Reginald F. Lewis Museum
Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture
One of the largest African American history museums on the East Coast, telling four centuries of Black history in Maryland.
The museum is named after Reginald Lewis, the first African American billionaire on Wall Street. It opened in 2005. Its permanent exhibitions trace the experience of African American Marylanders from slavery, the Underground Railroad and the civil rights movement to the present day. They feature Maryland-born figures such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass and Thurgood Marshall. Admission is about $12. The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays. It is located east of the Inner Harbor, next to Little Italy.
Opening hours
Wed–Sun 10:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Star-Spangled Banner Flag House
- Little Italy
- National Aquarium
- Inner Harbor
- USS Constellation & Historic Ships in Baltimore
- American Visionary Art Museum
- Federal Hill Park
- Maryland Science Center