Newsletter Updates
An archive of National Mall Coalition email newsletters
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‘Make No Little Plans’ Screening
Next Wednesday, June 9th, on the National Mall is an open-air screening of the documentary film Make No Little Plans about architect Daniel Burnham. It is free and open to the public. See the press release below.
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Kirk Savage Awarded 22nd Annual Eldredge Prize
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has awarded the 2010 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art to Kirk Savage for his book Monument Wars: Washington, D.C., the National Mall, and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape (University of California Press, 2009).
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David Alpert on Monumentalism
It’s exciting to see the growing interest for outside-the-box thinking about the future of the National Mall.
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Design Concept Chosen for the Eisenhower Memorial
Next week there will be two opportunities to see and comment on the design concept recently chosen for the Eisenhower memorial. On April 21st, at 1 p.m. in the offices of the Commission of Fine Arts, the National Capital Memorial Advisory Commission will review the project.
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Post: The McMillan Plan stands in the way of a better Mall for Washington
Dear Coalition Friends: From yesterday’s Washington Post, a commentary by the Post’s culture critic: THE WASHINGTON POST The McMillan Plan stands in the way of a better Mall for Washington By […]
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NCPC Meeting: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rehabilitation, Hirshhorn inflatable pavilion
At the April 1st meeting of the National Capital Planning Commission, the National Park Service will seek final approval for its Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool rehabilitation.
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The Long Struggle to Get Cheap Transit on the National Mall
For the latest in the long struggle to get low-cost circulation services on the National Mall, read this article on the Greater Greater Washington blog.
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National Park Service: Mall Plan Submitted to Commission of Fine Arts
The National Park Service presented its Mall Plan last Thursday to the Commission of Fine Arts.
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NPS Public Meeting: “National Mall Plan” and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Dear Coalition Friends: The National Park Service will hold a public meeting this Thursday evening, February 18th, to discuss the Park Service “National Mall Plan” and Environmental Impact Statement (EIS). The […]
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NPS Meeting to Improve Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool
Dear Coalition Friends, Separate from its ongoing National Mall Plan (the subject of yesterday’s UPDATE), the National Park Service is planning rehabilitation of and improvements to the Lincoln Memorial’s Reflecting Pool […]
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