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National Cherry Blossom Festival Family Days
March 14, 2012
Family Days encourages participation from all, with blossom-inspired crafts focused on architecture and Japanese arts and design.
Lighting the Lawn for the National Cherry Blossom Festival
March 6, 2012
To celebrate the centennial of Tokyo’s gift of 3,000 cherry blossom trees to Washington, D.C., the National Building Museum will light its 5th St. NW lawn with pink light for a limited time.
Two Questions, Four Women
March 6, 2012
Hear from the four panelists in the 2012 Women of Architecture program.
National Building Museum Holds Its 2012 Honor Award Gala
February 28, 2012
The National Building Museum will bestow its 2012 Honor Award to the Urban Land Institute (ULI) at the Museum’s Honor Award Gala.
Designing Homes and Neighborhoods for an Aging Population
February 27, 2012
On April 26, the Museum convenes professionals and practitioners from multiple disciplines to address housing and neighborhoods for an aging population.
There’s No Place Like Home
February 13, 2012
Throughout American history, people have lived in all sorts of places from military barracks and two-story colonials to college dormitories and row houses. On April 28, 2012, the National Building Museum embarks on a sweeping tour of houses both familiar and surprising, through past and present, to explore the varied history of the American home.
Unbuilt Washington
February 7, 2012
G. Martin Moeller, Jr., National Building Museum senior vice president and curator, presents some beautiful, some puzzling, and some simply bizarre proposals that would have dramatically changed the architecture of D.C.
Discover Engineering Family Day
February 7, 2012
Families, scout groups, and all curious visitors are invited to be an engineer for a day and learn how to turn ideas into reality! Celebrate National Engineers Week by participating in this free, hands-on, and fun-filled festival for all ages.
The City Imagined on Film
February 7, 2012
The Museum is partnering with the American Film Institute to present ten films depicting futuristic views of city life and urban design.
The Modern Era
February 6, 2012
In the final installment of the curator’s special series on the exhibition Unbuilt Washington, G. Martin Moeller, Jr. considers recent proposals for the capital by such architects as Santiago Calatrava, Daniel Libeskind, and Edward Durell Stone.
Media Advisory: Things to Come: The City Imagined on Film
February 2, 2012
Join us as we celebrate the National Building Museum's exhibition Unbuilt Washington with our second film series partnership with the American Film Institute (AFI) Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Between February 11 and March 31, ten films screened at the AFI Silver Theatre will provide striking futuristic views of city life and urban design.
A Tradition of Excellence in Films about the Natural and Built Environment
January 27, 2012
The National Building Museum is proud to have partnered with the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation's Capital since 2003.
Spotlight on Design Lecture with Rogers Marvel Architects
January 25, 2012
Robert Rogers, FAIA, and Jonathan Marvel, AIA, discuss their New York-based firm’s work, including concepts to beautify the security components and improve the visitor experience at President’s Park South, located between the White House Grounds and Constitution Avenue in Washington, D.C.
Summer Camp Programs at the National Building Museum
January 11, 2012
The National Building Museum is offering one, two, or three unique sessions of two-week, full day summer camp for campers entering grades 3–5 in fall 2012.
Aspiring to Beauty
January 10, 2012
Curator G. Martin Moeller, Jr. continues his series on the exhibition Unbuilt Washington with a look at a attempts to aggrandize the capital city and focus on its beautification.
