During the five weeks of Investigating Where We Live, local teens used digital photography, writing, and interviews to explore Washington, D.C.’s commemorative spaces and analyze how we, as a nation and a city, remember and honor the past. They visited local institutions, such as the Historical Society of Washington, D.C., Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, and the Newseum to put their observations in context. The exhibition will present their exploration process as well as three installations of commemorative spaces to a people, events, or issues that they believe need to be remembered.

 
What do you think should be commemorated? Share your view using #commemorateDC on Facebook and Instagram.The exhibition will be on view to the public through June 6, 2016.

Investigating Where We Live is generously supported by the William Randolph Hearst Foundation; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; The Tower Companies; Hattie M. Strong Foundation; Clark Charitable Foundation; DAVIS Construction; Zeldin Family Foundation; Beech Street Foundation; and an anonymous donor. Geppetto Catering; Inc. is the official meal provider of Teen Programs at the National Building Museum.