NAMING THE LOST Memorials

A five-year public art project honoring those who died from COVID-19

Photo: Erik Mc Gregor

Since May 2020, a small team of artists, activists, and folklorists has been curating COVID-19 memorial sites in New York City to name victims of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each year, NTLM invites up to 30 partner organizations, representing NYC communities most impacted by the ongoing effects of the pandemic, to participate in the project through a series of workshops leading to the creation of annual, public memorials.

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Template Design: Tine Kindermann and Andrea Lomanto

COVID-19 Memorials: Two pairs of glowing orange hands, one open and one closed.

NTLM Anchor Partners

COVID-19 Memorials: Two pairs of glowing orange hands, one open and one closed.

We are funded by the Monuments Project, a special grant-making initiative of the Mellon Foundation.

NTLM concluded December 2025.

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Photo: Erik Mc Gregor

Upcoming Events:

MAY 8 – JUNE 8, 2025

A Bridge, A Stitch, a Compass: A COVID memorial for the past, present, and future

Green-Wood Cemetery @ 5th Avenue & 25th Street

Please join us for a ritual closing of the project on Thursday, May 8 from 6:30-8:30 PM Eastern at the Historic Chapel and online.

RSVP coming soon.

Photo: Robin Michals

Photo credit: Robin Michals

What our Partner Organizations are saying

Photo: Erik Mc Gregor

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COVID-19 Memorial: "Naming the Lost" display of sugar skull art on a fence in a park setting.

Photo: Nicky Conti