Talks and Thoughts Series: Blackface and Its LegacySunday, Feb 17, 2 pm - 4 pm(Photo Credit: Ethnic Notions, 1987) - From Today Show former Host Megyn Kelly’s defense of Blackface worn for Halloween costumes to the recent scandal of Virginia’s Governor’s use of Blackface in college, Blackface is rearing its ugly head.  Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum […]

Museum Nights @ The LewisThursday, February 21, 6pm to 9pmThird Thursday is now Museum Nights @ the Lewis!We know you LOVED Third Thursdays, but it’s time to try something NEW. Third Thursday is getting REMIXED and we are bringing you diverse music options, a new food and drink menu, VIP areas, and access to the […]

Dance and Musical Showcases: Exhibit Expressions Saturday, February 23, 1 pm &  2 pm Explore visionary artist Romare Bearden’s works and life through the world of dance.  Dance Baltimore Repertory Ensemble will perform dance interpretations based on his works. Visitors will view Bearden’s works following the showcase. In conjunction with Romare Bearden: Visionary Artist   US […]

  Conjure Woman: Faith Healers, Hoodoo and Spirituality         Saturday, March 2, 1 pm Spend the afternoon with scholars and artists exploring the mystical world of conjure women in the black community. Hear musical selections from Oma Pearl of the Conjure Woman Band followed with a discussion on black blues women and the conjure tradition. Associate […]

Author Talk: The College Completion Glass - Half Full or Half - Empty? Exploring the Value of Post Secondary Education by Tiffany Beth Mfume, PhD.Saturday , March 9, 1 pmDespite the Great Recession and looming “student loan debt crisis”, college education remains the most proven, invaluable lifetime investment and serves as the most reliable path to upward mobility […]

Baltimore Civil Rights Leader Victorine Q. Adams: The Power of the BallotBy Ida E. JonesSaturday, March 16, 1pmVictorine Quille Adams was the first African American woman elected to the Baltimore City Council. In 1946, she founded the Colored Women's Democratic Campaign Committee to educate African American women about the vote and the power of the […]

Museum Nights @ The Lewis Thursday, March 21, 6pm to 9pm Third Thursday is now Museum Nights @ the Lewis! We know you LOVED Third Thursdays, but it’s time to try something NEW. Third Thursday is getting REMIXED and we are bringing you diverse music options, a new food and drink menu, VIP areas, and […]

Artist Gallery Talk - Linda Day Clark: The Gee's Bend Photographs Saturday, March 30, 1 pm Linda Day Clark began photographing the Gee's Bend community in 2002 as a freelance photographer for The New York Times. She continues to return to Gee’s Bend as a documentary photographer, capturing the life of this rural community and […]

Film Screening: The Quiltmakers of Gee's Bend (60 minutes)Saturday, March 30, 2:30 pmQuiltmakers of Gee's Bend explores the extraordinary lives, inspirations, and history of these artists, and also follows them on a poignant and sometimes very comical bus journey to see their quilts exhibited at The Milwaukee Art Museum.In conjunction with Linda Day Clark and […]