#MonumentLab Is a Wrap

After nine intense weeks, we’re sad, satisfied, gratified, grateful: our biggest project ever has ended. Monument Lab wrapped up with the last installation of Logan Squared at the Free Library on November 19. We’ll be crunching data from your monument proposals over the next several months, but until then, we’re still just loving all of your reactions on social media. We saw close to 2,000 posts using the hashtag #MonumentLab on Instagram alone!

Check out some of our favorites below, and explore the hashtag to see more photos and videos from people who posted throughout the project.

Stoop sitting is a thing we do in Philly. After all, we are the “city of neighborhoods.” We plant our booties and chat about politics, the weather, gossip and of course, sports! @muralarts #MonumentLab ( a public art and history project) placed temporary monuments all across the city including here at Washington Square. I wanted to highlight the inevitable matchup between our @PhiladelphiaEagles and the Cowboys. It’s a little over a week away but everyone in Philly can’t stop talking about it ( I know I can’t) And if these two fans can peacefully debate how the Eagles are going to crush dem boys, then anything is possible. The “stoops” end Nov 12 but Monument Lab is around till Nov 19- yes, the day of the big game! So check out the other installations before u cheer on the birds. Philly bleeds green! #FlyEaglesFly

A post shared by Albert Lee (@urphillypal) on Nov 10, 2017 at 5:36pm PST

So excited to finally see this sculpture in person! #monumentlab #phillyart #sculpture @go_philadelphia

A post shared by Nina (@neeners28) on Nov 10, 2017 at 9:35am PST

“That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” -Friedrich Nietzsche #muralarts #whyilovephilly #monumentlab

A post shared by Ji Sun Chong (@jtothechong) on Nov 8, 2017 at 7:36am PST

After assembling 1,600 flowers, you start dreaming of them too! Looking for other spaces to install ‘Flores de Libertad’ for a month run or more. Please send suggestions both in Philly and across the country. #endfamilydetention #shutdownberks #monumentlab photo courtesy of @patty_barrera during our 3am working delirium ❤️

A post shared by Michelle Angela Ortiz (@michelleangelaortiz) on Nov 6, 2017 at 6:36am PST

A monumental occasion #monumentlab

A post shared by Tango Bango Bingo Bongo (@restingbitchphace) on Nov 4, 2017 at 8:58pm PDT

#24hourmonument with Marisa Williamson for #monumentlab @monument_lab

A post shared by Daniel Oliver Tucker (@miscprojects) on Nov 3, 2017 at 5:47pm PDT

Never lose sight of the big picture ? @lostcontrast #phillymuralarts #monumentlab

A post shared by Dudley Music (@dudley_music) on Nov 2, 2017 at 12:05pm PDT

Monument Lab / Klip Collective at Marconi Plaza. Night playing! #monumentlab #klipcollective

A post shared by Matthew Pruden (@matt.pruden) on Oct 30, 2017 at 11:13am PDT

exterior of the shipping container that houses ‘free speech’ by @shirawalinsky & @southeastbysoutheast. . . . . #southeastbysoutheast #publicart #immigration #monumentlab #muralarts #marconiplaza #southphilly #philly

A post shared by doyoucopyover (@doyoucopyover) on Oct 29, 2017 at 8:16am PDT

Stoopin’. #everly #everlyryan #31months #stoop #stooplife #monumentlab #monumentlab2017 #washingtonsquarepark #philly

A post shared by Jenn Rosen (@jennrosen) on Oct 28, 2017 at 10:47am PDT

thinking caps on. #tbt #datenight #monumentlab #monotone

A post shared by notsobigburdo (@notsobigburdo) on Oct 26, 2017 at 9:46pm PDT

In the middle of City Hall are two pedestals labeled with “Me.” I told one of my friends to get on it. It’s a project by MonumentLab (@monument_lab) which focuses on one guiding question: “what is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?”

A post shared by Emoreg Divad (@_emoreg) on Oct 17, 2017 at 9:40am PDT

Sound monument by Emeka Ogboh and Ursula Rucker #monumentlab

A post shared by @tarathemis on Oct 15, 2017 at 6:32pm PDT

#Me #monumentlab #Philadelphia #cityhall. Like General Lee said don’t put up a statue of me. Or something like that.

A post shared by Jonathan (@vikinghill) on Oct 13, 2017 at 3:36pm PDT

Billy out here sportin looks while lookin thru Alex’s AR vistaviewers

A post shared by alaskaonthemoon (@alaskaonthemoon) on Oct 13, 2017 at 8:56pm PDT

#civilrights #schooli #feminism #feminist #loveyourself #bodypositivity #bodypositive #yesallwomen #equality #equalrights #humanrights #girlpower #women #prochoice #justice #selfacceptance #bekind #positivity #monumentlab #philly

A post shared by mayaheins (@m.cameraroll) on Sep 30, 2017 at 5:09pm PDT

Out in the park, come pay @msnigist a visit at the #monumentlab #muralarts #onegermantown

A post shared by Germantown SSD (@germantownssd) on Sep 23, 2017 at 8:52am PDT

Lead Monument Lab partners include the City of Philadelphia; Philadelphia Parks & Recreation; Office of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy; Historic Philadelphia; Independence National Historic Park; Penn Institute for Urban Research; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; Price Lab for Digital Humanities; and the University of Pennsylvania.

Major support for Monument Lab projects staged in Philadelphia’s five squares has been provided by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.

An expanded artist roster and projects at five neighborhood sites have been made possible by a significant grant from the William Penn Foundation.

Lead corporate sponsor is Bank of America.

Additional support has been provided by Susanna Lachs & Dean Adler, William & Debbie Becker, CLAWS Foundation, Comcast NBCUniversal, Davis Charitable Foundation, Hummingbird Foundation, J2 Design, National Endowment for the Arts, Nick & Dee Adams Charitable Fund, Parkway Corporation, PECO, Relief Communications LLC, Sonesta Philadelphia Rittenhouse Square, Stacey Spector & Ira Brind, Tiffany Tavarez, Tuttleman Family Foundation, Joe & Renee Zuritsky, and 432 Kickstarter backers. Support for Monument Lab‘s final publication provided by the Elizabeth Firestone Graham Foundation.

Media partner: WHYY