The museum has not yet addressed demands to terminate the curator who was in charge of the remains.
Author Archives: Hakim Bishara
Hakim Bishara is a staff writer for Hyperallergic. He is also a co-director at Soloway Gallery, an artist-run space in Brooklyn. Bishara is a recipient of the 2019 Andy Warhol Foundation and Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant and he holds an MFA in art writing from the School of Visual Arts in New York. Follow him on Instagram @hakimbishara and send him your tips, comments, and questions at hakim@hyperallergic.com.
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The Universal Allure of New York’s Bodega Cats
Since 2012, Rob Hitt has been documenting domesticated cats in bodegas across the city on social media.
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In a Letter to MoMA’s Director, Activists Declare Plan to Protest Inside Museum
The activists plan to escalate their weekly protests against the Museum of Modern Art with a tour throughout midtown Manhattan next week.
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Penn Museum Kept Remains of MOVE Bombing Victim; Now, Activists Call for Curator’s Firing
Janet Monge used the victim’s remains in an online course titled “Real Bones: Adventures in Forensic Anthropology.”
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Controversy Erupts Over Penn Museum’s Possession of MOVE Bombing Victims’ Remains
The bones of Black Philadelphians killed in the 1985 airstrike have been kept at the museum for decades.
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83% of Emoji Users Want More Inclusive Icons, Survey Says
The Global Emoji Diversity & Inclusion report by Adobe surveyed 7,000 people from seven countries.
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Cape Town Fire Decimates Invaluable Archives of African History
The university’s African film collection, one of the largest in the world, has been lost to the fire.
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Vaccinated? Enjoy Free Admission to the Everson Museum
Masks and social distancing remain mandatory.
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Mapping Anti-racist Street Art in Minneapolis and Worldwide
The George Floyd and Anti-Racist Street Art database includes more than 1,800 images of artworks worldwide.
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10 Artists Will Collaborate on Racial Equity and Climate Justice Projects in the Bay Area
Each member of the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts cohort will receive $50,000 and additional funding for materials to realize their projects.
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After Protests, Penn Museum Vows to Repatriate Stolen Remains of Enslaved People
Students and activists have urged the museum at UPenn to abolish the Morton Collection and end use of data sourced from it.
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Google Doodle Celebrates the Metropolitan Museum’s 151st Anniversary
The GIF features rotating samples from the Met’s permanent collection, including the Unicorn Tapestries and a 19th-century guitar.