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Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

Event Series Steam Saturday

Steam Saturday

The second Saturday of each month, families are invited to join the National Building Museum for STEAM activities related to our Brick City exhibition.

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

Event Series Storytime

Storytime

Storytime is FREE and packed full of reading, songs, and activities designed to promote language and literacy skills! Story themes vary weekly, but relate to current exhibitions at the museum.

2024 Vincent Scully Prize: Walter Hood

Join Aileen Fuchs, president and executive director, and the Vincent Scully Prize Jury, for an award presentation and cocktail reception to celebrate the work of Walter Hood, pre-eminent American landscape designer, artist, and educator. Best known for his work in the public realm and urban environments, Walter Hood has a storied career as a designer,…

$50

BrutalistDC Walking Tour

Join Deane Madsen, founder of BrutalistDC and author of the Brutalist Washington Map, for a walking tour around Penn Quarter to see some of the District's most notorious examples of Brutalist architecture. Please meet at the National Building Museum at 2 pm and make sure to wear comfortable walking shoes.

Girl Scouts- Designing for Disaster

Juniors will learn how to use the Design Thinking Process to solve problems through hands-on activities and discussion. First, they will design an emergency shelter in response to a natural disaster of their choice. Second, they will adapt their shelter to survive an earthquake, testing their final structures on a shake table! After participating in…