Saturday, February 14 | 11 am – 3:30 pm | Cost: General Museum Admission Voices in Solidarity: Baltimore’s Black and Jewish Operatic History, a collaborative partnership between Opera Baltimore, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, and the Jewish Museum of Maryland launches with a powerful kick-off event at the Reginald […]
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Join retired Army Colonel Edna W. Cummings to converse on her extraordinary personal journey in the US military and her triumphant effort to honor her predecessors with the Congressional Gold Medal in her new book, A Soldier’s Life: A Black Woman’s Rise from Army Brat to Six Triple Eight Champion. This memoir chronicles Cummings’s unlikely […]
Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum in a film screening and discussion of Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II. Invisible Warriors gives voice to the hidden heroines who helped reshape both a nation at war and the course of American heritage. Told by the women who courageously fought both racism and sexism on America’s home front, […]
Presented by Baltimore Gas and Electric (an Exelon company) Food Sponsored by Harris Teeter & The Fresh Market This spring join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for the return of our family friendly Children’s Book Festival. Children and families can enjoy a fun-filled day exploring kids’ literature about African Americans while meeting some of your […]
Thursday, April 16th | 6:00 PM-7:30 PM | Free Event As Maryland commemorates its 250th anniversary, the semiquincentennial of the nation's founding, this moment calls for more than reflection. It calls for reckoning. In partnership with the Maryland 400 Commission and the Maryland Center for History and Culture, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland […]
Saturday, May 9 | 1pm-3:30pm | Museum Admission During Mother’s Day Weekend, the Lewis Museum invites you to a special screening of The StoryDancer. This film offers a profound meditation on healing, authenticity, and the bravery required to pursue one’s genuine vocation. In 1977, Maria Broom made the pivotal decision to leave her prominent role […]
Juneteenth 2026: Celebrate Freedom Day at the Lewis Sponsored by UnderArmour Supported by Morgan State University's College of Interdisciplinary and Continuing Studies & Walmart Friday, June 19, 2026, 10 am - 4 pm | FREE Admission This Juneteenth, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum invites the community to gather in celebration under the theme “Juneteenth Brings […]
Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for Summer Teacher Institute 2026 for educators to examine the freedom experience of enslaved and free blacks in Maryland from the state’s founding to Maryland Emancipation Day when slavery was officially abolished in this region. This program reflects on the Black experience as it pertains to the 250th anniversary […]
Bear Me Into Freedom Film Showing & Special Conversation Saturday, July 18 | 1 pm – 3 pm | Museum Admission Learn more about the creation of the video installation and the project’s background. Join us in a special conversation featuring the Bear Me Into Freedom creative team. Featured panel participants include: Harriette Lowery (Frederick […]
Ten years ago, Dr. LaMarr Darnell Shields envisioned a space where ordinary people could share extraordinary stories—a place where truth, healing and community could be strengthened through storytelling. That bold idea grew into one of Baltimore's most unique and transformative storytelling experiences, touching thousands of lives along the way. Inspired by the timeless anthem "Ain't […]