Banneker-Douglass Museum

In partnership with the year-long David Hayes sculpture installation around the City of Annapolis, ArtFarm and The Banneker-Douglass Museum will be hosting a teen sculpture workshop led by local artist Scott Newcomb. In this workshop, students will learn about the artwork of David Hayes, create a small sculpture of their own using cardboard and mat board based on his style and process and then they will create their own patterns and decorate the surfaces of their sculpture after learning about the patterns found in the “code quilts” made to help...

This discussion will explore why and how reparations should and can be paid to Black communities affected by legacies of systemic oppression, such as slavery and racial violence, in the United States. The conversation will focus deeply on the urgency of reparations and how we all can be a part of this important restorative process. Topics will include the past and present economic implications of slavery and racial violence on Black people in the U.S., among other issues. Discussion will be between Dr. David Fakunle, Chair of the Maryland Lynching...

The world will honor Harriet Tubman throughout 2022, marking 200 years since her birth in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. People from far and wide will be sharing and reflecting on her remarkable story. Join the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture and Banneker-Douglass Museum as we present the “Harriet Tubman Women of Courage and Maryland Day” celebration. During this virtual program we will highlight the winners of the Harriet Tubman Women’s History Month Women of Courage Video Contest and present the life and legacy of Harriet...

In this three part series, we will explore the influence of race on the Annapolis community from 1619 to today through public readings, youth presentations, group discussions, and a community mural project. Parts 1 and 2 of the series will be virtual events on April 23rd, 11:00am-1:00pm and May 25th, 6:00-7:30pm that feature youth presentations and public readings of excerpts from the #1 New York Times bestseller, The 1619 Project by Nicole Hannah-Jones. Through intergenerational group discussions after the readings, we will make connections from slavery to the segregation of...

Join us for a panel discussion as we revisit the 2020 critically acclaimed Banneker-Douglass Museum exhibit, The Black Vote Mural Project. During this panel discussion we will explore what was involved in the creation of the exhibit, current projects of some of the exhibit’s artists/curators, and how current social justice movements align with the 2020 art project.

Join us for our latest exhibit celebrating Black women’s art, HONOR. Honor: high respect, great esteem. For centuries, art has been used as a way of expression. We honor the expression of six Black Maryland-based women artists with HONOR, an exhibition co-curated by the Banneker-Douglass Museum and ArtFarm Studios.

In Partnership with Baltimore Read Aloud, Lambda Delta Sigma Chapter of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., and the Bowie State University Department of Fine and Performing Arts On June 11th, we invite you to join us for Part III of the series From 1619 to Today as we create a community mural at the Banneker-Douglass Museum (BDM)! Youth and community members, led by Chanel Compton, Executive Director of BDM, and Gina Lewis, professor of art at Bowie State University, will create a mural of Harriet Tubman (in celebration of Tubman’s year-long 200th...

You are invited to join us as we celebrate the museum’s newest exhibit, The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy. In collaboration with world renowned curator,  Myrtis Bedolla, the Banneker-Douglass Museum will feature works by fifteen Black Maryland-based artists and portraits from BDM’s Fine Art collection. On this day attendees will enjoy art, music, light fare, the museum’s permanent exhibits and of course, each other!

Join Banneker-Douglass Museum for their 2022 Kwanzaa celebration! This year’s festivities will focus on the creativity (Kuumba) of the people of the African Diaspora. We will highlight the museum’s current exhibit, The Radical Voice of Blackness Speaks of Resistance and Joy, while presenting live African dance and storytelling performances, Black-owned businesses, and delicious food.

Join us for a Portrait and Collage Activity with Executive Director and Artist, Chanel C. Johnson. Families with children of all ages can drop-in to explore the museum’s Black history exhibitions and engage in a hands-on portrait and collage activity that celebrates Maryland Civil Rights leaders such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Thurgood Marshall. Students will learn the art of collage, principles in portraiture, and Maryland history that will inspire young people of all ages. *Tour & art activity take about 1 hour to complete