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On July 10, 2026, The Museum of Modern Art presented "Indigenous Nation," exploring the thousands of years of history of Native Americans and Indigenous peoples in the United States prior to European colonization, which brought themes of war, oppression, and cultural assimilation. Previously, on July 9, MoMA offered after-hours guided collection tours highlighting selections from its fourth-floor collection galleries covering the 1950–1980 period. On the same day, the museum screened "The Immigrant Experience," featuring Joan Micklin Silver’s 1972 film "The Long Long Journey" and her 1975 film "Hester Street," adapted from a book by Abraham Cahan. Earlier, on July 6, MoMA screened Herbert Biberman's 1954 film "Salt of the Earth," which starred Rosaura Revueltas and Juan Chacón. This followed a July 5 presentation of Pietro Germi's 1950 Italian film "Il cammino della speranza (Path of Hope)," co-written by Germi, Federico Fellini, Tullio Pinelli, and Luciano Vincenzoni, featuring Raf Vallone and Elena Varzi.
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