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Contemporary Memorials

Beyond Granite: Pulling Together stages six installations on the National Mall that recall underrepresented American histories

Final Selection

Marlon Blackwell Architects selected to design Global War on Terrorism Memorial on the National Mall

Prime Design

Perkins&Will selected to design the Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center

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In the Undercroft

An immersive exhibition space will be built underneath the Lincoln Memorial

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Still A Long Way to Go

Smithsonian selects two “optimal” D.C. sites for planned Latino and women’s history museums

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Launching Soon

Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum to reopen eight renovated galleries, as part of major museum overhaul

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Prime Picks

Five design proposals for the Smithsonian’s Bezos Learning Center open for public comment

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Final Four

Smithsonian identifies four potential sites for planned Latino and women’s history museums

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Pave The Way

Gyo Obata’s restaurant pavilion on the National Mall to be demolished to make way for $130 million Bezos Learning Center

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Under Consideration

Fourteen D. C. sites are under consideration for the two new Smithsonian museums, including the FBI headquarters

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More For The Mall

Van Alen Institute and The Urban Studio will go Beyond Granite on the National Mall

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A Long Time Coming

Congress authorizes new Smithsonian museums dedicated to American Latino and women’s history

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Full Circle

National Native American Veterans Memorial opens on the National Mall

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The Moment is Now

An online exhibition explores how the National Mall Tidal Basin can be shielded from climate change

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At Long Last

Check out Frank Gehry’s Eisenhower Memorial before it opens this fall

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A Monumental Makeover

Five top landscape firms join forces to save the National Mall Tidal Basin

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I Doth Protest!

Trump’s Parks Department explores restricting spaces for protest in D.C.

Minimalist Monuments

Hirshhorn sculpture garden will be dedicated entirely to works by Lee Ufan

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