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Spooky Season at JHU Museums

Posted on October 26, 2021 by mfitzgerald
Disney's Haunted Mansion

It’s the time of year when the weather cools, the leaves change, and people gather round to hear their favorite scary or odd stories. This year, the staff at JHU […]


JHU Museums’ Architectural Tour of Baltimore

Posted on October 20, 2021 by mfitzgerald
Mansion House

The neighborhoods around Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library have changed greatly since the houses were constructed in 1801 and 1858, respectively. Both estates were used as country “villas” […]


Black History Month at Homewood: Honoring Enslaved People at Homewood Museum

Posted on February 25, 2021 by mfitzgerald

The story of Homewood and slavery did not end when Harriet Carroll left Homewood in 1816, taking the Ross family with her to Philadelphia. Homewood remained in the hands of the Carroll family until 1838, during which time many of the individuals enslaved by Charles Carroll of Homewood were relocated to another Carroll estate, Doughoregan […]


Black History Month at Homewood: The Dining Room and the Politics of Plenty

Posted on February 24, 2021 by mfitzgerald
Homewood Museum Dining Room

In honor of Black History Month, JHU Museums’ curators have prepared a series of blog posts about the enslaved community at Homewood in the early 1800s. Today’s post examining the roles of enslaved workers in dining and entertaining at historic Homewood is the second post in a series of three. To read the first blog […]


Objects as Archive: Looking at Homewood’s Architect’s Desk

Posted on December 3, 2020 by mfitzgerald
Desk

What can you learn from the objects in your home? At Johns Hopkins University’s Homewood Museum, the staff works every day to understand the objects in the museum’s collection and […]


The Mystery of the Panels: Researching the Native American Collection at Evergreen Museum & Library

Posted on November 24, 2020 by mfitzgerald

As part of the Johns Hopkins University Museums, Evergreen Museum & Library works closely with JHU students and recent graduates to provide opportunities to gain experience in a variety of […]


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