Restoring an Icon: at Work on the Domino Sugars Sign
About the Domino sign This South Baltimore sugar refinery has been in operation since 1922. Today, it is the second largest sugar refinery in the U.S.—workers process approximately 6.5 million pounds of raw cane sugar here each day. The red neon “Domino Sugars” sign has perched 160 feet above Baltimore’s harbor since 1951. The sign […]
Read moreBlack Workers at Bethlehem Steel
About the Reginald F. Lewis Museum Located in the heart of Downtown Baltimore, the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History & Culture is the premier experience and best resource for information and inspiration about the lives of African American Marylanders. Read more about visiting the museum here. About the Bethlehem Steel Legacy […]
Read moreFighting for Civil Rights at Sparrows Point
Voices & Votes is based on a major exhibition currently on display at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History. This Museum on Main Street adaptation will be on view at the Art Gallery at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), located 7200 Sollers Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21222, from December 4-January 22. Resources […]
Read moreSparrows Point’s Women of Steel Virtual Discussion
The Baltimore Museum of Industry celebrates the dignity of work, and can provide a forum for exploring such issues as workers’ rights and workplace equity, providing historical context for contemporary issues that impact our community.
Read moreMembers-only: The 20th-Century Woman at Work
The way we dress for work can offer clues about what we do for a living, where we are employed, and even our professional rank. In some cases, work clothes help tell a story about the nature of working life. Through the twentieth century, women’s role in the workforce expanded dramatically thanks to a rising […]
Read more“Made in China” Virtual Author Talk
The Baltimore Museum of Industry celebrates the dignity of work, and can provide a forum for exploring people’s experiences on the job. The BMI’s programs and activities highlight such issues as workers’ rights and workplace equity, providing historical context for contemporary issues that impact our community.
Read moreDesign for Distancing: Reopening Baltimore Together
The Baltimore Museum of Industry celebrates the dignity of work, and can provide a forum for exploring how the pandemic has impacted – and continues to impact – people’s experiences on the job. The BMI’s programs and activities highlight such issues as workers’ rights and workplace equity, providing historical context for contemporary issues that impact […]
Read moreThe AFRO: Baltimore’s Black Media Authority, Past and Present
The Baltimore Museum of Industry celebrates the dignity of work, and can provide a forum for exploring how the pandemic has impacted – and continues to impact – people’s experiences on the job. The BMI’s programs and activities highlight such issues as workers’ rights and workplace equity, providing historical context for contemporary issues that impact […]
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