Exhibition Opening Weekend: Bodies of Information: Understanding Slavery through the Stearns Collection October 1, 2021 - January 4, 2022 Bodies of Information: Understanding Slavery through the Stearns Collection explores how archives help us tell nuanced stories of slavery. The exhibit features select items from the Stearns Collection, an 87-piece collection spanning more than 100 years, […]

This education  webinar, part of  three part professional learning series will serve to help educators reimagine the African American historical experience while looking at forms of resistance and acts of resilience. This session will also cover the pursuit of literacy and educational systems during plantation slavery leading up to the civil war. Participants will undergo […]

Join STEMCX and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum as we invite Kelly Wyche, CEO and founder of Collective Power (https://www.ourcollectivepower.org/) to discuss the need for sustainable ways to power our planet. Then join Kelly as she leads us through the construction of our own DIY windmill using materials in your own home. This STEM activity […]

Presented in partnership with the Enoch Pratt Free Library. FREE. Please check back for registration information. Marita Golden will be in conversation with Dr. Georgia Willie-Carnegie about her life and work, including her new book, The Strong Black Woman: How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women Marita Golden, cofounder and president emeritus of the Hurston/Wright Foundation, […]

  Program begins at 1 pm. Much of America’s rich history is being lost to time. In the South, vast amounts of African-American grave sites and burial grounds for enslaved persons have been disappearing over the years. In Virginia alone, stories of thousands at rest could vanish from history altogether if these locations are not […]

NEW COVID-19 Update: The Jazz Age GALA has been postponed. For more information contact: jasmin.alston@lewismuseum.org On October 23, the Lewis Museum will open the season with the black-tie event we have all been waiting for. The Jazz Age Gala will deliver an exciting evening of entertainment created for your enjoyment. It will be a feast […]

Join the Lewis Museum to celebrate the fall season with a focus on health, wellness, a splash of horror and some trick or treating for the entire community at our free admission Fall Fest. We will be joined by FiveMedicine for a COVID 19 walk-in vaccination clinic.  In addition to the vaccination clinic, we're hosting wellness […]

Join us for the final event of the Black Wall Street and Beyond Series in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. Jerry Britton and Joe Emerusabe will provide youths with information about various investment topics to enhance their understanding of the stock market. Grades: Suitable for MS/HS audiences. Youth Program only. Educators and homeschoolers can contact terry.taylor@lewismuseum.org […]

This program begins at 7 pm EST. 11/18/21 - If you have not already register to this event, please register directly onto  the GoToWebinar link: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/171232862293913104 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Celebrate Maryland Emancipation (November 1, 1864) this month with a book talk with author Bettye Kearse […]

Truth Tellers and Culture Keepers: Champions for Justice On Friday, November 19, 2021, Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of killing two, and shooting another protester in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The Rittenhouse verdict has been delivered mere weeks before the verdict in the Ahmaud Arbery case which many of us are also awaiting. At times like these I'm […]