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Current Exhibitions
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The Landscape Architecture of Lawrence Halprin
November 5, 2016 - April 16, 2017
Landscape architect Lawrence
Halprin’s revolutionary work was set apart by strong, expressive forms that evoked the structures and processes of nature, often with terracing enlivened by flowing water.
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Around the World in 80 Paper Models
April 16, 2016 - April 17, 2017
Drawing from a magnificent 4,500-piece collection recently donated to the Museum, the architectural paper models represent buildings, cultures, and countries from Austria to Wales.
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Investigating Where We Live 2016
August 5, 2016 - June 7, 2017
Local teens used photography, art, and writing to create an exhibition about what they think defines Washington, D.C.
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Timber City
September 17, 2016 - September 10, 2017
Discover the wide range of benefits offered by cutting-edge methods of timber construction, including surprising strength, fire resistance, sustainability, and beauty.
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Building Zone
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A hands-on introduction to the building arts designed especially for the Museum’s youngest visitors, ages two to six. The Building Zone hours are 10:00 am - 4:00pm, Monday-Saturday; and 11:00 am - 4:00 pm on Sundays.
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House & Home
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House & Home, a long-term exhibition presented by the National Building Museum, takes visitors on a tour of houses both familiar and surprising, through past and present, challenging our ideas about what it means to live at home in America.
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PLAY WORK BUILD
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PLAY WORK BUILD takes children and adults alike through an exploration of play with an immersive, hands-on installation featuring molded foam blocks of all shapes and sizes and an original virtual block play experience.
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Cool & Collected: Recent Acquisitions
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Explore the extraordinary objects in the National Building Museum’s collection. These physical pieces of the world we design and build—from the tools that help create it to the toys that help explain it—inspire new perspectives on the built environment and how to improve it.
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