《THE MAY ROOM》是Shantell Martin在Governors Island上一系列装置艺术作品中的最新作品，由Governors Island信托基金会的2019年公共艺术委员会委托创作。这是该建筑物20年来首次向公众开放，它在前军事教堂的外部进行了扩展，该教堂建于二战期间，原名为Our Lady Star of the Sea，是一座为当时驻扎在基地上的美国军队成员提供服务的罗马天主教教堂，最初是一个反思、冥想和社区交流的场所，而如今又因为《THE MAY ROOM》再次具备这些功能。 

该展览将在岛屿季节结束前的周末对公众开放，并将举办免费公共活动，包括一系列由美国诗歌协会呈现的读书活动，其中将邀请来自全国机构Kundiman和CantoMundo的诗人参与。

The May Room is the latest in a series of installations as part of Shantell Martin on Governors Island, commissioned by the Trust for Governors Island’s 2019 Public Art Commission. Welcoming the public inside the building for the first time in 20 years, The May Room, expands on the exterior of the former military chapel, having been built during World War II as Our Lady Star of the Sea, a Roman Catholic chapel serving the U.S. Army members staying on the base then, was originally a place of reflection, meditation, and community—and is again today, courtesy of The May Room.

It will be open weekends through the end of the Island’s season and will also host free public programs including a series of readings presented by the Poetry Society of America, featuring poets from national organizations Kundiman and CantoMundo.