Roundtable Discussion: Baltimore 1968
This program event is now rescheduled to November 20, 2019. Johns Hopkins University and the Lewis present a roundtable discussion with former Black Panther Eddie Conway and lifelong activist Ralph Moore as they discuss their personal experiences as activists in late 1960s Baltimore. Dominique Hazzard, a food justice and youth empowerment activist will moderate this […]
Saturday Fun: Printmaking Workshop for Kids
Explore the printmaking process by making a creative portrait print inspired by artist Elizabeth Catlett. Young visitors will hear the story, Jamilah Loves to Talk about Art and view prints from Elizabeth Catlett: Artist As Activist. This workshop is presented by printmaking artist Sean Montague of Ethnicitees, LLC. Free with museum admission.
Short Kuts Live Storytelling Series: Strictly Business
Short Kuts ends the season with stories celebrating the entrepreneurial spirit of black business leaders and owners. Hear their personal experiences of how they take care of business. Members: $12; Non-Members: $15 Click HERE to Sign Up!
Saturday Fun: Clay for Kids Workshop
Dabble with clay and make a face mask inspired by artist Elizabeth Catlett. This workshop is presented by ceramic artist and educator Sallah Jenkins fro Baltimore Clayworks. In conjunction with Elizabeth Catlett: Artist As Activist. Dollar Day admission.
Film Screening: BOSS, The Black Experience In Business (118 minutes)
Directed by award-winning filmmaker Stanley Nelson, the new documentary brings the largely unknown stories of enterprising African Americans to the forefront examining more than 150 years of African Americans. A post discussion with Nelson, Loida Lewis, the widow of Reginald F. Lewis, and MPT reporter Charles Robinson will follow. This program is being presented in […]
Book Signing: Photographer John Clark Mayden of Baltimore Lives
Photographer John Clark Mayden will be signing copies of his book, Baltimore Lives, at the Museum Shop to help kick off the Museum’s Holiday Members Sale. Baltimore native John Clark Mayden's photographs are distinctive to the city and specific to black life there, lingering on the front stoops and in the postage-stamp backyards of Charm […]
The Politics of Mothering While Black
Join scholar Dawn Marie Dow and journalist Dani McClain in a thought-provoking talk on the politics of black motherhood with their latest books. Dow examines black middle class mothers approach to parenting through the lens of race, gender and class while McClain discusses how to raise a daughter as a black woman in an unjust […]
Kwanzaa Celebration
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesCelebrate Kwanzaa at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum with African dance, drumming performances, workshops, lectures, craft activities, and an African Marketplace celebrating the principle Ujima: Collective Work and Responsibility. This event is in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. Special Admission: $5. Click here to get your tickets. Schedule: 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. African Marketplace - […]