exhibit in the museum’s 91-year history, it could be among the most charming."</p><p>Original link: <a href="https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/08/08/walters-cat-exhibits/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">baltimoresun.com/2025/08/08/wa</span><span class="invisible">lters-cat-exhibits/</span></a> Paywall avoiding: <a href="https://archive.is/14pWw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.is/14pWw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://dmv.community/tags/baltimore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>baltimore</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/medieval" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>medieval</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/museum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>museum</span></a> <a href="https://dmv.community/tags/cats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cats</span></a></p>