National Building Museum
401 F Street Northwest, , DC 20001
(202) 272-2448
National Building Museum to close December 2 for months of repairs
The museum expects to reopen next spring.
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The 30 best things to do in Washington, D.C., with kids
From vintage carousels to world-renowned museums, D.C. offers something for every family. We’ve mapped our 30 top picks.
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D.C.’s 20 most underrated museums and galleries, mapped
Skip the National Mall and head to these lesser-known locations instead.
D.C.-based photographer to be focus of new National Building Museum exhibit
Centered on Alan Karchmer’s architectural photography, the exhibit debuts this fall.
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30 essential places to visit in D.C. right now
From lesser-known museums to some of the region’s finest parks
National Building Museum to spotlight Bauhaus on World Architecture Day
Events focused on the German art school are planned for October 6.
50K photos of main street North America are headed to the National Building Museum
Photographer Barry L. Gfeller took the photos between 1976 and 1996.
Video: Watch the National Building Museum’s ‘Lawn’ exhibit come to life
The interactive display runs through September 2
Check out early photos of the ‘Lawn’ exhibit at the National Building Museum, opening July 4
The exhibit runs through September 2 and features audio stories by famous people
Track the construction of ‘Lawn,’ the National Building Museum’s upcoming summer exhibit
The museum has a camera showing the progress leading to the July 4 debut
National Building Museum gifted upwards of 3K miniature buildings
Paris’s Notre Dame Cathedral, the Washington Monument, and the Leaning Tower of Pisa are in the collection
‘Lawn,’ the National Building Museum’s latest summer exhibit, will sprout up this July
Coming to a museum near you, with activities: ‘A vast, sloping green space built on a scaffolding superstructure’
Animal-focused exhibit at National Building Museum promises ‘cabinet of curiosities’
The exhibit features more than 125 architectural objects depicting animals and opens on April 20
Upcoming National Building Museum exhibit to center on community basketball courts
"I never photographed the players, finding that the ‘place’ spoke loudly about its users"
Evicted: National Building Museum’s immersive exhibition offers intimate, painful look into chronic evictions
This free exhibition opens April 14.
National Building Museum’s interactive summer installation will open July 4
Snarkitecture is returning for the Summer Block Party exhibition.
D.C.’s first Architecture & Design Film Festival: What films to expect
The four-day festival will be held at the National Building Museum.
Architect Michael Graves gets the spotlight in a new National Building Museum event
Journalist Ian Volner will discuss the life and designs of this postmodern architect.
National Building Museum’s new exhibition highlights innovative housing solutions
Small living is made easier with this cutting-edge technology.
National Building Museum event will discuss how D.C. could fare in a 500-year storm
The free event on October 18 will feature four speakers who will discuss how the District prepares for heavy floods
6 D.C. area architecture events to look forward to this October
From a three-day design conference to a workshop on discovering the history behind houses in the District.
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10 things to do in D.C. over Labor Day weekend
From concerts to cooking classes, see what you should do to end the season in the best way possible.
5 photos inside the National Building Museum’s Hive summer installation
Take a sneak peek at Studio Gang’s newest, larger-than-life installation
5 great D.C. design exhibitions to see this summer
Kid-friendly, architecture-focused, and definitely worth a visit.
Frank Lloyd Wright fans will be able to color in his masterpieces with a life-sized coloring book gallery
Now, you’ll finally be able to "wright" on Wright’s masterpieces.
Studio Gang designs ‘Hive’ summer installation at National Building Museum
The installation will run from July 4 through September 4.
How 2016 changed Washington, D.C., Ward by Ward
2016 brought a myriad of changes to Washington, D.C. Want to learn more about your community? This article from Curbed goes into detail about which projects in each Ward are truly changing their respective neighborhoods.
National Building Museum to reveal Fairy Tale competition winners next month
On February 6, the National Building Museum and its partner Blank Space will unveil the winners of this year’s Fairy Tales 2017 competition. At the event, the host of NPR’s The Big Listen Lauren Ober will present passages from the winning stories.
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11 D.C. developments to look forward to in 2017
There were quite a few big developments that occurred in 2016 that are worth remembering. As 2017 comes closer, it's finally time to anticipate the big and beautiful projects expected to make their debut after years of construction and planning.
Gondola arrives at the National Building Museum
This Thursday, the National Building Museum hosted a panel on the Georgetown-Rosslyn gondola system proposed with speakers that included Otto Condon of ZGF Architects and University of Maryland Professor Emeritus of Architecture Roger Lewis.
DISTRICT II: A photographic look into D.C.’s past
Until February 12, 2017, the public will be able to travel through Washington, D.C.’s past with help from the National Building Museum’s latest exhibition, DISTRICT II. Here, there are photographs dating all the way back to the 1960s.
FDR Memorial architect featured in new National Building Museum exhibition
On November 3, D.C.’s National Building Museum will debut a new exhibition, dedicated to Lawrence Halprin, an American landscape architect and designer who began his career in the San Francisco Bay Area. The exhibition will run through April 16.
Studio Gang will design National Building Museum’s 2017 summer installation
The summer is coming to an end, and that can only mean one thing: the National Building Museum’s summer installation, ICEBERGS, will come to a close. Don’t fret, though. The National Building Museum already has plans for the next big installation.
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Labor Day 2016: 8 Cheap things to do in Washington, D.C.
Celebrate the end of the summer by living it up with the following free and low-cost events in Washington, D.C. If you're low on cash, these events will still give you a good time. Expect a weekend-long music festival to a day with icebergs.
Inside D.C.’s coolest summer installation, ICEBERGS
The summer is here, and that can only mean one thing: icebergs. Thanks to the National Building Museum, the nation’s capital is cool and refreshing with the latest summer installation, designed by New York-based James Corner Field Operations.