Black Lives Matter has ignited public conversation about racial equity and justice. Public monuments have become lightning rods as people take issue with the messages some convey about who we are as a nation and a people. As calls for the removal of public monuments intensify, what questions should we be asking of ourselves? What Read More…
The Partnership to Renew the Shaw 54th Memorial Regiment began construction site work around the Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Regiment Memorial in the Boston Common, marking the next phase of the $3 million restoration project. To bring life to the project site, 900 feet of interpretive signage will be installed along the construction fencing, Read More…
On Sunday, May 10, join Friends of the Public Garden at noon for a live “virtual” Ducking Day on Facebook! This Mother’s Day we are all practicing social distancing and staying home, so we wanted to bring you a virtual celebration. Our broadcast will feature: • Warm welcome from the Friends Executive Director, Liz Vizza • Greetings from Read More…
The Friends of the Public Garden today launched an Instagram photo contest, to celebrate 50 years of caring for Boston’s historic three parks – the Public Garden, Boston Common, and Commonwealth Avenue Mall. Nine (9) photos will be selected for use on flagpole banners surrounding the parks, beginning in August (visual guideline here). The Friends want Read More…
Mayor Walsh recently announced the City of Boston Parks and Recreation Department and the Friends of the Public Garden have signed a formal cooperation agreement to enhance the care of Boston Common, the Public Garden, and the Commonwealth Avenue Mall. The Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) strengthens the 50-year partnership between the Parks Department and the Read More…
In the coming year, the Friends of the Public Garden are celebrating our 50th Anniversary, and we want you to be the first to know what we have planned! Come to hear about our groundbreaking projects in the parks and special events for 2020. For 50 years, the Friends has played a vital role in Read More…
Sixty-one fifth graders from the Eliot School in Boston’s North End attended an interactive field trip – “Making History on the Common” – to learn about history from Native American times through the Colonial and Civil War eras. The students joined more than 1,000 Boston Public School elementary students at the Common where they visited Read More…
The annual Boston Mother’s Day Duckling Parade took place on a drizzly Sunday at Boston Common and the Public Garden. Fortunately, the human and real ducks were waterproof to handle the rainy weather. Hosted the Friends of the Public Garden with Exec. Dir. Liz Vizza, Mayor Marty Walsh was on hand along with the Harvard Read More…