African American Quilters of Baltimore (AAQB) Trunk Show and Fiber Artist Talk with Glenda Richardson Saturday, July 27th, Noon - 4 pm | Museum Admission Are you a  secret crafter at heart and love viewing the sewing handwork and artistic craftsmanship from quilting? Spend the afternoon at a fiber arts  trunk show  viewing quilts showcased […]

  African American History Teacher Institute: Reginald F. Lewis Museum Maryland Civil Rights Summer Teacher Institute 2024 Monday, July 29 - Friday, August 2 | 9 am - 5 pm (Daily) Did you know that 2024 has been proclaimed The Year of Civil Rights in Maryland by Maryland Governor Wes Moore? Educators can join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum this […]

Exhibit Expressions Dance Concert: Black Woman Genius: Elizabeth Talford Scott – Tapestries of Generation and iWitness Media & The Movement Saturday, Aug 10, 1 pm | FREE Explore the Reginald F. Lewis Museum’s latest summer exhibitions, Black Woman Genius  and IWitness: Media & the Movement  through dance interpretation. This dance showcase will present themes of creative expression through media and […]

Fiber Play: Ancestral Wall Hangings with Artist Aliana Grace Bailey Saturday August 24, Noon - 3 pm  | Museum Admission In conversation with Black Woman Genius artist Aliana Grace Bailey, workshop participants will reflect on the beauty and gifts of their ancestors and create a mixed media, fiber-based wall hanging collage to honor them and […]

Black Women Book Chat: Words of Self - Healing with Authors Marita Golden, Bernadine Watson and Michelle Petties  Saturday, September 14, 1 pm | Museum Admission Spend the afternoon  with authors Marita Golden, Bernadine Watson and Michelle Petties as they reflect on the Black women’s journey towards self - healing concerning mental health, fitness, illness and […]

Colloquium - Fiberations: The Evolution and Tradition of  African American Fiber Aesthetics  Saturday, September 21 | 10 am - 5 pm | FREE  The Reginald F. Lewis Museum  is excited to present Fiberations: The Evolution and Tradition of  African American Fiber Aesthetics. Cutting edge fiber artists, scholars and curators are invited to discuss the evolution […]

iWitness Media Youth Photography Club with Kyle Pompey  Saturday, Oct 12 | 11 am - 12:30 pm | Museum Admission Learn how to tell stories through the lens of a camera with photojournalist Kyle Pompey while sharpening your photography skills. Youth will learn how to shoot with a 35mm camera, capture captivating photos and be […]

Film Screening & Discussion: The Picture Taker  Saturday, Oct 12 | 2 pm | Museum Admission With Ernest Withers, iconic African American civil rights photographer—and paid FBI informant—there was a lot more than meets the eye. From his Memphis studio, Withers' nearly 2 million images were a treasured record of Black history but his legacy […]

Maryland Emancipation Author Talk: Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War with Dr. Edda L. Fields - Black November 1 | 6:30 pm | Teachers/Members (Free); Non-Member: $10 Celebrate Maryland Emancipation Day, an additional Freedom Day besides Juneteenth,  with a book talk and book signing  on Maryland freedom […]