Bjarke Ingels Group has revealed new images of the practice’s plans for a National Juneteenth Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, which will commemorate the abolition of slavery.

Texas became the last US state to formally end slavey, with the emancipation order signed on 19 June, 1865. Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in the US by president Joe Biden last year. It had been a state holiday in Texas since 1980.

BIG’s National Juneteenth Museum – designed in collaboration with local practice KAI – will replace the Fort Worth Juneteenth Museum, founded by activist Opal Lee, on a site in the city’s Historic Southside district.

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