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National Building Museum showcases the work of MASS Design Group
The Gun Violence Memorial Project, featuring mementos from those lost to gun violence, leads the exhibit
National Gun Violence Memorial: Elman Studio
Four glass houses, filled with actual mementos from people killed by gun violence, have been erected on the ground floor of the National Building Museum. Part of the
Gun Violence Memorial Project, the installation intended both as a tribute to the dead (more than 40,000 lost to gun violence annually), and a call to action for the living.
Conceived by MASS Design Group and conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas in partnership with gun violence prevention organizations Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and Purpose Over Pain, the exhibit combines architecture with memory and advocacy and is intended as a prototype for a future permanent national memorial.
A difficult balancing act at the US Capitol
Fencing and razor wire reinforce the security zone on Capitol Hill in Washington. Permanent fencing should be used to protect the building, according to the Capitol police force’s acting chief. (Eileen Putman/The Associated Press)
By Mark Sherman
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The terrace on the west side of the U.S. Capitol used to be a popular place for tourists and Washingtonians alike to watch the sun dip behind the Lincoln Memorial at the far end of the National Mall.
Then came the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
The terrace has been closed to the public ever since.
“D.C. does not support it,” said D.C. councilman Charles Allen, whose district includes the Capitol Hill neighborhood.
U.S. Rep. Jennifer Wexton (D-Va.) said on Twitter, “I believe we can keep Members, press, staff, my constituents, and all those who work here safe without walling off the symbol of our democracy. It’s the People’s House let’s keep it that way.”
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A petition being circulated online at change.org against making permanent the temporary fences that were erected after a mob loyal to former President Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 had roughly 1,500 signatures by midafternoon Friday. “Visitors and residents of D.C. would be punished by a permanent fence, a permanent scar on our beautiful city, and would lose access to this beautiful beacon of democracy,” the petition reads.