Newsletter Updates
An archive of National Mall Coalition email newsletters
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Finance plan for the National Mall Underground, successful AIA event, Mall History Quiz
Dear Friends of the National Mall, The National Mall is once again coming to life, shaking off the eerie quiet of the past several months of Covid-19 induced quarantine. Monuments and […]
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Korean War & Second Division Monuments Modifications, Post Op-Ed and Mall Quiz
Dear Friends of the National Mall, Happy Holidays! The National Mall Coalition was founded in 2000 by a group of architects, historians, preservationists, educators, and concerned citizens seeking to provide, in […]
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Defending the D.C. War Memorial, ACLU and Coalition fight for Mall free speech, ‘Tom Clancy’s The Division 2’ floods the Mall & the Mall shutdown
Dear Friends of the National Mall, In this newsletter update, read: praise for the simple beauty of the D.C. World War I Memorial on the Mall, defense for free speech on […]
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NPS threatens the public vitality of the Mall, Hurricane Florence, rules on Mall recreational use & architect Arthur Cotton Moore
Dear Friends of the National Mall, The National Mall Coalition has been raising our voice to protect and enhance public use of the National Mall for many years, and especially now […]
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‘The Future of the National Mall’ Oversight Hearing
On Tuesday, May 20th, the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands will hold an oversight hearing on “The Future of the National Mall.” The hearing starts at 10:00 […]
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March for Our Lives, New Monument Proposal, Ban on Recreation, Visionary Architect Moore, Called to the Mall stories, W. Kent Cooper and Cherry Blossom Quiz
Dear Friends of the National Mall, Take our Cherry Blossom quiz, read thoughtful essays by DC schoolchildren about what the Mall means to them, learn about troubling new restrictions on recreational […]
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DC’s Shining Stars, GAO Mall report, Folklife Festival, Branch Museum exhibit, World War II Memorial archive and the Coalition in the the news
Dear Friends, The National Mall, the Stage for American Democracy, is in the news almost daily as its popularity grows as a special place to explore our history and celebrate […]
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National Mall Exhibit, Presidential Inaugurations, Mall marches, gondolas and making space for the African American History Museum
Dear Friends, Three weeks into the new Administration, the National Mall is proving to be more active than ever as a stage for our democracy. Read more below. And don’t […]
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Lisa Benton-Short on public space, Dr. Thomas King visits the Coalition, and the latest EpicCentering events
Dear Friends of the National Mall Coalition: It’s been a while since you’ve heard from us but after a slowdown during summer we’re as busy as ever. We have a […]
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Post: Tightening rules on the Mall leave fests in peril
Dear Friends of the National Mall: Yesterday’s Washington Post carried a story about the controversy over National Park Service restrictions on public use of the Mall. See also my op-ed on this topic in […]
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