The Trust for the National Mall announces with excitement that it was awarded a multimillion-dollar grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a pilot project to create a new model for temporary commemorative works in Washington, DC. The project will bring a series of commemorative installations on and around the National Mall and in Washington, DC neighborhoods that fully engage the community in conversation and reflect and honor the diversity of the American people.
Read MoreFrom September 17 to October 3, 2021, more than 670,000 small white flags covered the grounds at the northern base of the Washington Monument, each one representing a life lost to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Trust for the National Mall was honored to play a part in helping artist Suzanne Firstenberg bring this exhibit, called In America: Remember, to fruition, and to showcase the power that temporary public art installations can have.
Read MoreMore severe weather patterns, rising tides and changing landscapes due to factors like fossil fuel emissions point to a coming reckoning. News4’s Derrick Ward reports that locally, the signs are as close as some of our national treasures.
Read MoreThe Trust for the National Mall announces with excitement that its 24/7 year-round #MonumentCam will showcase the fireworks in the nation’s capital and provide spectacular views of the National Mall for the upcoming July Fourth weekend.
Read MoreLeaders from Wells Fargo, Humana, UnitedHealth Group, Hamilton Place Strategies, and Alpha Corporation have joined the Trust for the National Mall board of directors as the Trust begins planning for America's 250th on the National Mall. The Trust for the National Mall is the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan philanthropic partner of the National Park Service dedicated to restoring, preserving, and enriching the National Mall and President’s Park.
Read MoreThe horse of the U.S. Park Police Mounted Unit are getting a new home on the National Mall. The Trust for the National Mall is working with the National Park Service to replace the temporary horse stables built in 1976 with a brand new, state-of-the-art facility that also includes an Education Center that will be open to the public.
Read MoreThe volunteers who serve at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial (VVM) are a dedicated group with a strong sense of community. Many of the volunteers are veterans of the Vietnam War or volunteer at the Memorial to honor their loved ones who served. Every Memorial Day, the team honors their Vietnam veterans with a wreath laying ceremony presented by the volunteer corps.
Read MoreThe Tidal Basin holds a storied place in the national imagination, but its future is under threat. Your input is essential to the Ideas Lab process. Together, we can produce visionary world-class solutions, build consensus, generate public awareness, and reimagine what the Tidal Basin can be.
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreThe Trust for the National Mall is pleased to with the National Mall and Memorial Parks Division of the National Park Service for an ongoing series of virtual educational programs designed for elementary school audiences.
Read MoreBy Daniella Byck, published by Washingtonian
The Tidal Basin is sinking. The cherry trees are under water. Now preservationists have tapped landscape architecture firms to plot out their future.
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreIn celebration of peak bloom of the cherry blossoms on the National Mall, play our free daily jigsaw puzzle every day for a fun and unique daily challenge. No downloads or installs needed. Play online today!
Read MoreBy Whitney Pipkin, published by The Chesapeake Bay Journal
A visit to the Tidal Basin in the District of Columbia should deliver sweeping views of cherry trees heavy with pink and white blooms this time of year, drawing millions of onlookers to the concrete shorelines annually.
But not this spring. For the second straight year, festival organizers are warning people to stay away, encouraging them to visit virtually. This is not only because of the coronavirus pandemic. The popular gathering spot also faces growing problems with accessibility and safety hazards caused by regular flooding. The water flowing into the basin from the Potomac River rises up and over its sea wall twice daily, at each high tide.
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