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Ask the Maxwell Friday: What is going on in exhibits?

Image of George Floyd projected on the Robert E. Lee memorial
When: 
Monday, July 6, 2020 - 2:00pm to Thursday, July 16, 2020 - 12:00pm

Are there any new exhibitions? 

 

As long as humans have created symbols, others have sought to destroy them, creating cycles of veneration and destruction. Iconoclasm, the destruction of sacred images or representations, is so relevant to the work we do in anthropology museums, where a large part of what we do is preserve objects of cultural or ideological significance.  Iconoclasm investigates current debates about iconoclasm.

 

This exhibition was displayed in the Maxwell Museum of Anthropology in 2018 as part of our Current Issues in Anthropology series. We have created this online version in June 2020 with the ongoing protests in response to the killing of George Floyd in mind. We are in turbulent times and join you in reflecting on them. The Maxwell Museum also joins so many in expressing our anguish and frustrations in these times of unrest and a global pandemic.

 

We'll be updating the images and text regularly.

Image caption:

An image of George Floyd is projected on the base of the statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee on Monument Avenue, Monday, June 8, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The statue has been the focal point of protester over the death of George Floyd. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has ordered the removal of the statue. Photo credit: Steve Helber/Associated Press