It is often said that the Johns Hopkins University Museums are laboratories of learning. Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library certainly lived up to that reputation in 2023, hosting […]
JHU Museums Year in Review: Interns
New Raoul Dufy Installation at Evergreen Museum & Library
In the spring of 2023, Evergreen opened a new Student Engagement Space in what was previously a gallery space on the second floor of the main house. For many years, this […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Maneeza Khan on Early Student Records
Enjoy this post by Maneeza Khan, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. My eyes widened in awe as I read the impressive accomplishments of […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Noël Da on Middle-East Inspired Sheet Music
Enjoy this post by Noël Da, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. Hello and welcome! Having spent a few weeks parsing through the hazy […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Clare Levine on Vegetarian Cookbooks & The Counterculture
Enjoy this post by Clare Levine, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. My name is Clare Levine and thanks to my great-grandma, I am […]
Meet Our First-Year Fellows: Virankha Peter on Translating Untranslated Latin
Enjoy this post by Virankha Peter, one of our Special Collections Freshman Fellows for the 2023-2024 academic year. My high school Latin teacher gave me a book as a gift […]
Sheet Music Deep Dive: Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was made an official holiday by decree of Abraham Lincoln in 1863. While there don’t seem to be as many melodies composed for the holiday as there are for […]
Thanksgiving Hours for Library Services
Milton S. Eisenhower Library and Brody Learning Commons MSE Library and Brody will be adjusting hours to ensure students, faculty, and staff may enjoy the holidays this fall. From Friday, […]
Reprocessing The Basil Lanneau Gildersleeve Papers, Part IV: Lingering Questions
In my last post, I wrote about what we know about Fannie Gildersleeve Tonsler based on the documentary evidence provided in census records, her marriage license, and other administrative records. […]
Most Instagram-Worthy Baltimore Spots
Whether you are a recent arrival in our fair city or born-and-raised, Baltimore has some beautiful scenery waiting for you! From stunning murals to historic landmarks, Baltimore has plenty of […]