Reading The Culture November Members and Staff Book Club November 6th 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM ET Virtual Free for members. $15 for Non-members. What could be better than sharing a good book with some of your closest friends? Join us for the launch of our Reading The Culture Book Club Launch. Our inaugural book […]

Harriet Tubman: Visions Of Freedom Film and Discussion Sunday, November 13, 2022 2 pm - 4 pm ET In-person Free with Museum admission Join us for a screening of Harriet Tubman: Visions Of Freedom commemorating the 200th anniversary of Harriet Tubman’s birth and the observation of Maryland Emancipation Day. Educators are encouraged to attend. Produced by […]

Page by Page: Collections Visit November 17, 2022 Time will be provided upon registration Members Only. Registration Required (limited to 12 people) Join the Reginald F. Lewis Museum Collections Manager & Registrar for a behind-the-scenes look at the books and archival items from the Black authors in The Lewis Museum Collections. Learn how we preserve […]

Reading the Culture Read-a-Thon - Virtual Friday, November 18 - Sunday, November 20, 2022 Virtual Admission: Free Cozy up on a fall weekend with a stack of good books and join us for a 72-hour Read-a-thon. Get updates, reading tips, and hear from special guests starting at 6 pm on Friday, November 18th and continuing […]

Join us as we celebrate the opening of this highly anticipated exhibition. In Reading Douglass, we explore Frederick Douglass’ passion for reading as a form of resistance. Designed as an interactive installation that invokes the power of reading by recreating a library, the installation invites us to in the words of Douglass “open ourselves up […]

            Feelin: Creative Practice, Pleasure, and Black Feminist Thought Friday, December 16th | 6:30 PM Free Admission | RSVP Required Join scholar and interdisciplinary artist, Bettina Judd in celebrating her newest book, Feelin, with a conversation and interactive film screening at The Reginald F. Lewis Museum Maryland African American History and Culture […]

Martin Luther King Day: Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community Monday, January 16, 2023 | 11am - 6 pm Commemorate the King Day Holiday at The Lewis Museum as the museum reflects on prophetic themes from Dr. King’s last book, Where Do We Go From Here: Chaos or Community, in which King analyzes the […]

Reading Douglass Author Talk : In Spite Of… with Treopia Green Washington Saturday, January 28, 2023 | 2 pm | Hybrid Free with museum admission, but registration is requested Join us for a liberating author talk that celebrates Reading Douglass, an exhibition exploring reading as an act of resistance and restoration that can profoundly impact our lives.  […]

                        Elijah E. Cummings Democracy and Freedom Festival Wednesday, February 8, 2023 | 1:30pm - 8:45 pm | Location: Reginald F. Lewis Museum Join the SNF Agora Institute for a free event bringing together scholars, practitioners, and the local community to grapple with democratic challenges […]