August 27, 2020
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The story of the Pilgrims and the Mayflower is remarkable, and one worth telling. But over time, it was also greatly romanticized and distorted. Based on the exhibition ‘Pilgrims to America’ at Museum De Lakenhal in Leiden, this blog series tries to paint a more nuanced picture of the Pilgrims' enterprise.
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Foam’s On Earth – Imaging, Technology and the Natural World unites the work of 27 contemporary artists who use innovative visual techniques to reflect on the evolving relationship between humans and nature. The exhibition shows the work of several American photographers. On view through September 2nd.
The traditional story of the Pilgrims Fathers and the Mayflower is under scrutiny, writes Trouw (in Dutch); their history has been greatly romanticized over the years, with far too little attention for the fate of the Native Americans. The John Adams recently published a three-part blog series about this subject.