MEDIA ADVISORY: With peak bloom coming early due to rising temperatures, we are offering a media availability to see how we care for the cherry trees and get them ready for their big moment.
Learn more about and meet Tiffany Chung, one of the six artists named to Beyond Granite’s inaugural exhibition on and around the National Mall.
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CBS Sunday Morning’s Faith Salie visited the Washington Monument on the National Mall to celebrate the anniversary of the monument’s dedication ahead of Presidents’ Day and George Washington’s birthday. The Washington Monument’s construction and completion illustrates the role of private philanthropy in helping shape our most iconic structures on the National Mall.
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Learn more about and meet Derrick Adams, one of the six artists named to Beyond Granite’s inaugural exhibition on and around the National Mall.
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Smithsonian Magazine named Beyond Granite’s inaugural exhibit, Pulling Together, as one of the most highly anticipated museum openings of 2023.
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The Trust for the National Mall shares a video clip that explores how the National Mall has been shaped and will continue to help shape our collective history for generations to come.
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The Trust for the National Mall reflects on our accomplishments in 2022 with our Top 20 Moments from this past year, while looking ahead towards the exciting work upcoming in 2023 with our partners at the National Park Service.
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CBS News’ Michelle Miller sat down with Vice Chair for the Trust for the National Mall’s Board of Directors Sheila Johnson, who also recently honored as Washington Business Journal CEO of the Year. Sheila and Michelle visited the Horse Stables on the National Mall to talk about the restoration of a new, state-of-the-art facility for the horses.
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ArtNet covered Beyond Granite’s inaugural exhibit, Pulling Together, and its exciting work with a roster of creatives who will help expand the commemorative landscape on the National Mall and beyond.
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The New York Times covered Beyond Granite’s inaugural exhibit, Pulling Together, and its exciting work to expand the commemorative landscape on the National Mall and beyond.
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The Trust for the National Mall will launch a new national initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation and announce the roster of artists who will take part in the inaugural exhibition of Beyond Granite during a media preview event on December 7, 2022.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: The Trust for the National Mall will join with the National Park Service, Clark Construction and Home Depot to present the kiosks to the veterans and volunteers who help families of fallen servicemembers in navigating the memorials and finding the names of their loved ones at the memorials built to honor their service.
The Trust for the National Mall recently sat down with artist Suzanne Firstenberg to reflect on her powerful and emotional exhibition, “In America: Remember,” one year after its installation on the National Mall. From September 17 to October 3, 2021, over 700 ,000 white flags were planted on the grounds of the Washington Monument, across from the White House ellipse, to memorialize the American lives lost to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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In celebration of National Arts and Humanities Month, the Mellon Foundation released a seven-minute film, titled Beyond Granite: The Future of the Public Square, offering an exclusive preview of the inception, design, and future of Beyond Granite.
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The Trust for the National Mall, Humana, and the Humana Foundation are partnering to preserve a place where everyone, regardless of background, has the opportunity to connect, be active, and live their healthiest lives.
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The Trust for the National Mall’s 2022 History Heroes & Hope Award Honorees Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad accepted their award via a heartwarming video message.
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NBC4’s Dominique Moody reported on the hundreds of Home Depot volunteers who worked on repairs to the information kiosks near veterans’ memorials.
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The Trust for the National Mall is grateful to our National Park Service partners for their quick work on the Washington Monument clean-up.
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MEDIA ADVISORY: On September 22, 2022, hundreds of volunteers from Home Depot and Clark Construction will kick off a day of repairs to the green-topped information kiosks at the Vietnam Veterans and Korean War Veterans Memorials. Representatives from the Trust, Home Depot, Clark Construction and National Mall & Memorial Parks will deliver remarks.
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The Trust for the National Mall pays tribute to former Director of the National Park Service Mary Bomar, who served as head of America’s national parks from 2006 to 2009. Director Bomar played a critical role in the Trust for the National Mall’s mission as the partner of the Park Service working to restore, preserve and enrich the National Mall.
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