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The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series: Public Art | Public Good: Memorials in the 21st Century

Join Erika Mallin, Executive Director of the Aspen Institute Arts Program, in conversation with Michael Murphy, Architect and Co-Founder of MASS Design Group. Murphy’s design investigates the ability of architecture to empower communities by promoting justice and human dignity. An award-winning architecture and design collaborative, MASS Design Group’s design for The National Memorial for Peace and Justice has been called “the single greatest work of American architecture of the 21st century.” Hear Murphy unveil his vision and design for a new nationwide memorial on gun violence in a video excerpt from the event below.

The Washington Ideas Roundtable Series is made possible with the generous support of Michelle Smith and Robert H. Smith Family Foundation.

Event information
Date
Wed Oct 24, 2018
12:00pm - 1:30pm EST
Location
The Aspen Institute
2300 N Street NW
Washington, DC