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KidZone Reginald F. Lewis Museum
PERMANENT EXHIBITION
Opened in January, the Lewis Museum’ s new KidZone is designed to help young visitors gain knowledge of and appreciation for Maryland’ s African American history and culture. The 672-square-foot space utilizes tactile learning tools, texts, interactive displays and art activities to engage children of all ages, backgrounds and abilities, expanding the museum’ s storytelling mission to a new audience.
Galactic Builders & Skies
Port Discovery
PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
As part of a multi-year renovation plan for the museum, Port Discovery recently unveiled two new exhibits designed to cater to different sensory needs and learning styles.“ Galactic Builders” is a high-energy space-themed exhibit where children can design rovers, build rockets and test parachutes, while“ Skies” provides a low-sensory environment where families can slow down, build forts and relax while watching the colors of a Baltimore sunset.
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WayFinders: Making Sense of Our World
Maryland Center for History and Culture( MCHC)
PERMANENT EXHIBIT OPENING MARCH 26
Maryland’ s historical figures relied not only on their five senses to understand the world around them, but also on their cultural landscape and natural surroundings. MCHC’ s new permanent exhibit employs hands-on experiences to introduce visitors to some of these figures, including Benjamin Banneker and Mary Katharine Goddard. While this exhibition caters to families and young learners, all are invited to connect with Maryland’ s past and present. The newly renovated WayFinder Wing that houses the exhibit also includes a classroom and community gallery.
Matisse in Vence: The Stations of the Cross
Baltimore Museum of Art( BMA)
MARCH 29 – JUNE 28
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Co-organized with the Musée Matisse in Nice, this groundbreaking exhibition takes a close look at Matisse’ s creation of the Chapel of the Rosary in Vence, France— the artist’ s only architectural project. The presentation of 85 rarely or never-shown works on paper offers insights into the artist’ s journey and contextualizes the chapel’ s now-famous stained-glass windows and ceramic murals. Two other Matissefocused exhibitions will debut at the BMA, which houses the world’ s largest public collection of his works, this spring. |
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Image of Douriean Fletcher; photo by BJ the Photographer / Brittany Houston-Johnson, makeup by MkCoi Zeno; courtesy of Douriean Fletcher
Douriean Fletcher: Jewelry of the Afrofuture
The Walters Art Museum
APRIL 16 – AUGUST 9
Organized by the Museum of Arts and Design in New York, this exhibition is the first major museum show dedicated to jewelry artist Douriean Fletcher, whose work has shaped the cinematic worlds of“ Black Panther” and“ Coming 2 America.” The exhibition explores the artist’ s jewelry as a powerful narrative tool in art, Black identity and visual storytelling through more than 150 works spanning the artist’ s life and career from her formative years to the present day. Works from the Walters’ collection that inspired Fletcher will also be on display.
Built to Last: A Juried Art Exhibit of Baltimore’ s Enduring Landmarks
The Peale
APRIL 17 – JUNE 15
On view at the first purpose-built museum in the country is“ Built to Last,” a free exhibit that showcases 10 of Baltimore’ s most significant buildings— some well-known, others overlooked— through the lens of regional artists. Visitors can expect original artworks, rare archival photography and public programs that invite you to delve into the history, style and transformation of iconic landmarks such as the Gayety Theatre and the B & O Railroad Headquarters.
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