Tag: museums
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2022 Coalition Newsletter and Yearly Appeal
Dear Friends of the National Mall, We’ve had a full and busy 2022 and sadly lost one of our stalwarts with the death of visionary architect and Coalition vice-chair Arthur Cotton […]
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Controversial Sites for Smithsonian’s Two Museums? You Decide
The Smithsonian announced in October its choice of two sites on the Mall for its new museums, the National Museum of Women’s History and the National Museum of the American Latino.
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Where to put two new Smithsonian museums on the Mall? The Coalition has a solution
Renowned local architect Arthur Cotton Moore FAIA has devised a compelling and viable solution for two new museum sites on the Mall.
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Will the Smithsonian South Mall Plan Encourage More Building on the Mall?
On March 3rd, I presented testimony to the National Capital Planning Commission speaking to the major challenges we face on the Mall.
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National Mall Versus the Wall
Museums, the monuments, and much of official Washington is closed. It’s the border wall dispute and the federal government is in partial shutdown mode!
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National Museum of the American Latino site selection
Dear Coalition Friends: As promised in our last UPDATE, here is a quick update on the National Museum of the American Latino site selection presentation before the National Capital Planning Commission last Thursday. […]
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Smithsonian Board of Regents public meeting coverage by New York Times
Dear Coalition Friends: The Washington Post and The New York Times, as well as AP, have stories about the Smithsonian Board of Regents public meeting this past Monday. It was […]
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New Construction on the National Mall
Dear Friends: Today’s Examiner features two stories — Mall Sprawl and Norton: Nothing More on the Mall — about the problem of continuing proposals for new construction on the National […]
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