National Building Museum showcases the work of MASS Design Group
The Gun Violence Memorial Project, featuring mementos from those lost to gun violence, leads the exhibit
National Gun Violence Memorial: Elman Studio
Four glass houses, filled with actual mementos from people killed by gun violence, have been erected on the ground floor of the National Building Museum. Part of the
Gun Violence Memorial Project, the installation intended both as a tribute to the dead (more than 40,000 lost to gun violence annually), and a call to action for the living.
Conceived by MASS Design Group and conceptual artist Hank Willis Thomas in partnership with gun violence prevention organizations Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and Purpose Over Pain, the exhibit combines architecture with memory and advocacy and is intended as a prototype for a future permanent national memorial.