May 15, 2021
Met Museum installs exterior plaque acknowledging Lenape land
Author: Kaelan Deese
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has installed a plaque on its Fifth Avenue facade acknowledging the building sits atop Lenape land.
A plaque honoring the Lenape land was added to the exterior of the Met's main building on Tuesday.
"The Metropolitan Museum of Art is situated in Lenapehoking, homeland of the Lenape diaspora and historically a gathering and trading place for many diverse Native peoples, who continue to live and work on this island," the museum published in a readout.
"We