In 2019, the Floating Museum introduced the world to an inflatable monument named “ Founders ,” a sculpture that featured four visages — interpretations of Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable; his wife, Potawatomi tribe member Kitihawa; Harold Washington; and the face of a young child. The busts featured a pattern inspired by Potawatomi textiles. The 25-foot by 35-foot by 34-foot sculpture highlights and elevates stories of Indigenous people and people of color, and their roles in shaping our world.

In 2022, the Floating Museum collaborated with Indian artist Kushala Vora to produce a second inflatable, entitled “The Garden.” Vora looked at colonial plant histories between India and the United States and the impact the plants have in their respective landscapes. The sculpture was both a perfor

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