Created by curators Paul Farber and Ken Lum[1] and Director of Research Laurie Allen,[2][3] the project is notable for producing a number of works of public art around the city of Philadelphia, often in collaboration with other organizations.
[8] Participating artists: In 2018 the organization partnered with the University of Pennsylvania and startup company Venturi Labs to produce an app which would allow for patrons to better learn about monuments via their phones.
[26] In 2019, Monument Lab director Paul Farber and Salamishah Tillet, a professor in African American Studies at Rutgers University, developed an installation project in Newark, New Jersey's Military Park.
Tillet and Farber commissioned artists Jamel Shabazz, Chakaia Booker, and Manuel Acevedo to propose public art installations in Military Park.
Participating artists: On May 1, 2021, a show entitled, “Staying Power” was installed in conjunction with residents of Northeast Philadelphia's Fairhill-Hartranft and the Village of Arts and Humanities.