Monuments Toolkit Blog

A Monument to the Departed and Detained

3 weeks ago

A Monument to the Departed and Detained By Maestro Gilbert C. Correa, Monuments Toolkit Project Over the course of these past sixteen months, the Monuments Toolkit team has been analyzing,…

Controversial Monuments Around the World

2 months ago

Monuments Toolkit, Uncategorized

By Miles Ezeilo Public statues are often created around the world to memorialize major historical persons, events, and ideas. The work of World Heritage USA and the Monuments Toolkit aims…

Controversial Monuments on Retrial (Collaboration)

2 months ago

Cultural Landscape News, Monuments Toolkit, Uncategorized

Celebrate World Heritage Day with “Controversial Monuments on Retrial,” a free webinar about new approaches to addressing monuments of oppression. In collaboration with The Alliance for the Restoration of Cultural…

Monuments Summer 2023

3 months ago

Monuments Toolkit

A Season of Conversation When we look at the mirror of history, will we like what we see? Monuments have become an avatar for the values that we collectively honor and…

February Webinar – Representation: the Crux of Public Space

4 months ago

Monuments Toolkit

Join the Monuments Toolkit team on 28 February 2023 at 2 pm EDT for “Representation: the Crux of Public Space,” a free webinar that will highlight the work and methods…

Black History Month: 3 Monuments That Foreground Resiliency and Resistance

4 months ago

Monuments Toolkit, Uncategorized

For nearly four centuries African-Americans have fostered resistance in the form of education, art, music, culture, philosophy and social justice. It is in our celebration and remembrance of these racial…

Redefining Public Space during the Russia-Ukraine War

5 months ago

Monuments Toolkit

After the world stopped for two years during the pandemic, Russia began their invasion of Ukraine on February 24th, 2022. Since that fateful day, the two nations have been locked…

December Webinar: What is Your Mount Rushmore?

6 months ago

Monuments Toolkit

Join the Monuments Toolkit team from 2 – 3:30 pm EST on December 19, 2022, for an online discussion entitled “What is Your Mount Rushmore?” This will be an informal luncheon…

3 American Indian Monuments and the Leaders They Represent

7 months ago

Monuments Toolkit

By Miles Ezeilo One of the focal points of the Monuments Toolkit is to recognize heritage in all forms and fashions. This is exactly why we take pride in telling…

Webinar “Centering Oppressive Spaces with Digital Media”

8 months ago

Monuments Toolkit

Please join us online Friday 28 October, at 2 pm EDT for a free webinar entitled “Centering Oppressive Spaces with Digital Media.” This webinar explores the interactions between digital media, public spaces,…