A Massachusetts museum will commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing by displaying hundreds of running shoes left at the finish line.

The memorial will be a part of an exhibit at the Attleboro Arts Museum entitled ‘A Long-Distance Relationship: The 26.2 Mile Journey’.

The exhibit will feature the 200 sneakers left at the marathon finish line by mourners in memory of three lives lost and more than 260 injured in the April 15, 2013 attack.

200 pairs running shoes were left at the site of the Boston Marathon finish line as a makeshift memorial in the wake of the April 15, 2013 bombing that killed three and injured 260

200 pairs running shoes were left at the site of the Boston Marathon finish line as a makeshift memorial in the wake of the April 15, 2013 bombing that killed three and injured 260

Those shoes will be on display at the Attleboro Arts Museum this month in an exhibit memorial entitled 'A Long-Distance Relationship: The 26.2 Mile Journey'

Those shoes will be on display at the Attleboro Arts Museum this month in an exhibit memorial entitled 'A Long-Distance Relationship: The 26.2 Mile Journey'

Those shoes will be on display at the Attleboro Arts Museum this month in an exhibit memorial entitled ‘A Long-Distance Relationship: The 26.2 Mile Journey’

An artist at the museum puts the finishing touches on a sculpture of a winged runner's foot

An artist at the museum puts the finishing touches on a sculpture of a winged runner's foot

An artist at the museum puts the finishing touches on a sculpture of a winged runner’s foot

The museum memorial will also include paintings inspired by the race, sculptures such as a giant winged foot, and other works by over 20 artists. 

Three running chairs used by father and son competitors Dick and Rick Hoyt will also be on display to raise awareness about people living with disabilities. 

The exhibit memorial runs from April 10 through May 5. 

April 16 will mark the 122nd year of the race – the oldest continuously run marathon in the US.

The horrific incident in 2013 saw two homemade bombs explode near the finish line, firing shrapnel into the crowds.

Sean Collier 26, who worked as a MIT campus police officer was fatally shot in the accident.

Civilians Krystle Campbell, 29, Marin Richard, eight, and Lu Lingzi, 23 were killed by the explosion.  

The exhibit will feature the work of over 20 artists inspired by the devastating bombing, a painting at the exhibit pictured above

The exhibit will feature the work of over 20 artists inspired by the devastating bombing, a painting at the exhibit pictured above

The exhibit will feature the work of over 20 artists inspired by the devastating bombing, a painting at the exhibit pictured above

The artwork at the memorial will relive the moments runners crossed the finish line before the bombs went off

The artwork at the memorial will relive the moments runners crossed the finish line before the bombs went off

The artwork at the memorial will relive the moments runners crossed the finish line before the bombs went off

Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was killed after a stand off with police.

His younger brother Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, was convicted on federal charges and sentenced to death.

A large memorial on the site of the actual race is set to be erected by 2020, according to Boston city officials last year.

April 15 is ‘now permanently known as “One Boston Day,”‘ a city release stated last year. 

‘The day serves as an opportunity to recognize the good in Boston’s community and reflect on the spirit and resilience of the people of Boston that was exemplified in response to the loss and tragedies of April 15, 2013,’ the release continued. 

Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev (above) was killed in an ensuing standoff with police

Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev (above) was killed in an ensuing standoff with police

His younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (above), was convicted on federal charges and sentenced to death

His younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (above), was convicted on federal charges and sentenced to death

Bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev (left) was killed in an ensuing standoff with police. His younger brother, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (right), was convicted on federal charges and sentenced to death

Plumes of smoke rose in the air in the aftermath of the bomb set off by the Tsarnaev brothers

Plumes of smoke rose in the air in the aftermath of the bomb set off by the Tsarnaev brothers

Plumes of smoke rose in the air in the aftermath of the bomb set off by the Tsarnaev brothers

Funners fell to the ground as police dashed on the scene, above after the first explosion

Funners fell to the ground as police dashed on the scene, above after the first explosion

Funners fell to the ground as police dashed on the scene, above after the first explosion

Officers drew their guns after hearing a second bomb go off, above, in the attack that killed three and injured more than 260 

Officers drew their guns after hearing a second bomb go off, above, in the attack that killed three and injured more than 260 

Officers drew their guns after hearing a second bomb go off, above, in the attack that killed three and injured more than 260 

Flowers and crosses were placed at the finish line in honor of the lives lost in the bombing

Flowers and crosses were placed at the finish line in honor of the lives lost in the bombing

Flowers and crosses were placed at the finish line in honor of the lives lost in the bombing



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