The Great Elephant Migration at Commonwealth Avenue Mall and UnCommon Garden

We will meet from 6pm outside the Prudential Center in the small park outside Eataly. I will have a red flag, Then will proceed down the Commonwealth Mall to see the 100 life-sized elephant sculptures along the way as we walk towards the Boston Common. Our goal is to reach UnCommon Corner Beer Garden (next to MBTA Boylston Station) no later than 8 pm.

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### About The Sculpture Exhibition ###
100 life-sized elephant sculptures are coming to Boston. This summer, The Great Elephant Migration transforms the tree-lined Commonwealth Avenue Mall into a walkable outdoor gallery, with the herd spread between Fairfield and Arlington Streets in the heart of Back Bay.

Each elephant is hand-carved from dried lantana root, an invasive weed, by Indigenous artisans from India's Nilgiri Hills, and modeled after real, named elephants who share their landscape with those communities. The exhibit is a global fundraising initiative that channels proceeds toward human-wildlife coexistence projects and the protection of migratory species worldwide.

Visitors can stroll among matriarchs, calves, and bulls, take photos with the towering sculptures, and even purchase an elephant to support ongoing conservation work.

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