The Lewis Museum celebrates Johns Hopkins Day

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum is so excited to celebrate Hopkins Day again this year, we have built an entire calendar of opportunities to enjoy all the museum has to offer before and after November 5th!

A Lewis Museum favorite returns with a twist and we are delight to have Johns Hopkins University employees for the special FREE day!  Reading The Culture Reading As Resistance Book Fair will highlight the writings of Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and LGBTQ+ authors who are most likely to be banned and censored. Spend a day filled with both in-person and virtual programming featuring children’s authors, young adult literature, and a wide-array of adult fiction and non-fiction. Join us for author talks, signings, storytelling, food, and all things related to a good read. The Reading as Resistance Book Fair is made possible through the generous support of BGE. 
Click here for in-person attendance
Click here for reserved seating for "Banned Books: Where Do We Go From Here?" Panel
Click here for virtual attendance

Reading The Culture Author Talk – One Maryland One Book Edition
Saturday, October
4pm to 6pm ET
Join us as we co-host author Naima Coster at the Reginald F. Lewis Museum for a conversation on the One Maryland One Book selection What’s Mine and Yours. 

What’s Mine and Yours is a multigenerational saga featuring two North Carolina families. They collide in ways that neither is prepared for when Black students from the east side of the county are integrated into the predominantly white schools on the west side. Readers will follow these families over decades as they break apart and come back together. One Maryland One Book is a program of Maryland Humanities.

Limited special guest seating available for Johns Hopkins employees

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Reading The Culture Member and Staff Book Club Discussions
Saturday, October 15th 2 pm to 4 pm
Sunday, November 6th 3pm to 5pm

What could be better than sharing a good book with some of your closest friends? Invite you to take advantage of special access to our Reading The Culture Member and Staff Book Club. Our inaugural book will be The Love Songs of W.E.B. DuBois by Honoree Fanonne Jeffers. On October 15th and November 6th, we’ll gather with a special guest speaker for a facilitated discussion on our book. Individuals who purchase their books at The Lewis Museum Shop will receive a 15% discount on their book. Can’t make it to the museum? Don’t worry. We are proud to partner with Mahogany Books as our official online bookseller for Reading The Culture! 

Click here to register of our October Virtual Book Club Meeting
Click here to register for our November Book Club Meeting

The Reginald F. Lewis Museum is proud to announce the opening of its newest touchpoint satellite gallery exhibition on September 19, 2025 at The Village at Mondawmin!

Blacks In White: African American Health Professionals is a powerful exhibition that highlights the extraordinary contributions of African American health professionals whose dedication, innovation, and service transformed the field of medicine and enriched our communities.

 Location: The Village at Mondawmin, 3201 Tioga Parkway – East Entrance, Baltimore, MD 21215

We invite you to explore the stories, images, and artifacts that shed light on a legacy of excellence in health care that continues to inspire generations. The satellite exhibition is now on view and open to the public. Stop by The Village at Mondawmin and experience this important celebration of history and healing.

Join us as we honor the strength, resilience and brilliance of Black health professionals

Gallery Overview: The Lewis at Mondawmin is a satellite gallery space created to extend the reach, impact, and presence of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture into the heart of the community. Located inside The Village at Mondawmin—a historic shopping center and civic hub for West Baltimore—this new exhibit space offers an accessible, community-rooted platform for rotating exhibitions and  interactive displays that celebrate Maryland’s rich African American history and culture. 
Exhibit Overview: Blacks In White highlights the vital contributions of Black healthcare professionals and institutions in Maryland, with a focus on West Baltimore. Spanning the late 19th and 20th centuries, the exhibit features pioneering institutions such as Provident Hospital, the Helene Fuld Nursing School, and Young’s Pharmacy, as well as the leaders behind them, including Dr. Howard E. Young and Dr. Nellie Louis Young. In the face of systemic and medical racism, these professionals provided essential care, trained future generations of nurses, and built institutions that served communities often denied access to quality healthcare. Emerging from a vibrant, resilient West Baltimore, their legacy reflects the power of community, dedication, and the ongoing pursuit of health equity for all. 

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