H. Glenn Penny

Books¹

In Humboldt's Shadow: A Tragic History of German Ethnology H. Glenn Penny
A compelling history of the German ethnologists who were inspired by Prussian polymath and explorer Alexander von Humboldt
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Head of an Oba, Edo peoples, Nigeria, Court of Benin, ca. 1550. Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Treasure troves: Freeing the hidden histories in German ethnological museums Germany’s heated repatriation debates reached a milestone in April 2021. As public discussions became particularly intense over the preceding five years, they focused largely on the opening of the Humboldt Forum, a new exhibition venue in the heart o... Read More