Author Talk & Book Signing: Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi
Author Talk & Book Signing: Notes From a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi In celebration of Baltimore’s Restaurant Week (August 2nd-11th) join us for a culinary conversation. In his inspiring memoir about the intersection of race, fame, and food, Chef Kwame Onwuachi shares the remarkable story of his culinary coming-of-age. Onwuachi is the winner […]
Youth Program: Black Girls Cook
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesSOLD OUT! To join the waitlist, please contact Terry Taylor at Terry.Taylor@LewisMuseum.org. Some days are just too hot to even consider turning on the stove! In this class, students will learn how to beat the heat and chill out with a refreshing Mediterranean Rotisserie Chicken Salad Wrap perfect for a hot summer afternoon. This cooking […]
Film Screening: Lom Nava Love (60 minutes)
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesFilm Screening: Lom Nava Love (60 minutes) Centered on the work of community organizer Shirley Foulks and directed by Youth Resiliency Institute founder Fanon Hill, Lom Nava Love documents Foulks’ engagement with families in public housing and how she uses art to communicate the abilities, strengths and power to effect change that black families innately […]
Author Talk: Cherry Hill: Raising Successful Black Children in Jim Crow Baltimore by Linda G. Morris
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesAuthor Talk: Cherry Hill: Raising Successful Black Children in Jim Crow Baltimore by Linda G. Morris In post-WWII Baltimore City, thousands of black children experienced life in the planned suburban community of Cherry Hill. Author Linda G. Morris and 60 of her peers share what life was like during the Jim Crow era. A book […]
Short Kuts Live Storytelling Series: School Dazed
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesShort Kuts Live Storytelling Series: School Dazed This storytelling series returns for the fall season with collegiate stories of pep rallies, marching bands, football games, step shows and more as they explore fond memories of homecoming at HBCUs. A step show presentation from Greek organizations will take place. Admission: $10 online tickets; $15 at the […]
SATURDAY FUN: Royal Story & Art Hour with Culture Queen (Ages 4-8)
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesSATURDAY FUN: Royal Story & Art Hour with Culture Queen (Ages 4-8) Join Culture Queen for interactive storytelling, music and movement activities that build your prince or princesses’ self-esteem while introducing them to African American heritage and culture. This month, Culture Queen will teach children to embrace their natural beauty with her new book, I […]
Doors Open Baltimore: Open House 2019
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate Doors Open Baltimore and the memory of lead architect of the Lewis Museum, Phil Freelon. Participate in a guided architectural tour of the museum with Gary Bowden, who participated in the design of the building. The tour will start at 11am in the museum's lobby. Museum guests can also enjoy […]
The Margaret: The Story of an 18th Century Slave Ship’s Journey from West Africa to Maryland
Join Dr. Herbert Brewer of Morgan State University for a talk about his research on the slave ship, Margaret. Its journey from London, England to Sierra Leone, West Africa, to the Chesapeake and back to England illustrated the complex web of commercial, political and culture links that tied Europe, Africa and Maryland together in the […]
Author Talk: The Struggle and the Urban South: Confronting Jim Crow in Baltimore by David Taft Terry, Morgan State University
Reginald F. Lewis Museum 830 E. Pratt St., Baltimore, United StatesThrough a Baltimore lens, Dr. David Taft Terry explores the historical importance of African American resistance to Jim Crow laws in the South's largest cities, adding to our understanding of the under-explored historical period of the civil rights movement, prior to the 1960s. A book signing will follow. Members: $8; Non-Member: $10. Click HERE to […]
Baltimore International Black Film Festival: The Color of Medicine
The Color of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital chronicles the unique history of the medical training of African American doctors and nurses before and after desegregation from the hospital’s beginnings in 1937 to its closing in 1979. A post discussion will follow. Free with museum admission. Click HERE to RSVP. This program […]