The number one priority for the staff of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum is to ensure that we are doing our part to limit the risk of COVID-19 exposure, not only to ourselves but also to our families and the communities we serve, during this holiday season. As such, out of an abundance of caution in […]

The holidays are in full gear, and you're invited to enjoy the tastes of the season while getting in a little last minute shopping at Holiday Home Cookin' at The Lewis Museum. Sample local holiday favorites from Class Act Catering then savor sweet treats from Baltimore’s own Master Pastry Chef and Season 4 Best Baker In America Yassmeen […]

Kwanzaa Celebration 2021 Premier - Click Thumbnail Image **DON'T MISS THIS  VIRTUAL KWANZAA CELEBRATION PREMIER!  Watch Online (Click Thumbnail Image), the Museum's youtube page or the Museum's facebook page  on  TUESDAY, DEC 28TH AT 1 PM AND 7 PM. **   To further engage with the Kwanzaa holiday,  click on our Kwanzaa Resources and the film, Black […]

New Year means New Sales! Come join us on January 7-9 for Downtown Discovery Days Sale in our Museum Shop. You don’t want to miss out! Museum Hours: Saturday: 10 am to 5 pm; Sunday: Noon to 5 pm  

THE LEWIS MUSEUM FAMILY MOURNS THE PASSING OF REV. DR. BOWYER G. FREEMAN The Board and Staff of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum extend our deepest condolences to our executive director Terri Lee Freeman at the passing of her husband, Rev. Dr. Bowyer G. Freeman, Senior Pastor of the New St. Mark Baptist Church. A […]

Update: This event has been postponed. Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum and the Baltimore Office of Promotions and Arts during MLK Weekend for an Interfaith Breakfast honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  The guest speaker is Sherrilyn Ifill, President and Director- Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. Ticket Price: $50.00 […]

How should Black History be taught in 2021? How does the era of Black Lives Matter shape how we teach the past? This virtual educators webinar will serve as part two of the virtual web series entitled, "Changing The Narrative On Black Education: Uncovering The Past To Better Serve Our Students." This webinar will cover […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=daYfFCi07t0 **This virtual program will premier at Noon and be accessible online here (CLICK MLK Image) or go to our museum's YouTube page  and facebook page for the remainder of the week.** VIRTUAL MLK Day 2022 Presentations: (Watch the entire Youtube MLK Day 2022 Presentation or click on the Timestamps to access  different MLK segments after the premier […]

  NOW EXTENDED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11th! Men of Change: Power. Triumph. Truth. profiles the revolutionary men—including Muhammad Ali, James Baldwin, Ta-Nehisi Coates, W.E.B Du Bois, and Kendrick Lamar—whose journeys have altered the history and culture of the country. The achievements of the men are woven within the legacy and traditions of the African American journey—achievements […]

Uncover the history behind EBONY and JET magazine’s media mogul John H. Johnson in a virtual book talk with former Senior Editor, Dr. Margena A. Christian. Through extensive archival research,  Dr. Christian,  who has a personal decade-long employee relationship under the direct tutelage of Johnson, constructs the complex story of what made the founder of […]