Provider Details
Provider: Maryland Center for History and Culture
Contact Details
Address
610 Park Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21201
Baltimore, MD 21201
Primary Contact: Deborah Wood
Cultural Organization
The Maryland Center for History and Culture collects, preserves, and interprets the history, art, and culture of Maryland. By exploring multiple perspectives and sharing national stories through the lens of Maryland, the MCHC inspires critical thinking, creativity, and community.
The MCHC serves as a leading center of Maryland history education for people of all ages. For students and teachers, our education programming includes onsite museum field trips, Traveling Trunks, Virtual Field Trips, and professional development workshops. For adults, we host lectures, tours, workshops, and Virtual Field Trips to inspire lifelong learning and spark curiosity in history.
Events and Programs Offered
WayFinder Family Theater: Shadows & Stories Performance
Join MCHC in welcoming local puppeteers Valeska Populoh, Georgia Beatty, and Marian McLaughlin for an afternoon of shadow puppet and crankie performances! Stop by for the performance, or arrive early to create your own papercut artwork in a hands–on workshop inspired by the art of…
Program/Event Format:
After School/Weekend
Art Forms:
Theater, Storytelling, Puppetry
WayFinder Family Drop–In: Make a Shadow Puppet
Create your own papercut shadow puppet with Baltimore–based artist Annie Howe, then bring your creation to life in the WayFinder Shadow Puppet Theater. Drop in any time between 11 am and 1 pm. Registration is encouraged. This beginner–friendly workshop is recommended for ages 5 and…
Program/Event Format:
After School/Weekend
Art Forms:
Theater, Storytelling, Puppetry
Virtual Field Trip: Protesting Segregation
During this live, interactive program, students will use the state of Maryland as a lens to learn about the Civil Rights Movement. They will examine oral histories, photographs, and newspaper articles to understand how people protested segregation and other forms of discrimination during the Reconstruction era…
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Enslavement and Resistance
From tobacco plantations to the shipyards of Baltimore, students learn about the diverse experiences of enslaved African Americans in the United States, freedom seekers, and forms of resistance.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Votes for Women
Celebrate the history of the women’s suffrage movement in Maryland! Learn about the lives of Margaret Brent, Harriett Tubman, Julia Emory, and more to gain a richer understanding of the history of activists fighting for voting rights.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Tracing the Life of Frederick Douglass
This program narrates the story of Douglass’s extraordinary life as an abolitionist, statesman, and author in Maryland and beyond. Students will analyze primary source documents from Douglass and view photographs, timelines, and other sources that explore the fruitful legacy he left behind.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: You & Your Watershed
Using the Chesapeake Bay as a case study, participants gain a deeper understanding of how humans have affected the water around, from the Native Americans to today.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Pack It Up
Students consider the choices early colonists made when deciding what supplies to bring to the New World, taking into account factors such as necessities for survival and resources available in America.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Black History in Maryland
Travel through almost 400 years of history with the people who made it. Explore Black Marylanders’ achievements, experiences, and impacts on the state and country at large.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Indigenous Peoples of the Chesapeake
Learn more about the Indigenous Peoples of the Chesapeake by examining primary sources and artifacts. Explore how proximity to the Chesapeake Bay impacted people’s lives and how people utilized the natural resources of the region.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Virtual Field Trip: Grab Your Haversack
Through primary source analysis, students will explore what life was like for Revolutionary War soldiers. Students will analyze artifacts used during the war to determine their purpose and draw conclusions about the soldier experience.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization, Field Trip
Virtual Field Trip: Daily Life
Travel back in time with a teacher from the 1800s! Designed especially for young students, children learn about the past and compare their own life with that of children from long ago.
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization
Wayfinder Wing: Making Sense of Our World
In this new tour, students will engage with their senses as they learn about 5 wayfinders in Maryland’s history. Through a variety of hands-on activities students can learn to survey land like Benjamin Banneker and create broadsides like Mary Katharine Goddard. Tour capacity is 30 students and under…
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization, Field Trip
Art Forms:
Visual Art and Design
Colonial Maryland
Colonial Maryland (Grades 3-8) Travel through Maryland’s history in the 1600s and 1700s to learn about the people and forces that shaped its economy and culture. Students interact with objects and primary sources to facilitate their learning. Capacity: 10-60 students*
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip
Life Then & Now
Life Then & Now (Grades K-2) Learn what life was like in Maryland long ago. Students are introduced to how jobs, homes, schools, and communities have changed in the state’s history. This program uses art, object handling, and other sensory friendly features to facilitate student…
Program/Event Format:
Field Trip - Cultural Organization, Field Trip
Art Forms:
Visual Art and Design, Digital Arts/Media
Traveling Trunks
Traveling trunks from the Maryland Center for History and Culture are filled with reproduction primary source artifacts and documents. The best part? These trunks travel to your classroom for a three-week rental. The traveling trunks also include lesson plans, activity suggestions, worksheets, and audiovisuals. Cost…
Program/Event Format:
In School Workshop
Art Forms:
Storytelling