Johns Hopkins University Museums

JHU Museums Summer Clearance Sale
2022-08-20 11:00 - 16:00, 2022-08-21 11:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
The Gift Shops at Evergreen Museum & Library and Homewood Museum will undergo a refresh this fall. But before that can happen—everything must go! Inventory from both museums’ shops will be available at Evergreen at deeply discounted prices. Stock up on stationery, prints, housewares, books, clothing, jewelry, and much more! JHU Museums members can combine their 10 percent membership discount with sale prices for extra bargains. Cash and check only. Hours are 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday.

If interested in becoming a member of the JHU Museums, click HERE.

Self-Guided Garden & Grounds Tours at Evergreen
2022-06-07 11:00 - 16:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE TOUR
FREE self-guided walking tours of the gardens and grounds return to Evergreen this summer! Learn how the Garrett family altered the natural landscape and built environment at Evergreen over the course two generations (1878-1952). The updated tour and map features bonus information on the Garrett family’s professional interaction with storied landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted and his eponymous landscaping firm.

VISITOR INFORMATION

Tours are available during regular museum hours, Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
All visitors must first check-in at the museum Gift Shop to receive a map and instructions.
The museum’s gate is locked promptly at 4 p.m. each day.
Tours are weather dependent. Call the museum for the most up-to-date information (410-516-0341)
Please wear comfortable shoes as walking on uneven surfaces and climbing stairs is required.
Please no food. You may bring your own water but a carry-in/carry-out policy is in place.
Please no animals (except service animals).

Plein Air Painting at Evergreen
2022-06-18 11:00 - 13:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Calling all budding artists! Evergreen Museum & Library is now offering plein air painting sessions on the museum grounds. There will be two sessions per month, from June through October, and each session will last 2 hours. Attendees can document the change of seasons at Evergreen, which boasts formal gardens with statues and fountain, lawn areas, woods, and a stream.
The use of pencils, pens, watercolor and acrylic is permitted only on unpaved/cobbled areas. You are free to set up throughout the grounds, but please be aware of signage that may limit access to certain areas. Supplies are not included with purchase of ticket.
VISITOR INFORMATION

Please bring your own equipment

All visitors must check in at the Gift Shop before setting up their easel

Free self-guided tours of the gardens and grounds are included in admission and can be picked up at the Gift Shop

Free parking is available on site

In case of inclement weather, you will be notified to reschedule or cancel

The Lifted Veil: Photography by Phyllis Arbesman Berger
2022-09-16 11:00 - 16:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

For many years, fine art photographer Phyllis Arbesman Berger saw the world through a cloudy veil because of cataracts. During that time, she concentrated on making images in black and white. And then a miracle: cataract surgery and the world came alive in blazing color, full of intensity, as well as dreamy subtlety.
This group of photographs, ranging from infrared to color, shows how her view of the world has changed by revisiting photographs of her favorite places in Ireland; Brittany, France; and the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and reimagining them in glorious technicolor through the magic of Photoshop. The exhibition will be on view in Evergreen’s North Wing Gallery from April 29 through September 25, 2022. Hours are Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Closed Mondays and July Fourth.

Pictured: View from the Edge: Cliffs of Moher County Clare, Ireland
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Phyllis Berger BFA, MFA Maryland Institute college of Art is the Photography Coordinator for the Center for Visual Arts at the Johns Hopkins University where she has been an instructor for the past 26 years.
As a practicing fine art photographer Berger is a recipient of two artist residencies in Rochefort en Terre, Brittany, France, where she pursued her love of the landscape, and she has shared this passion with JHU students with courses in Ireland and Australia. Berger has been a lecturer for JHU Alumni Journeys in Croatia, The Galapagos Islands, Peru, Costa Rica and Panama.
Her work is in numerous private collections and has been shown at the Baltimore Museum of Art, The Museum of Rochefort en Terre, the Hopkins Review (where she was a photo editor), and in the collection of the Banneker-Douglass Museum.

Exhibition Opening: A History of Houseplants
2022-09-30 18:00 - 21:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Attend the grand opening of Evergreen Museum & Library’s latest exhibition, A History of Houseplants, which examines the Victorian houseplant craze and today’s similar obsession with indoor flora. The evening will start with a special panel discussion and Q&A in the museum’s historic Bakst Theatre featuring Liz Vayda of B.Willow; Meghan Avolio, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the Johns Hopkins University; Michelle Fitzgerald, Curator of Collection at the Johns Hopkins University Museums; and Lori Beth Finkelstein, Ph.D., Director of the Johns Hopkins University Museums. Then, from 7-9 p.m., explore the exhibition, enjoy food and drink, and chat with the curatorial staff and special guests. Admission is free but space is limited; please register HERE.

ABOUT THE EXHIBITION

Evergreen’s new major exhibition, A History of Houseplants, explores the forces that catalyzed the Victorians’ obsession with houseplants, reveals how the trend manifested at Evergreen and in Baltimore, and examines how today’s houseplant craze both recalls and differs from the Victorian version of 150 years ago. Admission to the exhibition is free. Exhibition on view in Evergreen’s North Wing Gallery, Tuesday-Sunday, 11 a.m.-4 p.m. through June 4, 2023.

SPONSORS
Evergreen Museum & Library gratefully acknowledges B.Willow, Green Fields Nursery & Landscaping Co., and Pinehurst Landscape Company for their support of the exhibition and its related programs.

Tai Chi in the Garden
2022-10-08 10:00 - 11:00 | Evergreen Museum & Library, 4545 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21210, United States
Begin your day with an invigorating practice of tai chi in Evergreen’s historic Upper Gardens. The practice, led by instructors from Baltimore Tai Chi, is open to all experience levels. Afterwards, guests can explore the grounds on a self-guided garden tour, visit the A History of Houseplants exhibition, tour the museum’s collection of inro and netsuke, and enjoy light refreshments.

Homewood Museum Architecture Lecture: The Material World of Eyre Hall with Carl Lounsbury
2022-10-27 17:00 - 20:00 | Homewood Museum, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD, 21218, United States
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
Built in 1759 by Littleton Eyre, Eyre Hall on Virginia’s Eastern Shore is one of only a handful of houses in Virginia today that is owned by descendants of its original builders. In addition, it retains a rich collection of family objects accumulated by several generations of Eyres. As a result, Eyre Hall is a microcosm of Virginia history. Drawing on research from his latest book, The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History, architecture scholar Carl Lounsbury will discuss the history of the property and consider its many legacies. The talk will be preceded by a reception and book-signing at Homewood Museum.
5-6 p.m. Book-signing and reception at Homewood Museum
6:30-8 p.m. Talk and Q&A in the Merrick Barn

ABOUT THE SPEAKER

Carl Lounsbury retired in 2016 as the Senior Architectural Historian at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Over a 35-year career there, he was responsible for long-term research projects such as the study of English and Colonial American public buildings, churches, meetinghouses, and theaters; and the terminology, practice, and technology of preindustrial building. He has also had an extensive career consulting with museums, historical and preservation societies, academic institutions, and homeowners in the investigation and restoration of historic buildings. Lounsbury earned his undergraduate degree in history and English from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and received his MA and Ph.D. from George Washington University. He is currently Adjunct Associate Professor of History at the College of William and Mary. His publications include An Illustrated Glossary of Early Southern Architecture and Landscape and The Courthouses of Early Virginia, both of which won the Abbott Lowell Cummings Award from the Vernacular Architecture Forum. His most recent book is The Material World of Eyre Hall: Four Centuries of Chesapeake History.

REGISTRATION
FREE JHU Students (w/ valid ID)
$15 JHU Museums Members and JHU Faculty & Staff (with valid ID)
$20 General Public
Space is limited; please register at https://homewoodmuseum.eventbrite.com

SPONSORSHIP
The 2022 Homewood Museum Architecture Lecture is made possible in part by the following generous supporters. If interested in becoming a supporter, please contact Dominique Zeltzman, Associate Director of Development for the JHU Museums, at dzeltzman@jhu.edu.

Benefactors
The Dugan Griffin Charitable Fund
Jenkins Baer Associates
Forbes and Sara Maner
Mary and Chuck Meyer
Vincent Greene Architects

Patrons
Shane and Kyle Gahan Chesapeake Tile & Marble

Fellows
John Graham
McLain Wiesand
Libby and Tim Naylor
Sylvia Eggleston Wehr
