Johns Hopkins University Museums

Free Admission February at Homewood Museum
2023-02-01 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Homewood Museum, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
ABOUT THE EVENT
In Honor of Black History Month, Homewood welcomes visitors free of charge during the month of February. A National Historic Landmark, Homewood was built circa 1801 for members of Maryland’s prominent Carroll family. The house also was home to at least 25 enslaved individuals, including members of the Castle, Conner, and Ross families. Tour the house’s period rooms and learn how the lives of all of Homewood’s early inhabitants intersected as they reached for liberty and fulfillment in vastly unequal circumstances.

REGISTRATION

All tours are free during the month of February. Visitors have two tour options to choose from:
Docent-led tours are available Tuesday-Sunday and take about an hour to complete. To reserve a docent-led tour, CLICK HERE.
Self-guided tours will take about 30 minutes to complete. To reserve a self-guided tour, CLICK HERE.

Space is limited within the museum. All tours (both self-guided and docent-led) must be reserved in advance.
Due to the historic nature of the building, some parts of the museum are accessible only by stairs.
Homewood Museum adheres to all Johns Hopkins University COVID-19 policies. Masks are optional on all tours and programs.
For more information on visiting Homewood, CLICK HERE.

My Jazzy Valentine: Love Songs from the Great American Songbook
2023-02-09 18:00 - 20:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Celebrate an early Valentine’s Day with an evening of romantic jazz, performed by students in Peabody Conservatory’s prestigious Jazz Program. Selections will come from the Great American Songbook, including standards by Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart, and many others! Light refreshments served.

REGISTRATION

$10 Full-time students* (w/ valid ID)
$15 JHU Museums Members
$15 JHU Faculty, Staff, Alumni* (w/ valid ID)
$20 General Admission

To register, CLICK HERE.

Black History Month: The Power of Children
2023-02-11 11:00 - 12:00 | Homewood Museum, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Explore the influence of Black art in America and celebrate African American heritage through dance, music, and visual art at this family program co-hosted by Homewood Museum and Inheritance Baltimore. Participants will be able to imitate the style of famous African American artists, including Tom Miller, David Driskell, and Romare Bearden. There will be a live drum call, a brief remembrance ceremony, and a dance performance by Baltimore School for the Arts student Edward Lee III.
REGISTRATION

Open to children 5 years old and above.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
Both children, and any adults accompanying them, need to purchase individual tickets.
Due to limited space, there is a maximum of one parent/guardian per child.
A second session of this program will be held from 2-3 p.m.

To reserve a spot at either session, CLICK HERE.

Music at Evergreen: Lun Li, violin
2023-02-19 14:00 - 16:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Music at Evergreen is Evergreen Museum & Library’s popular and eclectic series of classical music concerts that continues The Honorable John Work Garrett and Alice Warder Garrett’s tradition of presenting intimate performances in their home. The series’s 69th season concludes on February 19 with a performance by violinist Lun Li.
Please note: These are tickets for a single concert. To purchase subscription tickets for all three concerts in the 2022-2023 Music at Evergreen Concert Series, click HERE.

ABOUT THE PERFORMER
A native of Shanghai, China, violinist Lun Li won First Prize in the 2021 Young Concert Artists Susan Wadsworth International Auditions, The Paul A. Fish Memorial Prize, the Buffalo Chamber Music Society Prize, and was named John French Violin Chair at YCA. He is also the recent joint winner of First Prize at the Lillian and Maurice Barbash J.S. Bach Competition. Further accolades include winning second prize in Shanghai’s Haydn Chamber Competition, resulting in an invitation to perform at the Helsinki Music Centre Festival.
An avid chamber musician, Li has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival in Philadelphia; the Verbier Music Festival Academy in Switzerland; Music@Menlo’s international program in Atherton, California; and Music from Angelfire in New Mexico.
During the 2022-2023 season, Li will make his New York City recital debut at Merkin Concert Hall and his Washington, D.C., recital debut at the Kennedy Center’s Terrace Theater, both presented by Young Concert Artists. Other recital and chamber music appearances include Clarion Concerts, Brooklyn Chamber Music Society, Jupiter Chamber Players, Buffalo Chamber Music Society, Evergreen Museum & Library in Baltimore, Port Washington Library, and Cutchogue Library. He will appear as concerto soloist with the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra and the Riverside Symphony at Alice Tully Hall.
Li holds a Bachelor of Music from Curtis Institute of Music and a Master of Music from The Juilliard School. His mentors include Ida Kavafian, Catherine Cho, and Joseph Lin. He is currently pursuing an Artistic Diploma at The Juilliard School where he serves as teaching assistant to Catherine Cho.

SPONSORSHIP
The Music at Evergreen concert series is made possible by the Evergreen House Foundation.

Sketching at Evergreen: Main Library
2023-03-03 14:30 - 16:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE EVENT
Calling all budding artists! Evergreen Museum & Library is once again offering sketching sessions throughout the museum. Each session is for 90 minutes and focuses on a single space in the museum (check different dates for new room offerings). This session features the Main Library at Evergreen, which holds some 8,000 rare books and manuscripts on its shelves. A docent will be on hand to answer any questions about the room, the collection, and the history of the house and its inhabitants.
In order to protect our collection, we ask that only pencils or colored pencils be used when sketching inside the house. **Any type of water pens are not allowed. Supplies are not provided with purchase of ticket.
VISITOR INFORMATION

Masks are optional
In order to protect our collection, we ask that only pencils or colored pencils be used when sketching inside the house. **Water pens are not allowed. Supplies are not provided with purchase of ticket.
Due to the historical nature of the building, accessibility is limited, and some parts of the museum can only be reached via stairs.
Stools are available for the duration of the session.
Free self-guided tours of the gardens and grounds are included in admission. Full guided house tour is not included in admission to sketching session.
Free parking is available

Sketching at Evergreen: Drawing Room
2023-03-08 15:00 - 16:30, 2023-03-23 14:00 - 15:30 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Calling all budding artists: Evergreen Museum & Library is once again offering occasional 90-minute sketching sessions in various spaces throughout the museum. This session will focus on Evergreen’s first-floor Drawing Room, which contains some of the most recognizable pieces in the museum’s collection, including works by Picasso, Modigliani, Degas, Rodin, and more. A docent will be on hand to answer any questions about the room, collections, and history of the house and its inhabitants.

VISITOR INFORMATION

Masks are optional
In order to protect our collection, we ask that only pencils or colored pencils be used when sketching inside the house. **Water pens are not allowed.
Supplies are not provided with purchase of ticket.
Due to the historical nature of the building, accessibility is limited, and some parts of the museum can only be reached via stairs.
Stools are available for the duration of the session.
Free self-guided tours of the gardens and grounds are included in admission. Full guided house tour is not included in admission to sketching session.
Free parking is available

Foraging & Fungi Forum
2023-03-18 14:00 - 15:30 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Did you know that Evergreen once had a greenhouse devoted entirely to cultivating mushrooms? Learn the history of mushrooms at Evergreen Museum & Library and tips and tricks for mushroom identification and seasonal foraging in Maryland at this lively discussion with JHU Museums’ Curator of Collections Michelle Fitzgerald and Nick Spero, retired entomologist and trustee of the Natural History Society of Maryland. Attendees also can tour the exhibition A History of Houseplants.
REGISTRATION

FREE for JHU Museums members and JHU students
$5 Suggested donation for General Admission

To register, click HERE.

Sketching at Evergreen: Main Library
2023-03-29 15:00 - 16:30 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE EVENT
Calling all budding artists! Evergreen Museum & Library is once again offering sketching sessions throughout the museum. Each session is for 90 minutes and focuses on a single space in the museum (check different dates for new room offerings). This session features the Main Library at Evergreen, which holds some 8,000 rare books and manuscripts on its shelves. A docent will be on hand to answer any questions about the room, the collection, and the history of the house and its inhabitants.
VISITOR INFORMATION

Masks are optional
In order to protect our collection, we ask that only pencils or colored pencils be used when sketching inside the house. **Water pens are not allowed. Supplies are not provided with purchase of ticket.
Due to the historical nature of the building, accessibility is limited, and some parts of the museum can only be reached via stairs.
Stools are available for the duration of the session.
Free self-guided tours of the gardens and grounds are included in admission. Full guided house tour is not included in admission to sketching session.
Free parking is available

Meaning, Memory & Mystery: Curating Historical Native American Art
2023-03-30 18:00 - 20:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Join Gaylord Torrence for his lecture, “Meaning, Memory, and Mystery: Curating Historical Native American Art.” Torrence examines the distinct, fundamental challenges that underlie the creation of exhibitions, permanent galleries, and publications — not only for the curator, but also the communities, tribal groups, and nations whose ancestral works are being presented to the greater public.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Gaylord Torrence is Emeritus founding Fred and Virginia Merrill Curator of Native American Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Professor Emeritus in Fine Arts, Drake University. He is a specialist in Plains Indian visual culture and widely recognized for fostering new perspectives in historical Native American art and the recognition of contemporary indigenous artists. In 2018, Torrence guest curated the inaugural permanent installation of Native North American art in the American Wing of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. His publications include Continuum: Native North American Art at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (with Marjorie Alexander, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, 2020), Art of Native America: The Charles and Valerie Diker Collection (Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2018), The Plains Indians: Artists of Earth and Sky (Musée du Quai Branly, 2014), “The Raven Belt Ornaments of Lewis and Clark,” in Arts of Diplomacy: Lewis and Clark’s Indian Collection, ed. Castle McLaughlin (Harvard Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, 2003), The American Indian Parfleche: A Tradition of Abstract Painting, (University of Washington Press, 1994), and Art of the Red Earth People: The Mesquakie of Iowa (with Robert Hobbs, University of Iowa Museum of Art, 1989).

Image credit: parfleche, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 2009.42.1
