From Controversy to Conversation: Engaging Monuments and Memory
Join us for a lively conversation on contested history, collective memory, power, and the aesthetics of public space, including what to do with Baltimore’s decommissioned Confederate monuments and their former sites.
Speakers:
- Hannah Burstein – Curatorial Associate at The Brick and the MONUMENTS Exhibition.
- Nekisha Durrett – Social practice artist focused on memory, place, and histories.
- Martha S. Jones – Writer, historian, and legal scholar; Director of the Hard Histories at Hopkins Project at Johns Hopkins University.
- Hamza Walker – Director of The Brick; Co‑curator of the MONUMENTS exhibit.
📅Thursday, March 5, 2026
⏰5:30–7:00 PM
📍The Walters Art Museum
*Reception to follow.
This event is free and open to the public!