Monumenta was an outdoor modern art exhibit held in Newport in 1974 that consisted of fifty-four sculptures by forty different artists, including Christo, Willem De Koonig, Kosso Eloul, Richard Fleischner, Anne Healy, and James Rosati. The exhibit spanned multiple locations around the city of Newport, including both public areas and property owned by the Preservation Society of Newport County. William Crimmins, a resident of Newport, organized the exhibit and recruited Sam Hunter, an art professor from Princeton, to be the director.
Monumenta's 30th anniversary was commemorated in September 2004 in a month-long celebration called Re:Monumenta. The exhibition Monumenta Redux, held at the Island Arts Gallery, presented reproductions of photographs, sketches, press clippings and memorabilia related to the original show.
The finding aid for the William A. and Gael Crimmins papers and photos on Monumenta is available through RIAMCO. Salve Regina University Special Collections also holds a separate Monumenta Collection.