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Statement of Solidarity

June 10, 2020

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology mourns the horrific murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade, and the loss of countless other Black lives at the hands of the police and the criminal justice system. We stand with those who protest against them. We raise our voice in solidarity with the Black community and with those whose lives are most vulnerable to the impacts of systemic racism, wealth inequality, food insecurity, and lack of health care. These are the people struggling on the front lines today and every day.  

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Joana Choumali Named 2020 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography

June 2, 2020

The Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology, Harvard University, is pleased to announce the selection of the 2020 Robert Gardner Fellow in Photography. Following an international search, the Gardner Fellowship committee awarded the fellowship to photographer Joana Choumali. The fellowship provides a $50,000 stipend to begin or complete a proposed project followed by the publication of a book. Choumali (1974– ), a visual artist and photographer born and based in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire (formerly called the Ivory Coast), will use the fellowship to create Yougou-Yougou (Secondhand...

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