Beyond Granite

The Trust for the National Mall, the National Park Service and the National Capital Planning Commission are collaborating on a 2026 exhibition that will mark the second in the Beyond Granite series. The transformative experience invites the public to commemorate and contemplate the ideals of the Declaration of Independence in contemporary society and what they mean for the future. Learn about the acclaimed inaugural exhibition from 2023.

Met by widespread critical acclaim, the inaugural exhibition of Beyond Granite in 2023 presented a dynamic series of art installations on the National Mall, creating a more inclusive, equitable, and representative commemorative landscape and bringing new stories and perspectives to the nation’s most iconic commemorative space.