Mural Arts’ Monument Lab wants to know, “What is an appropriate monument for the current city of Philadelphia?” It’s a great question, but I want to suggest a few more to guide the city as it conducts ...

Philadelphia is the largest city in Pennsylvania. It has deep roots in US history. It’s where the most prominent early ...

The weeks following the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and Philly’s own Dominique Rem’mie Fells — and subsequent protests against police brutality and anti-Black racism — have ...

The idea of monuments is about to get a remix. Mural Arts Philadelphia Monument Lab is the latest public art and history project in Philadelphia and seeks to start discussions about what a monument ...

Wesley Wofford's touring Harriet Tubman statue struck a chord, but should it automatically be selected as a permanent addition by the city? Wesley Wofford, Harriet Tubman: The Journey to Freedom in ...

Just as the national debate over controversial statues and monuments was reaching its peak, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney unveiled a new statue at City Hall to great fanfare. “A Quest for Parity” ...

From Benjamin Franklin to Rocky Balboa, Philadelphia is a city rich in public art and monuments. As the nation debates the meaning and fate of Confederate statues, the city is also questioning who ...

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — By artist Sharon Hayes' count, Philadelphia has more than 1,500 sculptures honoring male historic figures — heroes on horseback, visionaries with arms folded and eyes looking ...

PHILADELPHIA — When a statue of Saddam Hussein was torn from its plinth in Baghdad’s Firdos Square in 2003, something odd happened. As a U.S. Marine Corps vehicle helped pull it down, the statue ...

This is an excerpt from “How to Build a Monument” by Paul Farber from Monument Lab: Creative Speculations for Philadelphia edited by Paul M. Farber and Ken Lum. Imagine that every monument installed ...