Lewis Museum Annual Gala 2018 Cocktail Reception - 5:30 pm Gala Dinner - 6:30 pm Gala Party - 8:30 pm   Lewis Museum Annual Gala 2018 Honorees We are excited to announce that artist Amy Sherald is one of our Honorees for the Lewis Museum Annual Gala on Saturday, November 10th. Amy makes Maryland proud with her MICA […]

Saturday Fun: Romare Bearden Family Workshop Saturday, November 17, 11am to 1pm Explore the Romare Bearden: Visionary Artist exhibition with a story on Bearden and then discover how Bearden’s art was influenced by literature, music and the places he called home. Families will create their own colorful family collage. Included with Museum admission.

The Lewis Museum will be closed Thanksgiving Day. We will reopen on Friday, November 23rd at 10 am. 

Theatre Morgan Presents Romare Bearden On StageSaturday, December 1 1 pmExperience several artworks from Romare Bearden: Visionary Artist exhibition through three theatrical presentations performed by Theatre Morgan of Morgan State University. Vignettes will center on the Odyssey, August Wilson who inspired some of Bearden’s works and African American spirituality involving the Messiah.Included with Museum admission.Click […]

Saturday Fun: Holiday Traditions Drop-in Art Activity (Dollar Day)Saturday, December 8, 11 am to 3 pmCreate cards celebrating the holidays using collage, brightly colored paper and watercolor in this afternoon drop-in workshop. Holiday snacks will be served.Special Admission: $1 Dollar DayClick Here to RSVP 

An American Odyssey: The Life and Work of Romare Beardenby Mary Schmidt CampbellThursday, December 13, 6:30 pmBy the time of his death in 1988, Romare Bearden was most widely celebrated for his large-scale public murals and collages, which evoked the black experience in America. As Mary Schmidt Campbell shows us in this immersive biography, the […]

Sip and Paint Therapy Romare Bearden: Visionary ArtistExplore the Romare Bearden: Visionary Artist exhibition with yoga and then create an inspired work of art on canvas chilling with a glass or wine or a smoothie. All supplies and one complimentary glass of wine are included. Presented by LW Arts & Design and Aura’s Alchemy.THE RSVP […]

Kwanzaa Celebration 2018 Saturday, December 29, 11 am to 4 pm Celebrate this African American holiday with African dance, storytelling with puppets, drumming performances, workshops, lectures, craft activities and a fashion show celebrating the principle Ujamaa (oo-jah-MAH) or Collective Economics. This event is in partnership with Kaiser Permanente. Special Admission is $5. Click Here to […]

Romare Bearden: The Artist as ActivistSaturday, January 12, 1pmExamine how an American artist agitated for change through the power of his art and writing. Join Diedra Harris-Kelley, Co-Director of the Romare Bearden Foundation, for a discussion on Romare Bearden's role as an art activist. This talk will explore Bearden's evolution into a true master artist […]