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Monumental Conversations: What we found when we analyzed America’s monuments

DateSeptember 29, 2021
A 20-foot-high mirrored monument commemorates a Revolutionary War battle.
Karyn Olivier, “The Battle Is Joined, 2017” in Vernon Park, Philadelphia. Photo: Mike Reali/Mural Arts Philadelphia

As part of the Mellon Foundation’s unprecedented Monuments Project, the Philadelphia-based nonprofit art and history studio Monument Lab undertook a comprehensive audit of our country’s commemorative landscape, scouring nearly half a million records to better understand the dynamics and trends that have shaped our nation’s monuments. What will our nation’s first monument audit reveal? 

Speakers and guests at this event included:

  • Dr. Elizabeth Alexander, president, Mellon Foundation
  • Dr. Paul Farber, director, Monument Lab 

This event was originally livestreamed on September 29, 2021. 

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Monumental Conversations

What will our nation’s first monument audit reveal?

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