Native American & Indigenous Studies at PennSaturday, July 11, 2026 - 2:30pm
The work will be unveiled in its location at the atrium of the East Entrance of the Penn Museum 3260 South Street.
Sorry to announce that the event has been postponed due to unforeseen events. Stop by the Penn Museum to see the work in progress and fine out about native plant use in the Delaware Valley.The dedication and artist talk will be scheduled for the fall.
As the United States marks its 250th anniversary, Multidisciplinary artist Holly Wilson, Delaware Nation Lenape and Descendent of the Delaware Tribe of Indians, was commissioned to transform the Museum’s East Entrance lobby with a large-scale mixed-media installation themed “Native Futurism.”
Join the Penn Museum for the public dedication i and hear how the new installation centers an Indigenous-led perspective, offering a layered and thought-provoking addition to the nation’s evolving story. Following the unveiling, Wilson will share how the artwork weaves personal history and Lenape heritage and encompasses many aspects of her artistic practice: photography, painting, and metal casting. More about the artist: https://hollywilson.com/
In addition to the sculpture “I Am More Than Fluff” on display in the Native North America Gallery, her works are in the permanent collections of the Michener Museum (Doylestown, Pennsylvania); the Eitejorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art (Indianapolis, Indiana); Viginia Museum of Fine Arts (Richmond); C.N. Gorman Museum (Davis, California); The Heritage Center at Red Cloud Indian School (Pine Ridge, South Dakota); Nerman Museum of Contemporary Art (Overland Park, Kansas); and the Montclair Air Museum (Montclair, New Jersey).