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Can public sites open community understanding and connection?

A group of Indigenous Maskoke people stand in an open frame of a building that is set against a woods.
Residents of Ekvn-Yefolecv, an intentional ecovillage community of Indigenous Maskoke people, with a recently constructed timber-frame that will become a 4,500-square-foot community center. Photo: courtesy of Ekvn-Yefolecv

Places can invite shared experiences and opportunities to uncover the past in ways that both challenge and unite us. A fuller public expression of the histories that shape our community places will strengthen the values we share. Mellon aims to expand our collective imagination around how we might activate our public spaces for a deeper understanding of our communities and their stories.

A view of downtown Pittsburgh at sunset with brick buildings lining a street in the foreground
Daisy Wilson Artist Community, Inc.
Making Art and History “Useful”: August Wilson House
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Chinese letters carved into wood
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
To “Feel” History: Angel Island Immigration Station
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In black and white, a historical home in Baltimore
Afro Charities, Inc.
A Homecoming for the AFRO Archives of Black News and Culture
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Turnout NYC

At the Queensboro Dance Festival

In black and white, a man stands in an outdoor setting. A hill is visible behind where is stands.
National Park Foundation
On the “Front Lines” of History at America’s National Parks
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July 10, 2022
Op-Ed: We Need to Learn the Forgotten Stories in Our National Parks
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Two people in a sunlit room. One person with a beard is perched on a stool; the other is standing next to the seated person. On the wall are framed works of art showing different figures.
Movers & Shakers Foundation
New Technology Opens Doors to Meet People and Places of Our Past
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Six children sit with their mother on a porch
From the Heart Productions, Inc.
A Legendary Poet’s Home Becomes a Sanctuary for Young Artists
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Six people are outside a park and meeting house
Sweet Water Foundation, Inc.
Re-generation and Re-storying with Sweet Water Foundation
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