Philip Freelon, 1952 – 2019 Philip Freelon, FAIA, the much-admired and award-winning architect of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, has died at the age of 66. He had been diagnosed with ALS in 2016. The Freelon Group,...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jenn Biddle | (443) 263-1812 or jenn.biddle@lewismuseum.org Reginald F. Lewis Museum AnnouncesNew Board Chair and Executive CommitteeDrew Hawkins, CEO & Founder of Edyoucore Sports & Entertainment,elected as new Chair of the...
Ida Rebecca Cummings (1867-1958) by Kaili Lockbeam, Registrar and Collections Manager Ida Rebecca Cummings was actively involved in clubs and other public programs in Baltimore. From 1910 through 1916 Ida R. Cummings was the Correspondence Secretary for the National...
Many of the popular beaches that African Americans flock to today in Maryland were not always accessible to us. The Lewis permanent collection features a special segment on Maryland’s black beaches. Check out this piece from WTTG Fox 5 in DC about Carr’s...
The Lewis is a collecting institution. Recently, over 1,000 buttons were donated to us by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Most button collections focus on politics, but this collection has politics, pop culture, historical moments and more. It truly is...
