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With the easing of covid restrictions, once again the National Mall is alive with activity as visitors from near and far explore our reopened national museums and monuments, stroll the majestic public open space, and participate in First Amendment celebrations and protests. But challenges loom, and solutions are hard to come by. The Smithsonian is seeking locations in DC for two new museums, the National Park Service wants to move large public gatherings off the Mall, flooding is an existential threat...What is the future of public activity on the Mall?<br /><br />Join art historian Judy Scott Feldman, chair of the nonprofit National Mall Coalition, to learn about the problems and ongoing efforts to address them, and to consider some solutions proposed by the architects, historians, and planners of the Coalition. Co-sponsored by Connie Morella Library. Free and open to the public.<br />Click here for the link and more information<br />https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/6753509<br /><br />Judy Scott Feldman, PhD, is an art historian and native Washingtonian. An educator for over 40 years, she is a frequent lecturer on the history of art and architecture for the Smithsonian Associates, the Johns Hopkins Osher program, Oasis, as well as civic groups . She formerly taught at the University of Dallas (1980s) and at American University (1990s). <br /><br />Judy is a founding member and chair of the National Mall Coalition, an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that advocates comprehensive visionary planning for the Mall in Washington DC. The Coalition works to ensure the vitality, beauty, and continued active role of this stage for Democracy in the capital and in American life.