World News Headlines July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling 0 How museums are (inclusively) documenting a tumultuous year 0 0000 0 0 more How museums are (inclusively) documenting a tumultuous year July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling now playing Transferring money from UAE abroad: what are my cheapest options July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling WIN With Nespresso This Mother’s Day July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling NBA Playoffs 2022: A Casual Fan's Guide to the Postseason July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling Best New Climbing Gear of 2022 July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling A Local Weekend Travel Guide to Austin, Texas July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling First Drive: 2022 Range Rover Ups the Luxury SUV Experience July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling Most Stylish Rain Jackets, Parkas, and Trench Coats for Men July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling EU eyes Russian oil import ban as Moscow strikes western Ukraine July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling World-class Clark Int’l Airport opens new 110,000 square-meter passenger terminal July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling PCG: Bodies of 5 children who drowned in Taal Lake found July 16, 2020 Under One Ceiling How museums are (inclusively) documenting a tumultuous year Turn your feeble, innocent 2019 brain on, and try to walk your former self through any of the images you’ve seen in the last few months: deserted streets, politicians in face masks, Black Lives Matter protesters forming historic crowds. It certainly…takes some explaining. To do just that, museums and cultural institutions around the country have been documenting these quotidian symbols of the coronavirus and activism. At first, these collections centered largely on the artifacts and private moments that symbolized an era of social distancing — face masks, Zoom lessons, lawn party attendees standing six feet apart. Beginning in late May, though, people across the country marched in the streets following the horrific police killing of George Floyd to protest the systemic racism endangering and disenfranchising Black Americans. The protests became part of the overall coronavirus narrative, which had already exposed structural inequalities that left Read more… More about Protests, Black Lives Matter, Museums, Coronavirus, and Social Good Related Related posts: Coronavirus conspiracy websites won’t be able to make money with Google ads tags: RSS Feed World News 0000 0 0 previous Coronavirus: Russian spies target Covid-19 vaccine research next Almost 20 years on, Ivanisevic’s Wimbledon story is just as inspirational
