Interior View of Homewood House, undated, Special Collections, Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries.
Interior View of Homewood House, undated, Special Collections, Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries.

October 21, 2025 – January 10, 2027

Homewood Museum
On view with regular admission, Free-$12

In conjunction with the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 150th anniversary of Johns Hopkins University, this house-wide exhibition explores Homewood’s 224-year history, from its 1801 construction for the family of Declaration of Independence signer and enslaver Charles Carroll of Carrollton, through its 1902 acquisition by Johns Hopkins University, to its 1980s restoration and launch as a historic house museum. Using archival photography, textiles, student diaries, historic documents, furniture, oral histories, and more, the exhibition amplifies the voices of those who lived, worked, or learned at Homewood, allowing visitors to understand how individual histories contribute to a larger story of the house, the university, and the United States. Read more here.

The exhibition and related programming are made possible, in part, by the Johns Hopkins University Sesquicentennial Celebration, with additional support from John Guess, A&S ’71, SAIS ’76 (MA); Hopkins Retrospective; and the Program in Museums & Society at the Krieger School of Arts & Sciences.

Related Programming

Lunch with the Libraries & Museums: The Curatorial Mind

Thursday, September 18, 12-1 P.M. | FREE

Join Hopkins Museums Advisory Board Chair Beth Felder and her daughter, Grace, assistant manager of the American Family Immigration History Center at the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island, for a special virtual tour of Homewood Museum led by Curator of Collections Michelle Fitzgerald. As the United States prepares to turn 250 years old and Johns Hopkins University celebrates its 150th anniversary, Ms. Fitzgerald will discuss her forthcoming exhibition marking these milestones, If Homewood’s Walls Could Talk: A History of An American House. Opening October 21, 2025 and running through January 10, 2027, the exhibition will reflect on what has changed over the course of Homewood’s history and how the stories of one house connect to larger narratives about the university and nation. Viewers will also gain insight into Ms. Fitzgerald’s approach to exhibition development and her curatorial process. A live Q&A will follow the pre-recorded broadcast.

Screenshot from recorded video of The Curatorial Mind: An Inside Look at the Conception of an Exhibition

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Exhibition Opening & Panel Discussion

Thursday, November 6-8 P.M. | FREE

Homewood celebrated the opening of If Homewood’s Walls Could Talk: A History of an American House with a panel discussion featuring JHU Museums Director Lori Finkelstein, JHU Museums Curator of Collections Michelle Fitzgerald, Hopkins Museums Advisory Board Member John Guess, former student curator Hadeed Habib, and JHU Theatre Arts & Studies lecturer Molly Moores. Following the panel, visitors explored the exhibit and enjoyed refreshments.

An image of Hadeed Habib, Molly Moores, Michelle Fitzgerald, Lori Beth Finkelstein, and John Guess standing in Homewood's Reception Hall.

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