The golliwogg by Kaili Lockbeam, Registrar and Collections Manager The golliwogg, golliwog, or golly is a fictional character who first appeared in children’s books as a rag doll with black skin, eyes rimmed in white, exaggerated red lips, frizzy hair, and dressed in...
The Lewis is a collecting institution. Recently, over 1,000 buttons were donated to us by a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. Most button collections focus on politics, but this collection has politics, pop culture, historical moments and more. It truly is...
Jackie Copeland, who has spent three decades working for major museums nationwide and studying every aspect of how successful arts institutions operate, was appointed executive director of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History &...
For Immediate Release January 4, 2019 Media Contact Jenn Biddle (443) 263-1812 jenn.biddle@lewismuseum.org Lewis Museum Offers Free Admission to Furloughed Workers We Appreciate Your Service Baltimore, Maryland – January 7, 2019 – Realizing the financial...
Roland Freeman’s Arabbers: Life in the Baltimore Streets runs through March 31, 2019 Roland Freeman’s Arabbers: Life in the Baltimore Streets On view through March 31, 2019A selection of photographs by Roland Freeman, a renown documentarian of folk culture....
Kwanzaa Celebration 2018 is for the entire family! Join us for a day of art activities, music, dance and cultural celebration. Admission is $5 for all. Media Advisory WHAT: Celebrate KWANZAA at the Lewis Museum Saturday, December 29, 2018 from 11am...
