The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture: "SATURDAY, JUNE 25, 2005
GRAND OPENING of the Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Ceremony and festivities begin at 10:00 am"
The Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture, located in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, will host its grand opening celebration beginning at 10:00 a.m. on June 25, 2005. Maryland’s newest cultural jewel and the east coast’s largest museum dedicated to African American history and culture will open with a program that includes dignitaries and history makers.
The Museum’s special exhibition gallery will open with the Mid-Atlantic debut of “A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie,” on view until January 8, 2006. Visitors to the museum also can experience a 200-seat theater, an orientation gallery, a state-of-the-art resource center, an oral history recording/listening studio, a distance learning center provided by Verizon Communications, a museum shop, a café and a roof top terrace.
HOURS OF OPERATION:
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Museum is closed on Mondays and the following holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year‚s Day, and Easter Sunday.
MUSEUM GIFT SHOP:
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
MUSEUM CAFÉ:
Tuesday-Sunday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
ADMISSION*:
Members - Free
Free Children 6 and Under - Free
General Admission - $8.00
Senior Citizen - $6.00
College Students (with valid ID) - $6.00
GROUP TOUR INFORMATION:
School Groups 443-263-1800
All other groups: To schedule a group tour, visitors should call the
museum at least 3 weeks in advance.
GROUP RATES*:
10 to 19 people - $5.00/per person
20 or more people - $4.00 per person
