The Johns Hopkins Sheridan Libraries Special Collections houses a significant collection of rare books and historic documents, as well as materials pertaining to the history of Johns Hopkins University. Curators Gabrielle Dean and Earle Havens and Conservator Jennifer Jarvis offer annual courses focused on these materials.
Johns Hopkins is also home to three museums.
The Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum
Established in 1882, the Johns Hopkins Archaeological Museum is housed in Gilman. Holding collections of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman artifacts, the museum is used as a research and teaching resource for the University.
The Archaeological Museum offers opportunities for advanced students to do independent research in the collection and to curate small installations.
Johns Hopkins University Museums
Homewood Museum and Evergreen Museum & Library are two historic house museums operated by the Johns Hopkins University. They share a location along Baltimore’s historic and cultural Charles Street corridor and similar origins as residences for prominent Maryland families. Each museum interprets distinct historical eras and aesthetic styles, and together they present new scholarship and diverse narratives about the development of Baltimore and America from 1800 to 1950.
A National Historic Landmark, Homewood Museum is one of the best-surviving examples of Federal-period Palladian architecture in the nation. Built circa 1801 for members of Maryland’s prominent Carroll family, the house also was home to at least 25 enslaved individuals, including William and Rebecca Ross and their two children and Izadod and Cis Conner and six of their 13 children.
Housed in a former Gilded Age mansion surrounded by 26 acres of gardens and woods, Evergreen Museum & Library has a a renowned collection of fine and decorative arts, rare books, and manuscripts assembled by two generations of Baltimore’s civic-minded Garrett family (1878-1952). Though originally constructed in 1858, Evergreen was drastically expanded and altered by the Garretts to accommodate their eclectic collections, and today is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
JHU Museums Director Lori Finkelstein teaches M&S courses on collecting history and historic houses, and offers practicum courses based in the projects and mission of the JHU Museums. Homewood museum offers the annual Nan-Pinkard Bolton student internship, and Evergreen Museum offers an annual curatorial internship. Both museums hire student workers, and welcome students interested in pursuing independent research in the museum.