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    Category: Museums & Human Rights

    Museum Details: Germany’s Forgotten Genocide

    A piece of Germany's past it wishes it could forget was just discovered in the American Museum of Natural History.

    September 15, 2017September 15, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: Immigration the Raison d’Être of New Museum in London

    It's one of the most important political debates in the history of the world. But until this week, London had no museum dedicated to the topic of immigration.

    May 2, 2017May 2, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Remembering in the Company of Ghosts: An American Jew in Germany Contemplates Yom HaShoah

    When reminders of the persecution of your ancestors are everywhere, the only option is to face them.

    April 24, 2017April 25, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: Speaking with Silence

    One museum navigates the exceedingly difficult task of simultaneously remaining true to its subject matter and its mission.

    April 14, 2017April 17, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: A Museum of Claudel’s Own

    Camille Claudel has spent history in Rodin's shadow. This year, she steps into the light.

    March 24, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: Horror of India’s Colonization Warrants Exposure

    Scholars are calling for the continuing study of the British colonization of India. But where will such scholarship find a home?

    March 16, 2017March 16, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: In Mosul, Fragile Cultural Heritage Recaptured

    Although Iraq's most precious cultural artifacts are certainly not out of danger, they are one step closer to safety after this week's events.

    March 9, 2017March 7, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Museum Details: A Weekly Industry Quote

    When President Trump responds to Anti-Semitism proactively and in real time, and without pleas and pressure, that's when we'll be able to say this President has turned… Read more "Museum Details: A Weekly Industry Quote"

    February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Soundsuits of Freedom: Museum Mermaid Reviews Nick Cave at The Jepson Center

    Nick Cave’s gorgeous soundsuits cry out for social justice without saying a word.

    February 20, 2017February 21, 2017 by Marissa Walker

    Is Shia LaBeouf Our Patronus? A Museum Struggles with Digital Free Speech

    When the radical freedom of the internet is applied to a linear platform, shit gets weird.

    February 13, 2017February 14, 2017 by Marissa Walker

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