Hackerman House at One West Mount Vernon Place

In 2018 the Walters Art Museum’s historic townhouse, Hackerman House at One West Mount Vernon Place, reopened after a major refurbishment. This was the occasion for new reflection on the history of the building and its residents. The starting point of the current installation is a letter written during the Civil War by Sybby Grant, an enslaved woman who was a cook for the Thomas family and lived in the house between 1850 and 1888.