Robert C. Lautman was a distinguished architectural photographer who established his practice in Washington, D.C. in the 1940s. Over the course of his career, he photographed many of the city’s […]
—14,000-square-foot experience transforms the Museum’s Great Hall into an imaginative landscape for exploration, creativity, and intergenerational play— WASHINGTON, D.C.– July 3, 2026—THE PLAYGROUND is now open at the National Building Museum. The 14,000-square-foot installation,
National Building Museum Brings Two Landmark Exhibitions on Rosenwald Schools and Tuskegee Chapel Together for the First Time Both Exhibitions Open February 28, Exploring Partnership, Education and the Built Legacy of Black America WASHINGTON, DC – The
NATIONAL BUILDING MUSEUM ANNOUNCES MOMENTUM PARK(OUR): A DYNAMIC SUMMER EXPERIENCE FOR ALL AGES INSPIRED BY THE DISCIPLINE OF PARKOUR AND ITS INTERSECTION WITH ARCHITECTURE —A collaboration with Parkour pioneer Mark
—A celebration to present the award will be held on Friday, October 4, 2024— WASHINGTON, D.C.–September 4, 2024—Today the National Building Museum announced that Walter Hood, pre-eminent American landscape designer
Brutalist buildings have been called ‘imposing monsters’ and yet they feature prominently in the architectural landscape of the nation’s capital. The National Building Museum uses this perspective as a launching
Today, the National Building Museum announced that Marriott International is the 2024 recipient of its prestigious Honor Award which will be presented at the Museum’s annual Gala on Thursday, June 6. The Honor
On Saturday, April 13, 2024, the National Building Museum opens Frank Lloyd Wright’s Southwestern Pennsylvania, an exhibition co-organized by The Westmoreland Museum of American Art and Fallingwater, a property entrusted to