Special Event: NCPC Booth at Smithsonian Folklife Festival

Join NCPC at the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival, which has the goal of strengthening and preserving folklife traditions by presenting them on the National Mall.  NCPC will be present at the festival with engaging information and activities about the following initiatives: 

• Beyond Granite: Pulling Together - From August 18 through September 18, this pilot exhibition will feature special works of art, performances, and programs on the National Mall that signal a more inclusive process for Washington’s commemorative landscape.
   
• NCPC Centennial 2024 – NCPC’s Centennial offers a unique opportunity for the agency and public to examine the evolution of planning in Washington, DC and the region, acknowledge inequities created by past planning practices, and consider lessons learned to inform planning today and into the future.