Portals.org announces the move of the Viral NYC Portal

October 23, 2024 – Philadelphia, PA – Portals.org [http://portals.org]the organization behind the popular technology sculptures, announces the viral NYC Portal's move to Philadelphia, unveiling its new home at the iconic John F. Kennedy Plaza, commonly known as Love Park.

Philadelphia, the birthplace of American independence and the country's first World Heritage City, now hosts one of the global network's portals, connecting people across borders through a real-time live stream. Identical portal sculptures can be found in Vilnius (Lithuania), Lublin (Poland) and Dublin (Ireland). New locations, including Piaui (Brazil), will be announced soon. The live stream changes between all locations every 3 minutes.

“As a proud Philadelphia native, I am excited to introduce Portal to a city that thrives on creativity and shared experiences,” said Joseph Callahan, portals.org core team member. “We are creating a unique global work of art, a network of portal sculptures that invites people to share a moment with people from distant cultures using universal languages ​​of signs, music and joy.”

“The arrival of the portal in the heart of Philadelphia is an exciting moment for our city, offering a new way to engage with the world, especially as we approach America's 250th anniversary in 2026. This project is a celebration of the “Our city's spirit of innovation and unity,” said Michael Newmuis, 2026 Director of the City of Philadelphia. “The portal is an extension of public space, it is like a window. We are grateful to portals.org and the Flatiron NoMad Partnership for this generous activation “The portals have been active and welcomed in Europe for more than three years, to great success, and we are pleased to offer the people of Philadelphia the opportunity to experience this interactive and unprecedented work of art in Love Park.”

“The addition of the Portal in Philadelphia is an exciting step forward in our mission to build a bridge to a unified planet,” said Benediktas Gylys, founder of portals.org. “Each of these sculptures is a reminder that we share more than divides us, and invites us to experience our world as a united home planet.”

The move was made possible through the generous support of the Flatiron NoMad Partnership, which opened the portal for temporary public art exhibition in the United States back in May 2024 and managed the portal at Flatiron South Plaza in Manhattan until the end of the summer.

“The New York City portal delivered an exciting summer of intercontinental connections,” said James Mettham, president of the Flatiron NoMad Partnership. “It gave viewers a unique look into the daily life of different communities while showcasing the international appeal of New York's Flatiron and NoMad neighborhoods. “We are pleased that the Flatiron NoMad Partnership’s support and investment in the project has sparked interest in other U.S. cities,” and we look forward to seeing how Philadelphians embrace this innovative global work of art when it opens this fall Love Park arrives.”

The installation of the portal at Love Park was generously supported by the Ironworkers Local Union 405. In addition to providing unpaid services, the local union employed 405 graduates of the Ironworkers Academy, a four-week paid training program hosted by the City of Philadelphia's Rebuild Program in collaboration with Ironworkers Local 401 and 405 and the PA CareerLink. Additional support was generously provided by Operating Engineers Local 542 and Rebel Trucking & Rigging, LLC.

About Portals.org

Portals are an invitation to meet fellow human beings across borders and prejudices and to experience our home – planet Earth – as it really is: united and one. Portals.org is based in Lithuania and works with cities, governments and private organizations to create portals worldwide. Since opening in 2021, connecting Vilnius, Lithuania and Lublin, Poland, portals have evolved into a global network that serves as a bridge to a unified planet.

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