Smithsonian Institution affiliate, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture is the largest African American museum in the State of Maryland and is located two blocks away from the Inner Harbor in Downtown Baltimore. The Lewis Museum has served as a trusted custodian, a respected authority, and a thought-partner on the history and culture of the African diaspora with an emphasis on the State of Maryland since opening in 2005. Striving to authentically tell the stories of Black Marylanders, The Lewis Museum is committed to serving as a catalyst of sustained change by providing robust programs and exhibitions and bold conversations that educate and challenge.
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Baltimore, Maryland 21202, US
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Yesterday RFLM Staff enjoyed the Baltimore Orioles game from the Sky Box ⚾️🏟️! Shoutout to our Board Member, Donald Metzger Morgan Stanley , for hosting! LET’S GO O’s🧡!!!!! • • • • • #baltimoreorioles #meetthelewisatcamden #summerfun
Yesterday RFLM Staff enjoyed the Baltimore Orioles game from the Sky Box ⚾️🏟️! Shoutout to our Board Member, Donald Metzger Morgan Stanley , for hosting! LET’S GO O’s🧡!!!!! • • • • • #baltimoreorioles #meetthelewisatcamden #summerfun
✨TOMORROW ONLY, Don’t miss it!✨ 🌟 Celebrate Juneteenth with us! Enjoy 25% off any membership level purchased on Juneteenth only. Use coupon code June25 at checkout. Click the link below to seize this special offer! 🎉 https://lnkd.in/evFyj22G • • • #Juneteenth #SpecialOffer #MeetMeAtTheLewis
Juneteenth Celebration 2024 | Freedom’s Voices from Jubilee to Reparations supported by Verizon & BWI Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI) Wednesday, June 19 | 11 am – 5:30 pm | FREE EVENT | See link below to register! https://lnkd.in/eV5dfK9k Spend the day celebrating Juneteenth with Reginald F. Lewis Museum through intergenerational and artistic voices expressing freedom, “jubilee”, and reparations. Enjoy a Freedom Quilt Artist Talk on emancipation and create your own Juneteenth quilt block square with story quilter, Dr. Joan M. E. Gaither. Music lovers can experience a musical concert of “jubilee” with the Carter Legacy Singers while theatergoers can hear today’s youth honor Black Woman Genius fiber artists with their monologues co-written by artistic producer Wordsmith. Museum visitors can end the day discussing what reparations look like in Baltimore and beyond with the film screening and panel discussion of Pay Up..Get Out of the Way with filmmaker John Comer. Juneteenth refreshments will be available while supplies last.
Indigo Village Dye Doll Workshops and Artist Talk with Kibibi Ajanku | Part 1 & 2 Saturday, June 1 | 12pm - 4 pm | Fee: $40 Includes sessions (2), talk, doll and Museum Admission | Workshops FREE FOR MEMBERS Experience the world of indigo dyeing with esteemed Black Woman Genius fiber artist, Kibibi Ajanku. Ajanku, renowned for her skill in indigo dyes and West African textile practices will guide workshop participants through an exploration of tradition and identity in the realm of indigo dyeing with a dyeing workshop session followed by a talk on this topic (June 1st). Participants will return for Session II (June 8th) to adorn their indigo cloth dolls with beading. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your textile and fiber arts skills. Space is limited. Important Note: When purchasing tickets for June 1st and 8th, it is 1 payment for 2 workshop sessions and museum admission. Attendance to both sessions is required. When registering for the Artist Talk on June 1st, it does not include the 2 workshops. Registering grants admission into the museum. Purchase Tickets Here for June 1st & 8th https://lnkd.in/eufwWWFE Register Here for June 1st Artist Talk Only https://lnkd.in/eQYbDQzV
This Friday, our amazing President, Terri Lee Freeman will be one of the keynote speakers for the 2024 American Alliance of Museums Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo (AAM 2024) @aamersofficial ! This expo will explore the profound nexus between arts and culture and societal health, and examine how museums can serve as powerful conduits for this vital integration. She will be joined by the following: Renée Fleming, acclaimed singer, five-time Grammy® award winner, and arts advocate Dr. Maria Rosario Jackson, Chair of the National Endowment for the Humanities Led by Susan Magsamen, Executive Director of the International Arts + Mind Lab, Center for Applied Neuroaesthetics, Pedersen Brain Science Institute at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Wired for the Arts: Revitalizing Society through Museum Engagement will be a keynote not to be missed. Be a part of AAM 2024 in Baltimore May 16-19! See link below to register and learn more! https://lnkd.in/e48yyYwx
African American History Teacher Institute: Reginald F. Lewis Museum Maryland Civil Rights Summer Teacher Institute 2024 July 29 - August 2 | See link below to apply by MAY 17TH! 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 summer to celebrate this proclamation of the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a week-long Teacher Institute focusing on Maryland Civil Rights history. This Institute will provide an overview and understanding of the Movement and its central leaders from this region to enhance the scholarship of Maryland educators. During the Institute scholars will learn about Baltimore’s CORE chairman, Walter Percival Carter, known as the “Martin Luther King of Maryland” and for his skills in organizing demonstrations against discrimination throughout Maryland from Route 40 to Ocean City. National speakers Dr. Lisa Delpit (Other People’s Children) and Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries @profjeffries (Understanding and Teaching the Civil Rights Movement) will present during the Teachers Institute. Participating scholars will receive up to 2 – 3 MSDE Credit Hours (pending), an $800 stipend and a resource backpack of educational tools for this immersive learning experience. Housing accommodations for long distance travel (25+ miles) are available for eligible participants. This Institute is open to Maryland educators working with grades K-12. Participants to the program are selected through an application review process. Participants are selected through an application review process. Applications are due Friday, May 17, 2024. https://lnkd.in/ekfma-K4
Thank you for your patience as we work through each detail to make A Royal Affair. The 2024 Reginald F. Lewis Gala a one-of-a-kind and amazing experience for you and your guests. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, May 9th, at The M&T Bank Exchange at the France- Merrick Performing Arts Center, 401 W Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. Arrival time: You can arrive as early as 6:15 pm. You and your guests will have access to the Gala Reception which begins at 6:30 pm. To ensure a seamless process for your arrival on the day of the event, we are sharing the following vital information: Parking: Please park in the Hippodrome Parking Garage upon your arrival. The entrance to the event is on Fayette Street. Please find a map below with the Garage and Entrance marked. Building access: Gala Reception guests are asked to enter the building at the point marked Entrance to the Event on the map below. You will stop at the registration table where you will be greeted by staff to whom you should provide your name. You can find table maps once you are moved to the dining area. Table captains will also be on hand to assist you. Should you have any questions, please feel free to email Development Manager, Juliana Toyloy-Stanton at juliana.toyloy-stanton@lewismuseum.org. As an FYI, the museum will be closed on Thursday, May 9th so that we can prepare a magical experience for you. Thank you for your support and we look forward to seeing you at the Gala!!