Lewis Museum opens one-of

BALTIMORE — Reginald Lewis is a Baltimore legend. He was a titan of industry and a philanthropist.

Now here, in his old stomping ground, West Baltimore, his legacy is being carried on with a new, permanent gallery at The Village at Mondawmin.

One of the carriers of that legacy is his nephew, Russell Fugett.

Russell gave us an interview to talk about his late uncle and what this new gallery means to his family.

“We didn’t want the museum, and I know, Director Freeman, the director of the museum, didn’t want the museum, to just be contained to the four walls,” Russell says. “We did want to be able to take it into the community.”

Lewis’ family lived on Popular Grove and Mosher. That’s where Reginald and Russell’s father, Jean Fugett, grew up.

So, it’s fitting that the Reginald F. Lewis