In both the United States and Eastern Europe, current events have prompted a reexamination of the relationship public spaces, museums, and universities have to colonialism, heritage, and contested memories. This two-day workshop will bring together scholars from around the broader Los Angeles region and scholars of Eastern Europe to understand how these conversations have unfolded in both regions, and what might be learned by setting them in comparative perspective. How are certain monuments deemed colonial in origin? What kinds of strategies have been used to deal with colonial monuments? How do certain aesthetic, spatial, and representational techniques become signifiers of colonial power? And how can the fight over the fate of monuments in Eastern Europe inform the broader conversation over the decolonization of public space in the global North?