Monument Lab Keynote: The Futures of Memory 

WHAT
A conversation on the future of memory in public space, with professor and author Michael Eric Dyson and New York Times architecture critic Michael Kimmelman, moderated by scholar/activist/social critic Salamishah Tillet. $5 / Free for PAFA Members.

WHEN
Wednesday, November 15
6–8 p.m.

WHERE
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
118-128 North Broad Street

Emeka Ogboh featuring Ursula Rucker: Logan Squared 

WHAT
Last chance to experience this immersive sound installation at the Free Library, a monument to the sounds and collective memory of Philadelphia. Free.

WHEN
Sunday, November 19
2­–4:30 p.m.

WHERE
Parkway Central Library
Skyline Terrace (4th Floor)
1901 Vine Street

And that’s all, folks. Keep tagging us on social at #monumentlab and let us know what this project means to you.

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