At a Glance:
- All three artists’ installations will be shown every evening in rotation.
- Thursday, Nov. 5 added to the schedule (7:30-10:30 p.m.)
- Hours on Friday-Wednesday, Nov. 6-11 extended (6-10:30 p.m.)
- On select evenings, PH Coffee and Jack’s Kettlecorn will be onsite with refreshments.
Due to popular demand, the National WWI Museum and Memorial is adding shows and extended hours to the final weekend schedule of Liberty’s Beacon, the artistic light projections that have been running for the past six weekends. Each evening will also now feature all three artists’ installations.
The final weekend will begin on Thursday, Nov. 5. The North Wall, Great Frieze and Liberty Memorial Tower will glow from 7:30-10:30 p.m. For Friday through Wednesday, Nov. 6-11, the light projections will begin earlier in the evenings at 6 p.m. and run until 10:30 p.m.
Guests on the North Lawn viewing area are in for several treats. Again due to popular demand, all three artists’ installations will now be shown every evening in rotation, with each installation beginning on the 15-minute interval. The lineup features Xavier de Richemont, a French video painter; Leslie Epsztein and Camille Gross, Paris-based projection designers; and Onionlab, a Barcelona studio. Each artist brings a distinct visual language to the Memorial, paired with an original score composed to match.
For guests’ additional enjoyment, PH Coffee will be onsite Nov. 5-7 with warm drinks, and Jack’s Kettlecorn will be onsite Nov. 6-7 with snacks. Guests are invited to spread a blanket or set up a picnic, and spend the evening taking in every artist’s interpretation of the virtues carved into the Memorial’s architecture: Honor, Courage, Sacrifice and Patriotism.
“I want this work to be an homage to Franco-American friendship, love and shared universal human values through our common historical past, especially linked here through World War I.” — Xavier de Richemont
“We hope the audience will leave with a sense of wonder and hope, aware that memory is a living legacy that each of us contributes to nurturing, helping shape a future of unity and peace.” — Leslie Epsztein and Camille Gross
“Our deepest hope is that the audience will understand these values were handed to them by heroes a century ago. In remembering their legacy, it falls to each of us to carry these values forward in our own lives, every day.” — Onionlab
For access details and FAQs, please visit libertysbeacon.org