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rendering of underground exhibition space
In the Undercroft

An immersive exhibition space will be built underneath the Lincoln Memorial

construction of stadium
Controversies, Commissions, and Competitions

Daily digest: World Cup migrant worker fatalities, introducing the Huckabee College of Architecture at Texas Tech, and more news

interior view of gallery with statues on display
Chromatic Odyssey

Exhibition at The Met brings ancient antiquities to life through colorful reconstructions

bronze lion statue on plinth outside building
The Mane Attraction

The Art Institute of Chicago’s bronze lions return from a spa vacation refreshed and with a renewed sense of humor

detail view of a rainbow flag
Pride Edition

Daily digest: Housing development for LGBTQ seniors breaks ground in Boston, multiple gay bars face demolition in Austin, and more

bronze lion statue on plinth outside building
On Hiatus

The Art Institute of Chicago’s iconic lions go on vacation

women stand in a grassy area next to their 3d-printed likenesses at the smithsonian
STEM Soirée

The Smithsonian and IF/THEN will drop 120 3D-printed statues of women trailblazers in D.C.

a confederate statue covered in graffiti, the robert e. lee statue in richmond
Plans, Hatched

Richmond’s felled Confederate monuments will likely go to state Black history museum

a massive war god statue in china
A Deity, Dismantled

China brings down colossal bronze warrior god statue in $24 million relocation

a confederate statue covered in graffiti, the robert e. lee statue in richmond
Dismounted

Richmond’s Robert E. Lee statue has been taken down

statue of benjamin franklin wearing a face mask, one of the potential National Garden of American Heroes nominees
As Predicted

Biden cancels Trump administration’s “American Hero”-stuffed statue park

statue of jefferson at a construction site, nominated for the national garden of american heroes
Hodgepodge For the History Books

Jefferson, Wright, and other architects to populate Trump’s “hero” statuary garden

A rotunda with busts of famous americans, full of monuments
Here We Go Again

After an executive order, the NEH is rebuilding toppled monuments

statue of sacagawea
Yes, at Least One Architect Was Mentioned

Statue suggestions roll in for Trump’s National Garden of American Heroes

Photo of statue of two women sitting at a table and a third standing behind a table
In Brief

First statue of nonfictional women unveiled for Central Park

giant buddha statue next to a river
Keeping Conservationists on Their Toes

World’s largest Buddha statue has close call with Chinese floodwaters

empty statue base in a chicago park with a face sticking out
Winds of Change

Chicago will form committee tasked with reviewing ‘problematic’ statues and monuments

statue of andrew jackson
Garden Variety

Trump orders creation of national statuary park filled with ‘national heroes’

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