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Time | June 2026
A Portrait of America in 25 Buildings and Monuments
The New York Times | May 2026
Rocky Has Entered the Building
NPR | April 2026
Can the famous Rocky statue punch through political disagreements?
Los Angeles Times | April 2026
Museo de Filadelfia lleva la estatua de Rocky al interior tras décadas de tensión
USA TODAY | April 2026
Where is the Rocky statue? New exhibit features icon at Philly museum
Philadelphia Magazine | April 2026
From Rocky to Rizzo: Paul Farber Talks Statues and Public Spaces
NBC10 Philadelphia | April 2026
Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension
New York Post | April 2026
Iconic ‘Rocky’ statue outside Philadelphia Museum of Art will now get its own exhibit — and be moved indoors
The Boston Globe | April 2026
Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension - The Boston Globe
NPR | April 2026
Rocky Balboa statue takes up a new home inside Philly art museum
The Washington Post | April 2026
Philadelphia museum brings Rocky statue inside after decades of tension
CBS News | April 2026
"Rising Up: Rocky and the Making of Monuments" opens
The Guardian | April 2026
New US exhibition explores power of monuments – with help from Rocky
Axios | April 2026
Sneak peek: New Rocky exhibit debuts at Philly art museum
Billy Penn at WHYY | April 2026
The Rocky statue’s long road to acceptance inside the Art Museum
The Philadelphia Inquirer | March 2026
He grew up never liking the Rocky statue, but now he has a PMA show centered on it.
Artsy | March 2026
Rocky statue moved inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art for new show.
Philly Voice | March 2026
Rocky statue moves inside art museum for new exhibit exploring how it became a 'pilgrimage for underdogs'
Billy Penn at WHYY | March 2026
Rocky statue moves into the Philadelphia Museum of Art for the first time
Southwest Contemporary | March 2026
Return of the Buffalo
PBS: Public Broadcasting Service | March 2026
Women of the American Revolution and the Timeless Fight for Recognition
The Art Newspaper | February 2026
The Big Review | Monuments, The Geffen Contemporary at Moca and The Brick, Los Angeles
Observer | January 2026
One Fine Show: “Monuments” at MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary and The Brick
Axios | January 2026
Monument Lab's new art book spotlights Philly poets
WHYY | January 2026
Sisters team up to explore the lives of Black women in Revolution-era New Jersey
The Philadelphia Tribune | January 2026
Sisters team up to explore the lives of Black women in Revolution-era New Jersey
Billy Penn at WHYY | January 2026
Rocky Statue moving to the top of the Philadelphia Art Museum steps
Hidden City Philadelphia | January 2026
AIA Philadelphia Sets Sail for the Avenue of the Arts
Artsy | December 2025
The Best Public Art of 2025
Civil War Memory | December 2025
Donald Trump Is Not the Story: The Transformation of Our Monument Landscape
The Art Newspaper | December 2025
Philadelphia’s former University of the Arts buildings become hubs for community and creativity
Billy Penn at WHYY | December 2025
What's up with moving the Rocky statue? Here’s what we know
The Chicago Tribune | December 2025
A Long Walk Home is close to deciding the look of the Rekia Boyd Monument
The Philadelphia Inquirer | December 2025
Plan to keep a Rocky statue at the top of the Art Museum steps moves forward
Artnet | December 2025
Philadelphia's Rocky Statue Will Return to Original Location | Artnet News
ARTnews | December 2025
The Philadelphia Art Museum Takes a Close Look at its (Kind of) Biggest Attraction: The Rocky Statue at Its Front Door
Metro Philadephila | December 2025
Philadelphia Art Museum celebrates 50 years of Rocky with new exhibit - Metro Philadephila
The Philadelphia Inquirer | December 2025
Yo Adrian, 2026 will be a very ‘Rocky’ year for Philadelphia. In a good way.
The New Yorker | November 2025
What Was the American Revolution For?
Chicago Sun-Times | November 2025
Finalists unveil designs for new Douglass Park monument on what would have been Rekia Boyd’s 36th birthday
The Philadelphia Inquirer | November 2025
How to have a Perfect Philly Day, according to poet and Monument Lab curator Yolanda Wisher
The New Yorker | October 2025
A Daring Show Remixes the Monuments of the Confederacy
The Guardian | October 2025
Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments
Mother Jones | October 2025
One woman's quest to reclaim the ugly history of Black maternal health
The Architect’s Newspaper | October 2025
AIA Philadelphia, Monuments Labs, and others to rent space at former UArts campus
CBS 6 News Richmond WTVR | August 2025
Why these Confederate monuments from Richmond are headed to California
Black Enterprise | July 2025
Emmett Till National Monument Opens Welcome Center And Unveils 'Let The World See' Installation
The Guardian | June 2025
The ongoing fight to replace racist monuments in the US: ‘requires a lot of perseverance’
WHYY | June 2026
Chester County to host the sites of an Underground Railroad national memorial
Artnet | May 2025
A New Monument at Bryn Mawr College Confronts Its Troubled History
The Philadelphia Inquirer | May 2025
Bryn Mawr College’s first Black graduate had to walk a mile to get to class. A new monument honors her journey.
PHILADELPHIA.Today | April 2025
New Monument at Bryn Mawr College Pays Tribute to Generations of Black Workers
Bryn Mawr College | April 2025
The ARCH Project "Don't Forget to Remember (Me)" is Unveiled in the Cloisters
Bloomberg | April 2025
At Bryn Mawr, a Monumental Plaza Traces the Steps of Black History
WHYY | April 2025
Bryn Mawr College illuminates the forgotten names of its historic Black staff
Axios | April 2025
Bryn Mawr College unveils new art path honoring Black workers' legacy
The Washington Post | April 2025
Column | The Smithsonian could be the beginning of Trump’s plan to edit history. Or the end.
The Philadelphia Citizen | March 2025
Visit Philadelphia is Rooting For Our Home Team
The Brunswick News | March 2025
Performances to serve as living monument to Ebo Landing
The Washington Post | March 2025
Column | How to fix, remix or erase America’s most offensive monuments
The Heritage Foundation | March 2025
The Mellon Foundation’s Assault on American History
Minding the Campus | February 2024
‘Mr. Mellon Is Turning in His Grave’: The Mellon Foundation Is Reinterpreting American History and Monuments
The Philadelphia Citizen | September 2024
ART FOR CHANGE: WINDOWS INTO THE SOUL OF AMERICA
Center City Quarterly | September 2024
Descendants of Jefferson’s Enslaved People Are Watching
Washington Post | August 2024
Where the Declaration was penned, new eyes project an uneasy history
The Urban Activist | August 2024
A House in Philadelphia and the Truth About US History
Hyperallergic | July 2024
House Majority Vote Saves Millions in Funding for NEA and NEH
The Philadelphia Inquirer | July 2024
The glowing eyes on Market Street represent the hidden history of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved valet, Robert Hemmings
NPR | July 2024
New public art turns new eyes to old injustices in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Inquirer | July 2024
The U.S. turns 250 in 2026. Let's celebrate — and confront our painful past.
Princeton Alumni Weekly | July 2024
African American History Taking a New View of the Declaration of Independence
Cultured | June 2024
Meet VIA Art Fund, the Nonprofit Willing To Take Just As Many Risks As Its Artists
The Guardian | June 2024
Public artwork reframes US history of enslavement through Jefferson’s valet
Artnet | June 2024
Sonya Clark's New Art Unpacks Histories of Freedom and Enslavement
WHYY | June 2024
Philly Declaration House exhibit highlights descendants of Robert Hemmings
Axios | June 2024
Descendants of slaves watch from Declaration House in new exhibit
NJ Family | May 2024
A New Exhibit at Grounds For Sculpture Encourages Us to Rethink Our Relationship with Storied Mon...
Discover Jersey Arts | May 2024
Revisiting the Concept of Impermanence with Grounds for Sculpture — JerseyArts.com Feature Stories
Bryn Mawr College | March 2024
Research and Prep for ARCH Project Continues in Advance of Fall Installation
Trust for the National Mall | March 2024
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Receives "Best Exhibition Award" From The Guild of Professional ...
W Magazine | March 2024
A New Sculpture Park Reexamines Slavery’s Legacy in America
Los Angeles Times | March 2024
How Mellon chief Elizabeth Alexander (and $500 million) changed the nature of the monuments we revere
Apple Podcasts | February 2024
PORTRAITS: Mall Art
Mellon Foundation | February 2024
Monument Lab Director Paul M. Farber to Join Mellon Foundation’s Board of Trustees
We are Memphis | February 2024
Tom Lee museum, slave market memorial receive national funding
Architect | January 2024
Shaping Our Future: The Transformative Power of Public Memorials
The New York Times| November 2024
Mellon Foundation Doubles Funding for U.S. Monuments, Pledging a Total $500 Million
Bloomberg | November 2023
A $500 Million Bid to Bring New Monuments to the US
Michigan Daily | October 2023
Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger talks memory and monuments in Stamps Speaker Series
Forbes | September 2023
Fall 2023 Exhibitions At University Of Michigan Museum Of Art Highlight America’s Two Great Original Sins
CBS News Sunday Morning | September 2023
Art on the Mall: American diversity on display
Bloomberg | September 2023
6 Ways to Make New Monuments for the National Mall
Chicago Tribune | August 2023
Guerilla artist Kelly Kristin Jones knows what do about problematic public statues. You might not like it.
Washington Post | August 2023
Art on the Mall! They put art on the Mall!
NPR Weekend Edition | August 2023
A groundbreaking exhibition on the National Mall shows monuments aren't set in stone
New York Times | August 2023
On Our National Mall, New Monuments Tell New Stories
New York Magazine – The Cut | August 2023
Public Art Tells a New Story on the National Mall
Smithsonian | August 2023
Outdoor Exhibition on the National Mall Spotlights Untold American Stories
Artnet | August 2023
The National Mall’s First Outdoor Public Art Show Celebrates Diversity With Sculptures by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, and More
Philadelphia Inquirer | August 2023
Marian Anderson and the Liberty Bell inspire new artworks on the National Mall
Washington Post | August 2023
Opinion: New exhibit at National Mall shows how we can coalesce around shared history
American Planning Association | August 2023
Using Public Space to Expand Storytelling on the National Mall
Axios | August 2023
New must-see art breaks barriers on the Mall
Washington Post | August 2023
Move Over, Monuments: The Mall Gets First Curated Multi-Artist Exhibit
Hyperallergic | August 2023
Reimagined Monuments Take Over DC’s National Mall
Artnet News | August 2023
The National Mall’s First Outdoor Public Art Show Celebrates Diversity With Sculptures by Derrick Adams, Wendy Red Star, and More
The Architect's Newspaper | August 2023
Beyond Granite: Pulling Together Stages Six Installations on the National Mall That Recall Underrepresented American Histories
Surface | August 2023
For One Month, Untold Stories Triumph on the National Mall
NBC4 Washington | August 2023
First-of-its-kind National Mall exhibit to debut 6 art installations sharing lesser-known stories
Monocle on Design | August 2023
'Beyond Granite’, Bandaloop, At Kollektive
The Washington Informer
New Exhibit Features Unknown Narratives of the National Mall, D.C.
Washington City Paper | August 2023
The Inaugural Beyond Granite Exhibition Showcases Untold Stories on the Mall
Axios | August 2023
Pennsylvania artist brings art exhibit to National Mall
The Baltimore Sun | August 2023
Baltimore native brings story of Black resilience and joy during desegregation to site of the March on Washington
Billings Gazette | August 2023
Apsáalooke artist unveils new work on the National Mall
The Body | August 2023
The National Mall Hosts a Homegoing for Black Queer Church Musicians Who Died From AIDS-Related Complications
Cornell Chronicle | August 2023
National Mall installation invites public to ‘let freedom ring’
The Art Newspaper | July 2023
Monuments to Overlooked Histories Are Coming to Washington, DC’s National Mall
The New York Times | December 2022
National Mall Commissions 6 Artists for Monument Exhibition
Bloomberg | December 2022
The National Mall Is Hosting a Pop-Up Exhibit for New Monuments
artnet | December 2022
A New $4.5 Million Public Art Initiative Aims to Create ‘More Inclusive and Equitable’ Monuments. The First Selection Is Coming to the National Mall
ARTnews | December 2022
Monuments Show Planned for National Mall
Surface | December 2022
The National Mall Enlists Six Artists for an Exhibition About Diaspora and Migration
The Art Newspaper | December 2022
Temporary Monuments to Pop Up on the National Mall in Washington, DC, in New Initiative
NPR | October 2021
Who do Americans honor most? The National Monument Audit wants to find out
Philly Mag | October 2021
Who Deserves a Statue — And Who Never Did? Philly’s Monument Lab May Have Answers
Washington Post | October 2021
America’s 50,000 monuments: More mermaids than congresswomen, more Confederates than abolitionists
HyperAllergic | October 2021
Violence Is The Most Common Subject of Commemoration in US Monuments
CityLab | October 2021
Why There Are Still 149 Statues of Christopher Columbus in the U.S.
National Geographic | September 2021
Who do American monuments honor the most? A landmark study finally has answers.
Smithsonian Magazine | September 2021
Scholars Spent a Year Scrutinizing America’s Monuments. Here’s What They Learned
ArtNet News | September 2021
Half of the Top 50 Most Memorialized Figures in the United States Owned Slaves, According to a New Survey of the Country’s Monuments
Philadelphia Inquirer | May 2021
‘The impossible is what we do’: A new art project honors neighborhood ‘Staying Power’
The New York Times | May 2021
“They are Their Own Monuments”
Fast Company | April 2021
“Explore your city’s invisible history with this free AR app”
NPR | February 2021
“Memorializing The Deaths Of More Than 500,000 Americans Lost To COVID-19”
Forbes | October 2020
“Mellon Foundation Commits $250 Million To ‘Reimagine’ U.S. Monuments Amid National Debate”
The New Yorker | September 2020
"The New Monuments America Needs"
Hyperallergic | July 2020
“What Constitutes an ‘Appropriate Monument’? Philadelphians Have a Few Ideas”
Artforum | June 2020
"Interview: Paul Farber and Ken Lum on reimagining symbols and systems of justice"
CityLab | October 2017
“What I Learned in the Monument Wars”
Philadelphia Inquirer | September 2017
"Philly's big new art project asks: Who deserves a monument, anyway?