Delaware Removes Last Public Whipping Post
Wednesday morning a crowd outside the Old Sussex County Courthouse in Georgetown, Delaware watched as a backhoe lifted a nearly […]
Public Humanities News
New Instagram Account Shares Stories of Racism, Sexism within US Museums
On June 16, an Instagram account called @changethemuseum created its first post, a black square with the text “a blog […]
NPS Says it Will Not Remove Confederate Monuments in Gettysburg in New Statement
Gettysburg National Military Park comprises the land where the Battle of Gettysburg, considered a turning point in the American Civil […]
Montclair Art Museum Receives Grant to Support Native American Art
The Montclair Art Museum has collected Native American art since the its founding 1914. Recently, the museum announced that it […]
Civil War Plaque Removed from Maryland State House
When Maryland House Speaker Adrienne A. Jones was elected last fall, one of her first acts in office was to […]
Museum of the City of New York Calls for Images of Black Lives Matter Protests
Like cities across the country, New York has seen nearly non-stop protests since the police killing of George Floyd. Now, […]
Philadelphia Removes Monuments to Mayor Frank Rizzo
When protests sparked by the police killing of George Floyd broke out in Philadelphia on Saturday May 30, the statue […]
NCPH Issues Statement on Murder of George Floyd
Following the May 25th killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man, by a police officer, protests have erupted […]
Growing Community: Berks History Center Responds to COVID-19 through Gardening
On August 13, 1919, a furious storm blew through Philadelphia. The rain and wind continued into the next day, but by the […]
Baltimore Museum of Industry Distributes Free At-Home Field Trip Kits
Each year more than 30,000 students visit the Baltimore Museum of Industry to learn about the city’s industrial past. While […]