Dupont Underground
A New Cultural Institution for the District
In 2005, we founded the Arts Coalition for the Dupont Underground, a registered not-for-profit 501(c)(3) consisting of a volunteer staff and a Board of Directors. Guided by an Advisory Board with representatives from the District's distinguished arts institutions, the goal of the ACDU is to transform the abandoned platforms and tunnels of the old Dupont streetcar station into innovatively designed spaces for art exhibition, production, and public education.
To ensure the project's long-term economic viability, the ACDU will share this space with for-profit destination enterprises that would benefit from partnering with a cultural institution. Through this combination of uses, the Dupont Underground will, like the High Line in Manhattan, spur re-investment in Dupont Circle and re-invigorate the District's reputation as a destination for progressive, inclusive, forward-thinking culture.