CANCELED // Freedom Bound: Songs of Love, Hope, and Determination
Together with Baltimore Musicales, the Lewis Museum presents an afternoon of art, songs, arias, and spirituals by African American composers and poets. Works by Thomas Kerr, Moses Hogan, Margaret Bonds, […]
Objects Revealed: Highlights of the Lewis Museum’s Collection
Learn the stories behind the remarkable items found in our permanent collection during Objects Revealed: Highlights From the Lewis Permanent Collection. ⠀ Join registrar and collections manager, Kaili Lockbeam, for […]
VIRTUAL Family Story: Jumping Into the Records
Once you have learned all you can from your living relatives, researching vital records is the next step in writing your family story. Virtually join genealogy expert Lyndra Marshall for […]
Talks & Thoughts: COVID-19 in Black and White
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented effect on the African American community in this country. African Americans are being infected and subsequently dying at higher rates. What puts the […]
Objects Revealed: Jazz and the Blues
Maryland’s music industry enriched the world. Some of the bright stars of jazz and blues including Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, and Billie Holiday were Baltimore natives. Baltimore was also home […]
Virtual Reading: Story Time – Bedtime for Sweet Creatures
FacebookPrepare for naptime with a recorded reading of Bedtime for Sweet Creatures with acclaimed illustrator Elizabeth Zunon’s latest children’s masterpiece that creates an imagination-fueled and animal-filled journey to bedtime. Mommy […]
Virtual Reading: Story Time – Freedom Soup by Tami Charles
FacebookCelebrate Carribean Heritage Month with a virtual reading on Facebook of Freedom Soup with author Tami Charles. Join the celebration in the kitchen as a family makes their traditional New […]
VIRTUAL Family Story: Weaving a Narrative
GoToWebinarJoin Nathania Branch-Miles for this webinar showing you how to use your genealogy research and discussion with your elder to document your family history. Branch-Miles is an author, lecturer, researcher, and family historian who has written books and articles on her family research, Prince George's County history and the American Civil War. This program will […]
Virtual Reading: Story Time – Freedom Bird by Jerdine Nolen
FacebookEnjoy a virtual reading on Facebook of Freedom Bird: A Tale of Hope and Courage with author Jerdine Nolen to celebrate Juneteenth. In this inspiring story in the tradition of American black folktales, an enslaved brother and sister are inspired by a majestic and mysterious bird to escape to freedom in this dramatic and unforgettable […]