Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum

Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum The museum was dedicated on February 24, 1984. The Banneker-Douglass Museum celebrated its 25th Anniversary on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.
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The Banneker-Douglass Museum, named for Benjamin Banneker and Frederick Douglass, is dedicated to preserving Maryland's African American heritage and serves as the state's official repository of African American material culture. The original museum was housed within the former Mount Moriah African Methodist Episcopal Church in the heart of historic Annapolis. The Victorian-Gothic structure was in

cluded in the Annapolis Historic District in 1971 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. The recently completed BDM addition is a four-story addition which uses the nineteenth-century brick of the church's north facade as its interior lobby wall.

📅 Save the Date!Join the Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture MCAAHC) for its October 2026 Public M...
09/11/2026

📅 Save the Date!

Join the Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture MCAAHC) for its October 2026 Public Meeting.

Hosted by Commissioner Dina Daly, representing Talbot County, this meeting provides an opportunity to stay connected with the Commission and learn more about its ongoing work to preserve, document, and share African American history and culture throughout Maryland.

🗓️ Monday, October 5, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Building African American Minds (BAAM), 31 Jowite St. Easton, MD 21601

Mark your calendars and plan to join us. Additional information about the meeting will be shared soon. We look forward to keeping our community connected to the important work happening across Maryland.

Register today: https://bit.ly/MCAAHCOctober2026PublicMeeting

✨ Aesthetic Inheritance: Art, Archive, and African American Life✨🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026⏰ Time: 9:00 am - 5:...
09/10/2026

✨ Aesthetic Inheritance: Art, Archive, and African American Life✨
🗓️ Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026
⏰ Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
📍Bowie State University Fine and Performing Arts Center

Day three is full of workshops, presentations, film screenings, and community dialogue.

Starting the day is our Keynote speaker, LaToya Ruby Frazier, an acclaimed artist whose practice spans photography, video, performance, installation, and books. Through collaborative storytelling, her work examines social justice, environmental racism, labor, healthcare, family, and communal history.

A 2015 MacArthur Fellow, Frazier’s work is held in major collections including MoMA, the Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Studio Museum in Harlem. In 2024, MoMA presented LaToya Ruby Frazier: Monuments of Solidarity, the first museum survey dedicated to her work.

'Aesthetic Inheritance' is presented in partnership by Bowie State University, the Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture, and the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, and generously sponsored by the Terra Foundation for American Art and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

✅ Register Today: https://aestheticinheritance2026.rsvpify.com

09/09/2026

SECRETARY LONNIE G. BUNCH III IS ONE OF US!

“For AAAM, this is not simply the retirement of a Smithsonian Secretary. This is a moment to honor one of our own. It is an opportunity to honor someone who grew from this field, walked alongside this community, helped transform our profession, and then held the door open so that others could follow. We all owe a great deal to Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.” - Vedet Coleman-Robinson, Ph.D., President & CEO, Association of African American Museums

As we uplift this remarkable chapter in Secretary Bunch’s life and career, we invite the entire AAAM family to help us honor him. We welcome our members to share words of congratulations and encouragement, personal reflections, memories, and photographs through the AAAM member portal.

READ AAAM’S FULL STATEMENT & SUBMIT YOUR CONGRATULATORY WORDS HERE:

https://blackmuseums.org/secretary-lonnie-bunchiii-retires/

In recognition of , special guests Marley Dias, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, and Scott Dias, authors of “I Am the Dream Com...
09/08/2026

In recognition of , special guests Marley Dias, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, and Scott Dias, authors of “I Am the Dream Come True,” will be at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum this weekend for “A Dream Come True: An Afternoon with Marley Dias & Family” presented by Baltimore Read Aloud!

Stories live here — and this one starts with family. As the new school year kicks off, join activist and author Marley Dias and her parents, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias and Scott Dias, for a warm, real conversation about their new picture book, "I Am the Dream Come True." Walk away with fresh ideas for celebrating family legacy and Black history with the young readers in your life, a behind-the-scenes look at how one family chose to share their story, and inspiration to carry into your classroom or living room all year long.
Register and join us on Saturday, September 12 at 2pm!

Register Here: https://bit.ly/BDTMEducatorsConversation

⏰ Reminder: BDTM is hiring! ⏰There’s still time to apply for two contract positions supporting the Sacred Spaces Artist-...
09/08/2026

⏰ Reminder: BDTM is hiring! ⏰

There’s still time to apply for two contract positions supporting the Sacred Spaces Artist-in-Residence Program:

📜 Contract Archivist/Historian
📋 Contract Project Manager

Help bring this new residency to life as it explores the 150-year legacy of the historic Mount Moriah A.M.E. Church through art, history, scholarship and community.

🗓️ Application Deadline: September 11, 2026
📩 Learn more and apply at bdtmuseum.maryland.gov/careers

Questions? Email Curator Martina Dodd at [email protected]

🔊Closure Notice for Labor Day 2026 The museum will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, September 5th, in observance of the La...
09/04/2026

🔊Closure Notice for Labor Day 2026

The museum will be closed tomorrow, Saturday, September 5th, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Administrative offices will also be closed on Monday, September 7th.

We will reopen on Tuesday, September 8th with regular hours. We wish you a safe and restful holiday.

✨ Bring the museum into your classroom!On September 12, educators, families, and lifelong learners are invited to an aft...
09/03/2026

✨ Bring the museum into your classroom!

On September 12, educators, families, and lifelong learners are invited to an afternoon of learning, creativity, and storytelling at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum for "Gallery to Classroom: VTS Workshop & Author Talk with Marley Dias & Family."

Start with Gallery to Classroom: VTS Workshop, a professional development experience exploring how Visual Thinking Strategies can transform the museum gallery into an interactive learning environment. Led by museum Director of Programs Sabriyah Hassan-Ismail and Annapolis High School educator Tinesha McNeill, the workshop will explore ways to strengthen observation, critical thinking, and communication skills across the curriculum.

Then, join Marley Dias, Dr. Janice Johnson Dias, and Scott Dias for "A Dream Come True: An Afternoon with Marley Dias & Family," a special conversation celebrating family, literacy, legacy, and Black history through their new picture book, I Am the Dream Come True, presented by Baltimore Read Aloud.

Whether you're an educator preparing for a new school year or a lifelong learner who loves a powerful story, this is an afternoon you won't want to miss.

Register today: https://bit.ly/BDTMEducatorsConversation

Generously sponsored by The Arts Council of Anne Arundel County.

Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS)

🔊Registration is Now Open!Join us October 1–3, 2026, for Aesthetic Inheritance: Art, Archive, and African American Life,...
09/03/2026

🔊Registration is Now Open!

Join us October 1–3, 2026, for Aesthetic Inheritance: Art, Archive, and African American Life, a dynamic symposium bringing together scholars, artists, and cultural workers to explore African American art, archives, memory, and historical documentation.

The symposium will begin with an opening plenary at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum on October 1, followed by two days of programming at Bowie State University on October 2 and 3.

Presented in partnership by Bowie State University, the Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture, and the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum, this gathering offers an opportunity to engage in meaningful conversations about art, history, memory, and the archives that help tell our stories.

Thank you to our generous sponsors, Terra Foundation for American Art and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc, and to our presenters!

🗓️ Register Today: https://aestheticinheritance2026.rsvpify.com

09/01/2026

🎥 Zsudayka Nzinga | ‘She Speaks’ Artist Interview

Meet Zsudayka Nzinga, the artist featured in our latest 'She Speaks' Artist Interview, whose work explores Black American history, identity, family, and the stories of Black women.

Nzinga’s work in the 'She Speaks: Black Women Artists and the Power of Historical Memory' exhibition includes "The Art of Storytelling" and "Appealing to the Stars." Grounded in historical research, her practice brings attention to the lives, traditions, and cultural practices of Black people beyond the “plantation gaze,” including quilting bees, spirituality, rest, and community.

Through handmade fabrics, collaged imagery, and self-created symbols of stars and stripes, Nzinga explores American identity while honoring the contributions of her ancestors and claiming her own place within the American story.

Her work also looks toward the future, encouraging Black women to move from constantly being on the frontlines toward building, restoring, and strengthening their own communities.

‘She Speaks’ Artist Interviews were produced by our Maryland 250 Fellow, Morgan White. The Maryland 250 Fellowship was made possible by a grant from the Maryland 250 Commission.

🖼️ 'The Art of Storytelling,' 2025
Hand dyed and batik fabric, hand marbled canvas and paper, artist designed and printed fabric and paper, acrylic, ink
68 x 80 in

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