Join us for a discussion on the history of Hoes Heights, with special guests Joanne Kent and Eleanor Matthews, descendants of Grandison Hoe, the farmer and freedman who founded the neighborhood in the 1830’s.
A History of Hoes Heights

Join us for a discussion on the history of Hoes Heights, with special guests Joanne Kent and Eleanor Matthews, descendants of Grandison Hoe, the farmer and freedman who founded the neighborhood in the 1830’s.
Enjoy an evening of hot and cool modern jazz performed by the acclaimed Peabody sextet Kenyatta!
Lawrence Jackson, Ph.D., will read and discuss his 2022 memoir Shelter: A Black Tale of Homeland, Baltimore, which is at once a nuanced biography of an American city and a lyrical memoir-in-essays.
Young readers and their parents/guardians are invited to sit crosscross applesauce in Homewood’s orchard for a special story time reading of The Apple Orchard Riddle
Young readers and their parent/guardian are invited to stretch out in Evergreen’s garden for a special spring-themed story!
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.
In Honor of Black History Month, Homewood welcomes visitors free of charge during the month of February!
Evergreen Museum & Library will be closed to the public from Thursday, January 19, through Friday, January 27.
The Johns Hopkins University Museums (Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library) will be closed from Saturday, December 24 through Monday, January 2, 2023.
Celebrate the season at Evergreen Museum & Library’s annual Holiday Open House!