AIDS Memorial Quilt plans return to Washington, D.C.


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‘When is the Quilt Going
Back to Washington, D.C.?’
Saturday, March 31
8 p.m. appetizers, 9 p.m. show

Mixx Atlanta
1492 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, GA 30309
www.mixxatlanta.com, www.aidsquilt.org

The AIDS Memorial Quilt was first displayed in Washington, D.C., in 1987, the year it was founded. At the time, it had fewer than 2,000 panels. The last time the Quilt was fully displayed was in 1996 when it had some 45,000 panels and covered the entire Mall in Washington, D.C.

Now the Names Foundation Project Foundation is joining efforts with POZ, an online magazine and a leader in providing HIV/AIDS information, to bring the entire Quilt to the capitol from July 21-24, according to a press release from POZ.

The Quilt will be on display in its entirety in multiple locations on and around Capitol Hill and throughout metro-D.C.

The display coincides with the XIX International AIDS Conference. The quilt now includes more than 91,000 names.

 

Top photo: The AIDS Memorial Quilt returns to Washington, D.C., this summer — the first display of the entire quilt since 1996. (by Dyana Bagby)