Join our virtual post film discussion of Tulsa: The Fire and the Forgotten which debuts on MPT, Monday, May 31, 2021 at 9pm EST. This revealing film examines the Tulsa […]

In observance of Black Music Month, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum presents Live at the Lewis with UPENDO featuring Brandon Woody. The band will perform two concert sets on Saturday, […]

Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum  in observing “LGBTQ Pride Month” with  a celebration of Black, queer art and artists, from today and of the past.  Artists will specifically analyze […]

Begin the Juneteenth holiday  on a freedom journey with Harriet Tubman, the greatest freedom seeker of all times. Online visitors will travel virtually to scenic historical sites on the Eastern […]

Explore  the historical legacy of the Reconstruction Era and Freedmen's Bureau with a scholarly lecture by Dr. Chris Bonner, University of Maryland, College Park. This presentation will be followed by […]

Join award-winning mother and son duo Carole and Jeffery Boston Weatherford for a Juneteenth Jamboree! Following a reading of Carole's book Juneteenth Jamboree and a talk about their ancestors, listen […]

This  Juneteenth Freedom Day Event is sponsored by imre.   Ever just wanted to break free? Join us onsite at the Lewis Museum to experience stories of liberation for the premier Short Kuts Live Storytelling Show. In honor of Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, we celebrate the date when Major General Granger and Union troops […]

In partnership with Kaiser Permanente, the first of three events will feature Hillary Beard, author of the adaptation The Burning: Black Wall Street and the Tulsa Massacre of 1921. Ms. Beard will discuss her new book adaption for youth. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the historical events that led to the destruction of […]

This program will be rescheduled in July 2021.  Please check back for new date. Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in commemorating the first anniversary of the Black Lives Matter protests sparked by the death of George Floyd by joining the artists, Reggie Lewis, Jacob Patton Ado, Sara Austin and Philip West, who created the […]

Celebrate Juneteenth throughout June with virtual and onsite programming with the Lewis Museum and its community partners. More details to come. Annette Gordon-Reed will be in virtual conversation with Lawrence Jackson about her new book, On Juneteenth.  In partnership with the Enoch Pratt Library. In ON JUNETEENTH, Gordon-Reed combines her own scholarship with a personal […]