Department of Public Imagination Pop-Up Installation
Date: July 25th, 2025 - August 10th, 2025

What if we used public space to rest & dream together? What could our collective imagining bring to fruition? Can we use science fiction to imagine new worlds into being for our communities?

The Department of Public Imagination is a fictional government office and real public art project created by Crystal Bi Wegner and Dzidzor Azaglo. Phone booths were placed in public spaces in Boston for neighbors to leave messages with their dreams, re-imagining city infrastructure to center our collective visions for the future. A space for possibility and an invitation to exist in it together.

Time: Mondays/Tuesdays/Thursdays | 4–7pm
Location: 545 Columbia Rd. Boston, MA 02125

Free and open to all. RSVP here!

Events  Lineup:

• Friday, July 25th (7-11pm) - Black Cotton Club Jam Session + Soft Opening

• Monday, July 28th (6-8:30pm) - Opening Event + Panel on Community Imagination

• Tuesday, July 29th (6-8pm) - Taina Herbal Workshop

• Sunday, Aug 3rd (11-12:30pm) - New Roots Church

• Sunday, Aug 3rd (3:30-5pm) - Branch Out with C1: “Preserving the Past, Imagining the Future: A Hands-On Archiving Workshop”

• Wednesday, Aug 6th (6-8pm) - Jenny Oliver Movement Inquiry Workshop

• Sunday, Aug 10th (4-7pm) - Carson Beach Rest Activation with Live Performances and Public Installation