The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture opened on June 25, 2005 and is named after Reginald F. Lewis (1942-1993), entrepreneur and philanthropist, who served as chair and chief executive officer of TLC Beatrice International, the largest U.S. company owned by an African American during his lifetime. The largest [...]
Benjamin Banneker Historical Park and Museum | Baltimore, MD
The Banneker Historical Park & Museum, established on the very land purchased by Robert and Mary Banneker in 1734, serves as an educational institution to preserve the history of Benjamin Banneker, as well as the cultural and natural history of early American times. The Museum offers an array of special events in history, visual and [...]
Banneker-Douglass Museum | Annapolis, MD
Housed in the former the former Mt. Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church built by free blacks in 1874, the Banneker-Douglass Museum is dedicated to preserving Maryland’s African American heritage and serves as the state’s official repository of African American material culture. It was named for Benjamin Banneker, the Maryland-born mathematician who helped survey and lay [...]
James E. Lewis Museum of Art | Baltimore, MD
Carved by Nigerian artist Lamidi Fakeye from the hard wood of the Iroko tree, these doors grace the entrance of Morgan State University’s fine art museum. Established in 1951 and renamed in 1990 after its founder, the James E. Lewis Museum of Art (JELMA) brings to life the vision of this artist and former Morgan [...]
Sports Legends Museum at Camden Yards | Baltimore, MD
Photo Credit: . © by James G. Howes, 2008. Adjacent to the main gate of Oriole Park at Camden Yards, 22,000-square-foot Sports Legends Museum is housed in the former Camden Station, originally constructed in 1857 by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (B&O) as its main passenger station in Baltimore. After being vacant since the 1980s, [...]
Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center | Baltimore, MD
More like a performing arts center than a museum, the Eubie Blake National Jazz Institute and Cultural Center primarily focuses on the local arts and cultural scene, featuring live jazz performances, recitals and music instruction. Exhibits feature photos and other memorabilia of Eubie Blake and other famous Baltimorean’s Billie Holiday and Cab Calloway. Find out [...]
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