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Date and Location

March 27, 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Rubenstein R-306

Contact

617-947-4489
Anthony Foxx, Paul Farber, Sarah Elizabeth Lewis photos

How do we imagine the relationship between public symbols and systems? In a moment of global flux and civic questioning, this conversation considers what monument-making can reveal about the human condition today and how creative legacy projects and public spaces can illuminate our past while inspiring new futures. Together, we will explore the ways in which artists help to foster spaces and rituals of belonging, learning, and healing; playing an essential role in sustaining our democracy.

Speakers and Presenters

Anthony Foxx, Emma Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership;
Paul Farber, Director and Co-Founder, Monument Lab;
Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Humanities and Associate Professor of African and African American Studies

Organizer

Culture and Civil Society Initiative

Additional Organizers

Loeb Fellowship at the Harvard Graduate School of Design