Serving as the unofficial mascot of Pike Place Market, Rachel the Piggybank illustrates what it can mean when a monument becomes an icon that cultivates interest and engagement from all types of audiences. Doing so has allowed a pig to become an attraction for a market that is best known for fish while also collecting […]
Monuments of all sizes and types have come to dominate the landscape and skyline of Seattle, Washington. The Space Needle has become an icon for the entire region, while the Fremont Troll showcases what it can mean to imagine how an empty space can create an identity for an entire neighborhood. Monuments have transformed entire […]
Associated with the “Edmonds Is” sculpture, you can connect with the National Monument Association (NMA) to receive a free sample of one of the products that are connected to the piece. They’re just one of the many pieces of merchandise that can be associated with a Culture Monument like “Edmonds Is,” more of which can […]
Culture Monuments have been created to commemorate and celebrate communities of various types. Because they incorporate the words, images and symbols that represent these communities, they have also been commissioned as tombstone alternatives. The info and imagery depicted on a tombstone can be similarly incorporated into a Culture Monument, but these elements can […]
Businesses and organizations that have empty or available space can lease that space to the NMA to utilize as part of an NMA Tour. Stakeholders retain full ownership of the space, with the option to acquire the monument erected there at the end of the term. Leasing space to the NMA to enables stakeholders to […]
Located in Pensacola, Florida, Veterans Memorial Park Pensacola is the result of an endeavor to turn a temporary memorial into a permanent one. The creation of the first permanent half-scale replica of the Vietnam Memorial has enabled the creation and growth of a much bigger effort to honor the memory of those who have sacrificed […]
Seven downtown parks spread across successive city blocks are collectively known as the Chain of Parks in Tallahassee, Florida. Each of them has a strong and unique connection to the past and present of the city that has allowed them to become an essential element of the community. Their creativity has been officially recognized and […]