> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Week in Review: Penn Museum Admits to Storing Remains of MOVE Bombing Victims; MoMA Appoints New Board Chair - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/week-in-review-penn-museum-admits-to-storing-remains-of-move-bombing-victims-moma-appoints-new-board-chair/ - Published: 2021-04-29T08:02:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T16:38:34.000Z - Description: Also, check out this tribute to NYC’s beloved bodega cats, and more. - Author: Jasmine Weber - Tags: News, Week in Review, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-hidden, #Import 2025-11-24 09:11 (2021, 2022, part 1) *Week in Review is a weekly collection of news, developments, and stirrings in the art world.* [*Subscribe*](https://newsletters.hyperallergic.com/?ref=hyperallergic.com) *to receive these posts as a weekly newsletter*. ## Controversy Erupts at Penn Museum A week after the Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania apologized for housing the stolen remains of enslaved people, news surfaced that the institution had[ been in possession of the remains of victims of the 1985 MOVE bombing for decades](https://hyperallergic.com/controversy-penn-museums-possession-of-move-bombing-victims-remains/). Activists are since [calling for the firing of Penn curator Janet Monge](https://hyperallergic.com/philadelphia-activists-call-for-penn-museum-curator-firing/), who utilized the bones in a online course titled "Real Bones: Adventures in Forensic Anthropology." Activists demanded the museum apologize to active MOVE members and offer financial reparations, among other demands. The museum has since [apologized for its possession of the remains](https://hyperallergic.com/penn-museum-apologizes-for-holding-remains-of-move-bombing-victims/) but has not yet addressed demands to terminate Monge. ## The Museum of Modern Art In a letter to MoMA’s director Glenn Lowry, activists declared their [plan to protest inside the museum](https://hyperallergic.com/in-a-letter-to-momas-director-activists-declare-plan-to-protest-inside-museum/) as part of a walking tour throughout midtown Manhattan next week. MoMA has announced that [Marie-Josée Kravis—philanthropist, art collector, and wife of billionaire venture capitalist and Trump donor Henry Kravis—will replace disgraced financier Leon Black](https://hyperallergic.com/moma-announces-new-board-chair-to-replace-leon-black/) as chair of its board of trustees. ## In Other News Hundreds of cultural workers [denounced inequity in NYC’s real estate development](https://hyperallergic.com/cultural-workers-denounce-inequity-in-nyc-real-estate-development/) in an open letter, saying that high-end construction “has prioritized developer profits and design over the possibility of a more affordable and diverse city." A statue of Billy Frank Jr., a Nisqually environmentalist and tribal leader, [will be one of two sculptures that represent Washington state at the US Capitol](https://hyperallergic.com/billy-frank-jr-nisqually-environmentalist-tribal-leader-represent-washington-at-us-capitol/). Lost Italian Renaissance frescoes of the Medicis, dating back as early as the 1600s, were [uncovered by construction workers](https://hyperallergic.com/lost-medici-frescoes-uncovered-construction-workers/) during a restoration of the Uffizi Gallery. For nearly a decade, Rob Hitt has been [documenting beloved bodega cats](https://hyperallergic.com/new-york-bodega-cats-instagram-photography-rob-hitt/) throughout the five boroughs of New York City. In an homage to Yahoo Answers, which is shutting down permanently next month, we [rounded up the best art-related questions](https://hyperallergic.com/is-it-possible-to-enjoy-john-cages-music-yahoo-answers-art-questions/) on the iconic platform, including: "Is it possible to enjoy John Cage's music?" Who knows! ## Awards & Accolades Awardees of the CUNY Adjunct Incubator, including **Alicia Grullon** and **Mariposa Fernandez**, have been announced. | [CUNY](https://www.centerforthehumanities.org/news/2021-cuny-adjunct-incubator-projects?ref=hyperallergic.com) **Doreen Wing Yan Chan, Lawrence Lek, Paribartana Mohanty, Jungwon Seo,** and **Syaura Qotrunadha** were shortlisted for the 4th VH AWARD by the Hyundai Motor Group. ## Transitions **Lauren Applebaum** was appointed the North Carolina Museum of Art's curator of American Art. **Briann G. Greenfield** was appointed director of the National Endowment for the Humanities' Division of Preservation and Access. **Marques Hanalei Marzan** was named curator for cultural resilience at the Bishop Museum, the Hawaii museum's first endowed chair. **Jeff Koons** is now represented by Pace Gallery. ## In Memoriam Alber Elbaz (1961–2021), fashion designer | [*WWD*](https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/alber-elbaz-funeral-israel-1234812087/?ref=hyperallergic.com) Bob Fass (1933–2021), free-form radio host | [NPR](https://www.npr.org/2021/04/25/990740815/bob-fass-free-form-radio-pioneer-dies-at-87?ref=hyperallergic.com) Michelangelo Lovelace Sr. (1960–2021), prolific Cleveland artist | [Ideastream](https://www.ideastream.org/news/nationally-acclaimed-cleveland-artist-michelangelo-lovelace-dead-at-60?ref=hyperallergic.com) Christa Ludwig (1928–2021), opera singer | [*Guardian*](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/29/letter-christa-ludwig-obituary?ref=hyperallergic.com) Wayne Peterson (1927–2021), Pulitzer Prize-winning composer | [*New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/28/arts/music/wayne-peterson-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) Allon Schoener (–2021), curator known for the controversial *Harlem on My Mind* exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum | [*New York Times*](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/23/arts/allon-schoener-dead.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) Al Young (1939–2021), former California poet laureate, novelist, and singer known for his musical performances | [Datebook](https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/music/al-young-california-poet-laureate-novelist-singer-and-lecturer-dies-at-81?ref=hyperallergic.com)