Below are Wonderland’s most clicked-on posts of 2020, the ones that brought in the most readers and bots. When I published my first coronavirus post on March 7, I had no idea what we were in for: “Wellesley College’s Davis Museum Closed To 3/31 In ‘Abundance Of Caution.’” It’s been such a tough and terrible year—the year of coronavirus, so many shuttered venues, so much lost work, so much death. Then a water main break flooded Boston’s Harrison Avenue gallery district. But it was also the year of Black Lives Matter, facing down the systemic racism of the world, including our art world. There are so many fixes that need to be made, but in this new outburst of activism there’s been hope. <3
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!["Black Lives Matter" street mural on Washington Street in Boston's Nubian Square, July 5, 2020. (Courtesy Black Market Nubian)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/picBlackLivesMatter-Mural-BlackMarket-Roxbury200705w-1024x464.jpg)
25. ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Mural Painted In Boston’s Nubian Square, July 5, 2020
![Tomie DePaola, from “The Art Lesson," 1989.](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/picTomieDePaolaTheArtLesson1989Bw530-1024x464.jpg)
24. An Interview With ‘Strega Nona’ Artist Tomie dePaola, Who Died Today At Age 85, March 30, 2020
![Artists and supporters of the African American Master Artists In Residence Program protest outside the studios building at 76 Atherton St. in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood, June 27, 2020. (Photo © copyright Don West / fOTOGRAfIKS)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/picDonWest-AAMARPprotest200627_01w-1024x683.jpg)
23. Black Artists Residency Program Says Northeastern Has Again Locked Them Out. Protest Planned For Saturday, June 26, 2020
![Mount Misery in Pachaug State Forest, Connecticut, Aug. 25, 2018. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/picMountMiseryPachaugStateForestConnecticutCT180825_0810w530-1024x464.jpg)
22. The Unhappy History Of Mount Misery, Connecticut, April 8, 2020
This article kicked off our Miserable Places series especially for coronavirus.
![Markhor at Stone Zoo in Stoneham, March 20, 2020. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/picStoneZooCoronavirus200320T_0815Markhorw530-1024x464.jpg)
21. Taking Care Of Animals At The Stone Zoo During Coronavirus, March 21, 2020
![Black Lives Matter March in Malden, Massachusetts, June 5, 2020. (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/picBlackLivesMatterMarchMalden200605w_0066w-1024x683.jpg)
20. Photos: Black Lives Matter March in Malden, June 5, 2020
![Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline.](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/puppet-showplace-theater.jpg)
19. Puppet Showplace’s Bank Account ‘Fully Depleted’ After Alleged Embezzlement, Oct. 27, 2020
![“Freedmen’s Memorial Monument” or “Emancipation Group” in Boston’s Park Square, June 18, 2020. (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/picEmancipationFreedmensMemorialMonumentParkSquareBoston200618w_0100w-1024x683.jpg)
18. Boston Art Commission Votes To Remove Emancipation Monument, June 30, 2020
![Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Jan. 15, 2020. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/picMuseumOfFineArtsBoston200115FacadeNight_0282w-1024x683.jpg)
17. MFA To Furlough Approximately 340, Remain Closed Through June 30, April 3, 2020
![Museum of Fine Arts in Boston Feb. 25, 2020. (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/picMuseumofFineArtsBostonMFA200225_0689w530-1024x464.jpg)
16. MFA Lays Off 57 And 56 More Volunteer For Early Retirement, Aug. 3, 2020
![“Wee Chalk the Walk, a Family Day of Action” from Wee the People, Philly Children’s Movement and MassArt's Center for Art and Community Partnership. 2020 (Courtesy)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/picWeeThePeopleWeeChalkTheWalk20029-1024x464.jpg)
15. Wee The People’s ‘Family Day Of Action’ 5/31 In Solidarity With Black Lives, May 29, 2020
![Beginning of the Ponakpog boardwalk at the Blue Hills Reservation in Milton, Massachusetts, April 22, 2020. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/picPonkapoagPondBlueHillsBoston200422A_1017w530-1024x464.jpg)
14. Walking The Boardwalk Through Ponkapoag Bog In The Blue Hills, May 3, 2020
This was one of our Socially-Distanced Hikes.
![The Peabody Essex Museum's new wing (at right) designed by the New York firm Ennead Architects sits beside the East India Marine Hall on Salem's Essex Street, July 20, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/picPeabodyEssexMuseumSalemFacade190720_0219w-1024x683.jpg)
13. Salem’s Peabody Essex Museum To Layoff 15% Due To Costs Of Coronavirus, June 17, 2020
![Rob "ProBlak" Gibbs paints his "Breathe Life" mural at Boston's Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, July 5, 2020. (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/picRobGibbs-ProBlak-Mural-MadisonParkSchool-ObryantSchool-Boston200705t_0212w-1024x683.jpg)
12. Rob ‘ProBlak’ Gibbs’ New ‘Breathe Life’ Mural At Boston’s Madison Park High School, July 5, 2020
!["Freedmen's Memorial Monument" in Boston's Park Square. (Photo courtesy Boston Public Library)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/picEmancipation-groupPark-SquareBostonByThomas-BallSculptorBPLDigitalCommonwealthAw-720x1024.jpg)
11. As Racist Monuments Come Down Across US, A Call To Remove Boston’s Emancipation Sculpture, June 13, 2020
![Mass MoCA in North Adams, 2017. (Courtesy Mass MoCA)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/picMassMoca2017-3w530-1024x464.jpg)
10. Mass MoCA To Lay Off 120 Due To Coronavirus Closure, March 26, 2020
!["Boston Lights: A Lantern Experience" at the Franklin Park Zoo, Boston, Aug. 20, 2020. (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/picFranklinParkZoo-BostonLights-ChineseLanterns200820w_0618w-1024x683.jpg)
9. Chinese Lantern Spectacle Comes To Boston’s Franklin Park Zoo, Aug. 21, 2020
![“Roxbury Love” (Mandela) mural painted in 2014 by Richard “Deme5” Gomez and Thomas “Kwest” Burns at Warren Street at Clifford Street in Boston, Sept. 1, 2016. (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/picRoxburyLoveMural160901_0011w530-1024x464.jpg)
8. ‘Roxbury Love’ Mural Demolished, Video Shows, July 23, 2020
![Turkey and police officer, Somerville Avenue at Central Street, Somerville, Nov. 6, 2020. (©Greg Cook photo 2020)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/picTurkeyCentralStSomervilleAveSomerville201106_0244w500.jpg)
7. Wild Turkeys In The City, Nov. 19, 2020
![Sculptures decorate the front of 9 Dwight St., Boston, Jan. 4, 2019. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/picSculpturalDoorway9DwightStSouthEndBoston190104_0366w-1024x683.jpg)
6. Sculptures Of Poodles, Angels, Eagles Make This Row House Stand Out From Staid Neighbors, May 10, 2020
![Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Jan. 15, 2020. (Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/picMuseumOfFineArtsBoston200115FacadeNight_0281w-1024x683.jpg)
5. Museum Of Fine Arts Doesn’t Expect To Reopen Before July, Mulls Layoffs, March 26, 2020
![Those We've Lost To Coronavirus in 2020.](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/picCoronavirusDead200503w530-1024x464.jpg)
4. Those We’ve Lost To Coronavirus: Danforth Co-Founder, ‘Jaws’ Actress, Artist David Driskell, Boston City Hall Designer, April 2 to June 12, 2020
![Flooding from a water main break submerged vehicles on Harrison Avenue at Perry Street in Boston, April 14, 2020. (Boston Fire Department photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/picFlooding500HarrisonAve200414aw530-1024x464.jpg)
3. Boston Gallery District Flooded When Water Main Breaks, April 15, 2020
![Shelter In Place Gallery exhibition of Andrew Haines, March 2020. (Courtesy Eben Haines)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/picShelterInPlaceGallery200423AndrewHaines-1024x768.jpg)
2. Shelter In Place Gallery: A Tiny Boston Gallery Pops Up In Response To Coronavirus Restrictions, April 26, 2020
![Peter Agoos's “PPE for Antonio López Garcia's ‘DAY’” at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts, March 22, 2020. (Courtesy Peter Agoos)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/picAgoos1w530-1024x464.jpg)
1. Guerrilla Artist Gives MFA’s Giant Baby Head A Coronavirus Mask, March 25, 2020
And one more…..
![Black Lives Matter March in Malden, Massachusetts, June 5, (© Greg Cook photo)](https://gregcookland.com/wonderland/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/picBlackLivesMatterMarchMalden200605t_0180w530-1024x464.jpg)
Calendar: Justice for Black Lives Rallies, Protests Against Police Brutality, June to September, 2020
As Black Lives Matter protests erupted across the country in response to Minneapolis police murdering George Floyd on May 25, I began regularly assembling this calendar of protests around Boson, Providence and across New England. This post is different from the posts above because it was a regularly updated listing, not an article, so it feels like it should be in a different category, but nonetheless it was by far the most clicked-on post of 2020.
Previously:
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism And Coronavirus In 2020
• Wonderland’s Most-Read Posts Of 2020
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism In 2019
• Wonderland’s Most-Read Posts Of 2019
• The 30 Most Popular Wonderland Posts Of 2018
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism In 2018
• The Year In Photos: Art And Activism In 2017
If this is the kind of coverage of arts, cultures and activisms you appreciate, please support Wonderland by contributing to Wonderland on Patreon. And sign up for our free, (hopefully) weekly newsletter so that you don’t miss any of our reporting. (All content ©Greg Cook 2020 or the respective creators.)