Smithsonian: Outdoor Exhibition on the National Mall Spotlights Untold American Stories

Smithsonian Magazine / by Teresa Nowakowski / Published August 22, 2023

In “Beyond Granite: Pulling Together,” six artists have created works for a month-long display

“The National Mall is one of the most iconic commemorative spaces in the nation with monuments, memorials and open spaces,” Julie Moore, a spokesperson for the Trust for the National Mall, tells Washingtonian’s Jessica Ruf. “But it’s also a finite space and is continually in demand for additional storytelling opportunities.”

She adds that “an extraordinary amount of work” is required “in order to have permanent coverage on the National Mall, so this is a way for more stories to be told without those barriers to entry.”